A Study on Keroncong Cello

Alfian Alfian Emir Adytia

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A Study on Keroncong Cello (2022)

Alfian Alfian Emir Adytia

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As a musician from Indonesia, I am always fascinated by my country’s musical traditions and its history. Finding the traces of where and when keroncong cello instrument started and evolved was a difficult search. Many books published in Indonesian, English and Dutch speaking about the history of this music, but none of them specifically speaks in detail about the cello yet. In summer 2018, I flew back to Indonesia to gather information, sources and get private lessons on the techniques of keroncong cello playing. I documented these opportunities in the form of audio, video and in writings. Returning back to The Netherlands, I summarized the techniques, transcribed some existing recordings of this instrument and created a method of practicing these techniques. Furthermore, I collaborated with two composers who wrote a new piece for, or inspired by keroncong cello techniques, which will be premiered in my final recital exam. These two composers have different approaches on writing a new piece for me. One of them is writing for a western cello and implementing techniques from keroncong cello. The other one came out with the idea of “bowed” keroncong cello. This research is therefore opening a door for both sides: new pizzicato techniques for western cello inspired by keroncong and new ways of playing on keroncong cello inspired by western cello playing. All this work also widens new music repertory. The chosen format of presentation is research exposition and a lecture-recital. In the lecture-recital I will briefly introduce the original keroncong cello playing techniques both on the original instrument and on western cello. And in the second part of the presentation I will introduce two new compositions and give audience insight into the process of working on them.

type	research exposition
keywords	keroncong, cello
date	30/10/2017
published	11/07/2022
last modified	11/07/2022
status	limited publication
share status	private
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url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/401069/401070
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	3. Internal publication

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