Open AccessCharacteristics of Titounis Children Songs: A Study of Songs, Music Instruments and Onomatopoeia
Author(s) -
Mochammad Usman Wafa,
Neli Purwani,
Abdul Malik
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
harmonia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-2426
pISSN - 1411-5115
DOI - 10.15294/harmonia.v20i2.25539
Subject(s) - onomatopoeia , theme (computing) , singing , musical , style (visual arts) , art , musical instrument , visual arts , linguistics , computer science , acoustics , philosophy , physics , operating system
The purpose of the study is to describe an analysis of children’s song characteristics Titounis. This study used a musicological approach to recognize songs’ characteristics. The data collection were document study and, listen and take note. This study used a content analysis technique. The analysis cover three aspects: (1) songs’ analysis, (2) instruments’ analysis, (3) Onomatopoeia. The songs that were analyzed were (1) Petit Escargot, (2) Le Roues de l Autobus, (3) Les Chiffres, (4) Un kilometer en Roulant. In the song analysis, the patterns used were general patterns, using fun and cheerful vocals, strong tonal stress, relatively limited variations in tones, slow, fast, and gradual tempo. The delivery style invites singing as well as dialogue or interaction. Then in musical instruments, the melody variations of each instrument form harmonization, the use of non-musical instruments emphasizes the theme of the song and provides the experience of hearing about the environment. The onomatopoeic analysis shows sound vroom (car), pataboum (jumping passengers), bip-bip-bip (serine), suisse-suisse (wiper). The onomatopoeia of Titounis songs serves to strengthen the song’s theme.