| dc.description.abstract | This research explores the growth of modern popular music in Simalungun
society, especially related to the structure of music, the meaning of poetry and
social functioning. The development of musical works is so rapid and popular in
Simalungun society until now. The author focuses the work of Damma Silalahi as
a case study. In addition, this thesis also focuses on the biography of Damma
Silalahi as an artist who contributed positively to the development of musical art
in Simalungun. To address this, qualitative methods are used by utilizing music
analysis theories, including theories of William P. Malm by analyzing melodic
formulas, song forms, contours, for verse using semiotic theory of meaning and
theory about social functioning. Researchers took 10 works of Damma Silalahi
songs that represented the genre of music that became the reference material for
researchers to see the structure, text and the meaning of the verse. The purpose of
the study is to get to know the figure of Damma Silalahi better, animate the
structure of music and analyze the meaning of verse and social function of
Damma Silalahi’s work. This study found that the structure of music by Damma
Silalahi predominantly uses a major diatonic scale that has a harmony
arrangement, in some of the initial notes of the song founds mi=3=E tones (tends
to minor) and a relatively high range of tones according to the sound
characteristics of its creator. The theme of the song consist of themes of love,
gratitude, regret, entertainment and children’s respect for parents. In the delivery
of the song’s message, connotative, denotative, semiotic meanings are often
encountered for the use of verses and texts by Damma Silalahi. In addition, the
work he created was contrary to the cultural culture in Simalungun society both in
vocal techniques, the use of verse and music genres, which later it has to do with
the social functioning that will be put forward in this scientific work | en_US |
