Ornamentation Melisma As A Frm Of Variation In The Art Of Al-Qur’an Recitation

Suryati, Suryati (2017) Ornamentation Melisma As A Frm Of Variation In The Art Of Al-Qur’an Recitation. In: The 21st International Conference Asia Pacific Society for Ethnomusikology Faculty of Performing Art, Indonesia Institute of The Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta, 28-30 Augustus 2017, Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

Ornamentation is a form of artwork variation intentionally added or created with an intention of making it more beautiful. Ornamentation found in music means addition of several notes or notation in melody, usually one syllable applied for several tones well-known as the term melisma. Ornamentation or embellishment functions to beautify a melody, both vocal and instrumental. The ormentation form in Western music has been formulated sistematically signed by symbols, and therefore a singer or a music player can read as written in the part of the song. Ornamentation can also be in the form of improvisation or cengkok which is commonly sung by a singer to ornament voice in order to make it sound more beautiful. Ornamentation is also found in the art of Al-Qur’an recitation particularly the type of mujawwad. This art of Al-Qur’an recitation is one of Al-Qur’an recitations which is acceptable among wider community. This can be seen in the entire people of Indonesia’s life from the countryside to urban areas that Al-Qur’an chant using an art in the Islamic community both in religious ritual occasion and in social gathering is often heard. Moreover, a competition or Musabaqoh Tilawatil Qur’an (MTQ) is always held, which is regularly held each year from regional to national level, even international level. One type of interesting competitions found in MTQ is mujawwad, because there are many rhythms (Nagham )which are applied. This dicussion focuses on the formulation of ornamentation form in the art of Al-Qur’an recitation of mujawwad type applying some variations and then the relations between the chant ornamentation of melisma and the technique of vocalization. The art of Al-Qur’an recitation of mujawwad type is embellished by many melody ornamentation in the form of melismatis.

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