I feel that it is very important to discuss culture, especially those Javanese arts that are associated with karawitan. Thus Wédha Pradangga, written by the late Mr. Kangjeng Radèn Tumenggung Warsadiningrat, is reproduced here in order to benefit the students of Sekolah Menengah Karawitan Indonesia Negeri Surakarta and the many people who practice the art of karawitan. In addition, this book commemorates the devoted service of the late Mr. Kangjeng Raden Tumenggung Warsadiningrat, who was truly the forefather of performers of karawitan in Surakarta Hadiningrat.

It is my hope that the late Bapak Kangjeng Radèn Tumenggung Warsadiningrat's name will forever ring loudly in the world of culture because of his book, Wédha Pradangga, and that the art of karawitan will flower in every part of the world.