Here are Ismail Marzuki`s Most Famous Works

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11 November 2021 09:26 WIB

Legendary Indonesian music composer, Ismail Marzuki. Image: Wikipedia

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Born in Kwitang, Ismail Marzuki had composed around 240 songs from 1931 to 1958 and his first song was "O Sarinah" that depicted suffering of people.

In 1957, he composed "Inikah Bahagia" as his last song and he passed away a year after that song was released.

Among his works, several of his famous songs are about patriotism such as "Halo, Halo Bandung", "Gugur Bunga" and "Rayuan Pulau Kelapa" although he did have a known love song such as "Juwita Malam", and "Sabda Alam".

On this year's National Heroes Commemoration Day, Google Doodle has created and shown his doodle as a National Heroes.

Quoted from smartcity.jakarta.go.id, The following are his renowned songs that are known to this day:

1. O Sarinah (1931)

2. Rayuan Pulau Kelapa (1944)

3. Gugur Bunga (1945)

4. Halo Halo Bandung (1946)

5. Sepasang Mata Bola (1946)

6. Wanita (1948)

7. Indonesia Pustaka (1949)

8. Rindu Lukisan (1950)

9. Sabda Alam (1950)

10. Juwita Malam (1950)

According to a journal entitled "Ismail Marzuki: Komponis Lagu-Lagu Perjuangan" published in 2011, Marzuki's skill in music was self-taught because his parents often play musical instruments.

He studied in Hollandsch Inlandsche School, an elementary school in Menteng and continued his study in MULO junior highschool. He was fluent in both Indonesian and Dutch and studied religion in a madrasa (an educational institution offering instruction in Islamic subjects).

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