Analisis Tekstual dan Musikal Nyanyian Liturgi Suci ST. Chrysostomos pada Ibadat Minggu Gereja Orthodox Agios Demitrios Kecamatan Tuntungan di Kota Medan

Abstract

This research discusses the structure of worship, textual meaning and analysis of the musical structure of the sacred liturgical songs of St. Chrysostomos at the Agios Demetrios Orthodox Church in Tuntungan District in Medan City. This research use desciptive qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out using literature studies, interviews, recording and laboratory work. To describe the worship structure of the Agios Demetrios Orthodox Church, the author uses Koentjaraningrat's theory of ceremonial components, to analyze the textual meaning in sacred liturgical songs using Roland Barthes' semiotic theory, and to analyze the musical content contained in the sacred liturgy of St. John Chrysostomos The author uses the weighted scale theory proposed by William P Malm. The results obtained show that singing in Orthodox Church worship cannot be separated during the service and the textual meaning contained in the singing has its own meaning whether it is used for messages, praising and remembering events of certain days. The melodic formula used in the sacred liturgical chants of St. Chrysostomos is reverting, iterative, and progressive. The melodic contours used are pendulous, static, and ascending.