Veteran composer Sudharnoto dies<\/p>\n
Noted composer Sudharnoto died after suffering a stroke on
\nTuesday evening. He was buried in Karet Bivak cemetery in Central
\nJakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The composer, whose most well-known piece, Garuda Pancasila,
\nis heard over the closing credits of state television TVRI's main
\nnews broadcast, was 74. He is survived by four children and 10
\ngrandchildren.<\/p>\n
His wife, Marjati, died in 1986 from cancer.<\/p>\n
One of Sudharnoto's children, Khrisna Triadharma, said
\nexhaustion could have triggered the stroke.<\/p>\n
\"The exhausting Idul Fitri celebration left him vulnerable to
\na stroke. He fell in the bathroom shortly after arriving home
\nfrom a family outing late in the afternoon,\" Khrisna said.<\/p>\n
Sudharnoto died en route to Dharmais Hospital in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Born in the Central Java town of Kendal on Oct. 24, 1925,
\nSudharnoto studied music under noted composers Maladi, Soetedjo,
\nRAJ Soedjasmin and the late Daljono.<\/p>\n
He composed Garuda Pancasila in 1956. The Garuda, a mythical
\nbird ridden by Vishnu, is the state symbol and Pancasila is the
\nstate ideology.<\/p>\n
His other works include Bunga Sakura, Mars Teruna Bangsa,
\nPantai Selatan, Melati Pagi, Asia Afrika Bersatu and Maju
\nSukarelawan. Many of his works were inspired by the nation's
\nindependence struggle.<\/p>\n
Sudharnoto joined state radio RRI in 1952 and hosted a music
\nprogram. In his free time, he performed Hawaiian music with
\nMaladi. (amd)<\/p>",
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