Musik Orkestra Di Kota Medan: Kajian Sejarah Seni

Music orchestra existed in Medan since September 11th, 1945. But music orchestra grew and develops since 1970’s. Radio Republic of Indonesia (RRI) is the place where the orchestra developed well called RRI Medan orchestra. In the same era music orchestra also existed at Republic of Indonesia Television (TVRI) called Radio and Television orchestra. In the same place in the area of 1990’s also presented orchestra name keroncong or seriosa called Puspa Irama lead by Mulyono. Music Orchestra also presented at Taman Budaya Medan called by Caparita 77 lead by Mulyono at 1990’s. Music Orchestra developed well at 1970’s until beginning of 2000’s. by the time went by and the dead of the peoples who had dedicated their life to the music orchestra, beside the minimum of financed and the unsuitable with the work frame which is heavy and complicated, another reason because of the presented of private television station and private radio station which is played entertain program which is better and more interesting this cause the music orchestra can not compete and at the end people left it and forget it. Music orchestra in Medan: This art history study observed by research with the formulation by the history of music orchestra in Medan, and also deeper research on the changes, continuity, popular, critical moment, and changes into small orchestra. This problem study by theory of musical evolution by sees the development and the cultural changes, because musical evolution theory also related with history of music. Diffusion theory also uses to see the distribution of culture by geography approach which is taken by the migration of the traders and the foreign sailors. Observation, library studies and interview are the important element in this research and the result will be analysis. The result of the research showed, since 2000’s the existence of music orchestra no longer get good attention from the peoples of Medan by the cause of the high technology and make the people prefer dangdut music and the song from group of young people band which is interesting and varietal compare to the music orchestra which is bored. Music orchestra also can not compete with other music which is easy listening. Even though the orchestra music written in the history of Medan and had well known in the era of 1970’s until beginning of 2000’s 097037002