Gending Ladrang Kemuning in Retno Kahuning Dance as a Cultural Manifestation of Kemuning Village

Work on Ladrang Kemuning which is inspired by the customs or culture of the Kemuning people which are the moral foundation in building social relations which are the richness of regional culture in social life. As a means of manifesting culture in innovative musical works of art that originate from the cultural concept of picking tea leaves, which is a form of expression of social turmoil that is always dynamic, this will be realized in the form of musical compositions and dance. The composition of the piece is experimental by combining ladrang and which have different characters in timbre. Working on Gending Ladrang Kemuning uses the creation method from Alma M. Hawkins with stages of exploration, experimentation and formation. The aim of working on Gending Kemuning is to convey a moral message about the importance of regional culture, so that it is hoped that it will be able to provide a glimmer of awareness to the wider community that through the concept of Garap Gending Kemuning that used in the art of Retno Kahuning dance will create harmony in a peaceful society. The Ladrang gending is used in the accompaniment of the Retno Kahuning Dance, because the Ladrang gending is flexible to be explored with a choice of more potential variations with sigrak and prenes flavors, which have a more pleasant, more romantic meaning.