Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine November 2018

36 Explore | What’s On INDONESIA HIGHLIGHT The W.R. Soepratman Museum, Surabaya oleh Menteri Negara Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata RI, I Gede Ardika. Lahir di Jatinegara, Jakarta, pada 9 Maret 1903, Soepratman mulai mengenal musik saat tinggal bersama kakaknya, Roekijem, yang bersuamikan Willem van Eldik. Sang kakak iparlah yang mengajarinya bermain biola. Saat tinggal di Makassar, di usia 17 tahun, ia bahkan sempat membentuk sebuah grup band beraliran jazz. Suatu hari saat tinggal di Jakarta dan bekerja sebagai wartawan, Soepratman merasa tergugah ketika membaca sebuah artikel di majalah Timboel yang isinya menantang pemuda-pemuda Indonesia yang ahli dalam bidang musik untuk menciptakan lagu kebangsaan. Diperkirakan, ia mulai menciptakan “Indonesia Raya” pada 1924. “Indonesia Raya” pertama kali diperdengarkan kepada khalayak saat penutupan Kongres Pemuda II, pada 28 Oktober 1928, lewat permainan biola Soepratman yang mengiringi paduan suara. Setahun kemudian, “Indonesia Raya” direkam dalam versi piringan hitam dan disebarluaskan kepada publik. The Wage Rudolf Soepratman Museum, located at Jalan Mangga No. 21, Tambaksari, Surabaya, East Java, will be officially relaunched by the Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, this month. The museum, which exhibits the legacy of Soepratman, an Indonesian national hero and the writer of the national anthem, has been open since 2003 and was officiated by the former Minister of Culture and Tourism, I Gede Ardika. Born in Jatinegara, Jakarta, on March 9, 1903, Soepratman came to know about music while living with his elder sibling, Roekijem, who was married to Willem van Eldik. It was his brother-in-law who taught him to play the violin. While living in Makassar, at the age of 17, he formed a jazz band. One day while living in Jakarta and working as a journalist, Soepratman was moved when he read an article in Timboel magazine which challenged Indonesian youths who were skilled in the musical field to create the national anthem. It is believed that he began to compose ‘Indonesia Raya’ in 1924. ‘Indonesia Raya’ was first heard by an audience at the closing ceremony of the Second Youth Congress on October 28, 1928, played by Soepratman on the violin with choir accompaniment. A year later, ‘Indonesia Raya’ was recorded in a phonograph version and distributed to the public. As a consequence of his songs being evocative of nationalism, Soepratman was often arrested for interrogation by the Dutch East Indies police. Shortly after broadcasting the song ‘Matahari Terbit’, Soepratman passed away, on August 17, 1938, eight years before Indonesia’s independence, and before his composition ‘Indonesia Raya’ was made into the national anthem. After the passing of Soepratman, ‘Indonesia Raya’ became the Indonesian national anthem. Thanks to his contributions, Soepratman was given the title of National Hero and the Bintang Maha Putera Utama 3 rd Class civilian award in 1971. March 9, his birthday, was dubbed National Music Day in 2013. Museum Wage Rudolf Soepratman yang berlokasi di Jalan Mangga No. 21, Tambaksari, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, siap diresmikan kembali oleh Wali Kota Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, pada November 2018. Museum yang memamerkan barang peninggalan Soepratman ini sudah dibuka sejak 2003 Akibat lagu-lagu karyanya yang dinilai menggugah semangat nasionalisme, Soepratman sering diciduk dan diinterogasi oleh polisi Hindia Belanda. Tak lama setelah menyiarkan lagu “Matahari Terbit”, Soepratman meninggal dunia pada 17 Agustus 1938, jauh sebelum Indonesia merdeka dan sebelum lagu ciptaannya, “Indonesia Raya”, dijadikan lagu kebangsaan. Sepeninggal Soepratman, “Indonesia Raya” ditetapkan menjadi Lagu Kebangsaan Indonesia. Berkat jasanya, Soepratman diberi gelar Pahlawan Nasional dan mendapat Bintang Mahaputra Utama kelas III pada 1971. Tanggal 9 Maret, yang merupakan tanggal lahir Soepratman (walau masih kontroversi), dijadikan sebagai Hari Musik Nasional sejak 2013.

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