In Memoriam: Composer Gesang Martohartono

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VIVAnews - Going through two critical conditions yesterday, Thursday, May 21, keroncong music maestro Gesang Martohartono finally lost his battle against several diseases he suffered. At 6.10 PM, Gesang passed away.

He died at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital in Solo. Gesang’s nephew, Hasanudin Santoso said the condition of the ‘Bengawan Solo’song writer had been deteriorating since noon. Gesang was on critical conditions at 2 PM and 5.30 PM.

Gesang, who was born on October 1, 1917, had been getting weaker during the past few years due to his age. During the celebration of his 92nd birthday last year, Gesang was not able to hear really well.

In order to talk to him, we had to lean into his ear and spoke loudly. Every day, Gesang wore a hearing aid.

At his birthday party, he also received a special gift. Forty-four of his songs were registered by record company Penerbit Musik Pertiwi (PMP) in the Intellectual Property Rights General Directorate of the Legal and Human Rights Department.

The certificates of the patented songs were issued on September 25, 2009. Gesang also accepted Rp 32.8 million worth of royalty fee from PMP.

Aside from Bengawan Solo, Gesang’s well-known songs include Jembatan Merah, Pandanwangi, Sebelum Aku Mati, Seto Oshahi and Sapu Tangan.
Almost all of his songs earned international reputation. Malaysia even intended to make Sapu Tangan its national anthem.

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Bengawan Solo, written by Gesang at the age of 23, has been translated into 13 languages. In Japan, the song was even brought to a motion picture.
For the past few years, Gesang lived on Jalan Bedoyo number 5, Kemlayan district, Serengan, Solo with his family after living for 20 years at his house in Palur Housing Complex, which was given by Surakarta Mayor in 1984.


Since being hospitalized in early January, 2010 and undergoing a prostate removal surgery, Gesang, who had no children, was repeatedly reported to be dead.

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Many people, including the ones in Japan, China and Netherlands, were questioning the truth behind the report. Several Gesang’s fans and Japanese media called Gesang’s family a few times to confirm the news.

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Coverage by: Fajar Sodiq | Solo
Translated by: Nataya Ermanti

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29 Maret 2024