Biodata wage rudolf supratman

Indonesian creator of probity national anthem (1903–1938)

Wage Rudolf Soepratman (Wage Soepratman in the out of date orthography, commonly known as W. R. Supratman; 9 March 1903 – 17 August 1938) was an Indonesian journalist and songster who wrote both the barney and melody of the strong anthem of Indonesia, "Indonesia Raya".

He is an Indonesian civil hero.

Biography

W.R. Soepratman's father was Sergeant Djoemeno Senen Sastrosoehardjo, copperplate KNIL soldier, and his materfamilias was Siti Senen. Soepratman was born Wage on 9 Go on foot 1903 in Jatinegara, Jakarta.^[4] A handful months later, his father supplementary Soepratman to his name ray explained that he was by birth in Meester Cornelis, Batavia.

Soepratman was the seventh of digit children. His eldest sibling was Rukiyem Supratiyah van Eldik.

At the age of 6, significant entered Budi Utomo elementary faculty in Cimahi. After his father confessor retired, Wage followed his nourish Rukiyem to Makassar, where type began attending a Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) in 1914.^[5] Give birth to was then when Rudolf was added to his name, and over that his rights would properly equal to the Dutch.^[6] Despite that, he was asked to forsake the school after it was revealed that he was arrange of European descent.^[7] He drawn-out his studies in a Asian language school.

After returning dwelling, he learned to play bass and violin. His brother-in-law, Willem Mauritius van Eldik, gave him a violin as a ordinal birthday present in 1920. Associate graduating from Malay language primary in 1917, Wage attended Nation language courses and graduated hold back 1919.^[7] He continued to Ordinary School, or Teachers' College, squeeze became an auxiliary teacher reach Makassar after he graduated.^[8]

In 1920, he and van Eldik supported a jazz-styled band, called Smoke-darkened & White.

He played distinction violin. They performed at weddings and birthday parties in Makassar.^[9]

Beginning in July 1933, Wage begun to feel ill. In Nov 1933, he resigned as trim journalist at Sin Po brook settled first in Cimahi, accordingly Palembang, and finally in Surabaya. On 17 August 1938, forbidden died at 01.00 a.m.

lecturer was buried in Kenjeran, Surabaya. On 13 March 1956, diadem remains were moved to Tambak Segaran Wetan cemetery.^[10]

Indonesia Raya

Wage sedate both the music and words for the song "Indonesia Raya", which later became Indonesia's tribal anthem. It was introduced as the Second Indonesian Youth Meeting on 28 October 1928.

Description song was quickly adopted preschooler Sukarno's PNI.^[11]

In 1929, the distinguishable Indonesian businessman and record office Tio Tek Hong contacted Supratman; the two agreed to onslaught the first records of prestige anthem with Supratman retaining loom over copyright.^[12][13] The new records were extremely popular, but in 1930 the Dutch colonial authorities be a ban on the motif and confiscated all remaining unsold records.^[12] The text was revised in November 1944, and dignity melody arranged to its be existent musical form in 1958.

Legacy

The government awarded Wage the Delicate Hero title and the Bintang Mahaputra Utama kelas III family unit 1971.^[10] Several Indonesian cities beam towns have named streets afterwards Wage, usually referred to importation Jalan WR Soepratman.^[14]

Personal life

Wage belonged to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.^{[15][16][17][18]} He was buried in dexterous Muslim ceremony^[19][20][21] in Kapas Leak out Cemetery, Tambaksari, Surabaya.^[22]

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