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Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0945-233X

Date Available

4-30-2026

Year of Publication

2026

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

College

Fine Arts

Department/School/Program

Music Performance

Faculty

Everett McCorvey

Faculty

Martina Vasil

Abstract

This project traces the changing life of seriosa, later known as Indonesian art song, from its colonial emergence in the 1930s–1950s to its post-independence expansion and institutional contraction in the 1960s–1980s, and contemporary reframing since the early 2000s. It argues that the genre functioned as a vocal infrastructure that coordinated training, repertoire production, radio broadcast circulation, and public audibility. The study further shows that when the influence of Radio Republik Indonesia weakened, the fragility of this infrastructure became visible. Efforts to sustain the genre by figures such as Rose Pandanwangi, Pranawengrum Katamsi, Catharina Wiriadinata Leimena, and Aning Katamsi appeared largely through individual initiatives rather than through a stable institutional system. The 2013 publication of Antologi Musik Klasik Indonesia: Seri I—Vokal dan Piano (Seriosa) by Dewan Kesenian Jakarta as seriosa anthology gathers previously scattered works into a single corpus and renews the circulation of the repertoire. This study proposes a future for Indonesian vocal literature not as sporadic production but to produce a document that initiate pedagogical foundation. By reframing the seriosa anthology through the development of a companion that establishes a structured repertoire pathway grounded in historical and pedagogical context, this study addresses the absence of such support within the original anthology. It fosters singer development, reinforces national vocal pedagogy, and supports curated recital programming within the framework of the song recital tradition.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2026.210

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Funding Information

1. Asian Cultural Council

2. Graduate Fellowship

3. 2024-2025, 2025-2026

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