An Exploration of Melody, Harmony and Rhythm in Selected Sape Repertoires in Kenyah Ethnic in Sarawak

Garry Raymond Sudom; Rayner Naili

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI9.4290

Authors

Garry Raymond Sudom Sape Tutor, Sarawak, Malaysia
Rayner Naili Conservatory of Music, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI9.4290

Keywords:

Sape, Traditional Music Instrument , Kenyah, Sape Repertoires

Abstract

Sape is a traditional musical instrument from Borneo played by the community of Orang Ulu. Most of the time, sape has been used to play as solo, duo and with a group accompanied by other instruments like jatung lutang, kelire. This research will explore the melody, rhythmic pattern, and harmony in sape repertoires in Kenyah ethnicity. Four sape repertoires will be analysed: sape leleng, det diet tapung kitan, titiet titiek kenai ujan and datun julud, which have unique and different characteristics in musical form.

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