Laras concept and its triggers: A case study on garap of jineman Uler Kambang

<p class="IsiAbstrakIndo"><em>Laras</em> is one unresolved aesthetic concept and <em>gendhing garap</em> models as the triggers have not been identified yet either. This paper is a case study which discusses a case of <em>jineman garap Uler Kambang pélog lima,</em> the first winner of <em>Sindhèn Idol</em> contest 2012, which is considered to have the most qualified performance to meet <em>laras </em>criteria. The purpose of this research is to figure out the <em>laras</em> concept construction and identify the <em>gendhing garap</em> models as its triggers. <em>Laras</em> concept reconstruction within the aesthetic framework of Javanese <em>karawitan</em> and identification of <em>gendhing garap</em> model are discussed based on concept of <em>garap </em>in Javanese <em>karawitan</em>. This research uses a qualitative-descriptive method. The results show that <em>laras</em> is a beautiful, delicate, and deep <em>karawitan</em> sense containing elements of <em>mat, lega</em>, <em>betah, adhem, ayem, tentrem, jinem, sengsem, and marem</em>. The triggering <em>gendhing garap</em> models include: <em>garap</em> of <em>leres, rempeg</em>, <em>greget-urip</em>, and <em>sarèh-sumèlèh</em>.</p>