Form and Structure of Dangdut Koplo Songs

摘要

A research entitled "Dangdut Koplo Music: A Musicological Study" is research conducted to describe the form of Dangdut Koplo song. The existence of Dangdut Koplo music in the community has attracted a lot of attention from various groups of people to conduct a study. Unfortunately, those studies are commonly related to social and cultural studies, while the studies related to music are still few and not yet deep. So, it needs to carry out the studies more deeply. The data collection was done by observation technique and document study. The data analysis referred to content analysis on the form and structure of music theories from Leon Stein and Prier. The results of the research showed that Dangdut Koplo is a musical style that is characterized by fast and tight drums, interspersed with lots of breaks and shouts. Seen from its form, Dangdut Koplo song is generally formed in 3 parts.