KOMPOSISI KARAWITAN ISMUNING CAHYA: INTERPRETASI KEESAAN TUHAN MELALUI TOKOH SEMAR

This work is entitled "Ismuning Cahya" , is a work of contemporary Javanese gamelan music composition with the theme "the form of the Oneness of God ” represented by the wayang character, Semar. The purpose of the creation of this work s is to prove the existence of contemporary music (gamelan), as a reference for gamelan students who are interested in creating works of art (music). The output of this artistic research work is in the form of works ( both live and/ or audio documentation) and scientific works which contain the process of developing the work s "Ismuning Cahya". From there, it is hoped that this work will be able to become a model for the creation of works of art, especially the creation of contemporary gamelan.