Ritual Music Concept of Silungkang Tuo Lament in The Ceremony of Tiger’s Death in Silungkang Village, Sawah Lunto

Abstract

Silungkang Tuo lament is a kind of lament culture born in Silungkang village, Sawah Lunto city, West Sumatera. The objective of this traditional art is to mourn over a dead tiger. This lament does not have an obvious text and it is performed by chanting its lyrics without a clear articulation. Silungkang people call it marunguih. Marunguih is performed at night nearby the tiger tomb by someone who wears sarong functioning as a sheath. All things related to the dead tiger are performed through marunguih; and each of its musical things has a different rhythm. The purpose of this research was to learn about the value, aesthetics, and philosophy of Silungkang Tuo lament background. Hence it led on a music composition reconstructed from this Silungkang tuo lament that was able to fulfill the aesthetic standard of an art performance without dispelling the value of its own traditional society. The method used in this research was a qualitative method using anthropology, aesthetics, sociology, and musicology approaches. Methods used in collecting data of this research were observation, interview, and documentation. The result of this research was a music composition in a theatrical form. This research can also be used in tourism area particularly to boost tourism interest for Silungkang village.