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Song in the Sumatran Highlands

Song: "Jambatan Tangah"

Translation of Title: "Middle Bridge." While this could be a metaphorical title, I think it is more likely the reference is to one of the many bridges over rivers that feed into Lake Maninjau.
Composer: Unknown.
Type of song: None.
Place affiliations: Lake Maninjau.

Kecamatan: Tanjuang Raya.
Luak: Agam.
Darek or Rantau: Darek.

Source: Te E's List of Songs.
Description: Martis told me during the performance [link to Performance: Pariangan] where we heard this song performed, that "Jambatan Tangah" resembles two other songs from this area, "Suntiang Patah Batikam" and "Tigo Giriak." They are similar in the particular style of ornamentation (personal communication, Feburary 10, 2004). The ornamentation used in these songs, then, provides a link between musical aesthetics and regional identity. This connection also suggests that a trained listener could hear a song and have a sense of which region it is from based on melodic content and other factors.

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Repertoire: Pariangan, February 10, 2004 10 List of repertoire at Malam Dana plain 2021-06-22T22:11:59+00:00
A timeline for this performance has not been included because the performance was not recorded due to a poor sound system. I have no record of how long the songs lasted, only notes about what songs were performed during the time I was present.
1. Introductory Material: Imbauan Saluang
2. Introductory Material: Imbauan Singgalang
3. Song: "Singgalang Cancang"
4. Song: "Kapompong"
5. Song: "Cancang Kambiang"
6. Song: "Pariaman Panjang"
7. Song: "Indang Kurinci"
8. Song: "Singgalang Parak Kina"
9. Song: "Mudiak Suak"
10. Song: "Salawaik Dulang"
11. Song: "Balam jo Rantiang"
12. Song: "Indang Payokumbuah"
13. Song: "Pacamotir"
14. Song: "Pariaman Lamo"
15. Song: "Tigo Giriak"
16. Song: "Jaho Tambangan"
17. Song: "Jambatan Tangah"
18. Song: "Lintau Basiang"
19. Item: Talingkin
Song Cluster: Ratok from Lake Maninjau 8 This is a cluster of songs from Lake Maninjau plain 2021-06-14T20:23:24+00:00
This is a cluster of songs, all of which are ratok, from Lake Maninjau.
- Song: "Jambatan Tangah"
- Song: "Mudiak Suak"
- Song: "Suntiang Patah Batikam"
- Song: "Tigo Giriak"
- Song: "Ladang Teleng"

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