Contemporary Philippine Music Flashcards
reflects the way of life, beliefs, and traditions of
the rural folks and usually glorifies the beauty of nature and man’s
strong connection with his environment.
Traditional Filipino Music
employment of diatonic scale rather than the Asian
pentatonic scale
Traditional Filipino Music
traditional music in lowland areas in Luzon and
Visayas has what influence?
Spanish influence
the music of the upland people like the Igorot and
Ifugao in Luzon and the Muslims and Lumad in
Mindanao have the?
Indigenous flavor
composed of a set of eight gongs of graduated sizes arranged in a row
Kulintang ensemble by the Muslim (ETHNIC)
It is a smooth surfaced gong with a narrow
rim.
Gangsa ensemble by the Kalinga, Ifugao, Bontoc
(Cordillera) (ETHNIC)
originated and introduced by Spaniards
Hispanic
An ensemble of stringed instruments with the pick such as guitar, laud, octavina, piccolo, and bajo de unas.
Rondalla (HISPANIC)
A combination of melodrama, songs, and dances. The rondalla served as accompaniment.
Sarsuwela (HISPANIC)
an art song that speaks about the love of a man for a woman. Written in 3/4. Gives listeners a light and happy mood at the end.
Kundiman (FILIPINO)
an old Visayan folk song and dance where a man and woman engage in a debate through a song.
Balitao (FILIPINO)
a band that uses improvised instrument made of bamboo.
Musikong bumbong / bamboo music (FILIPINO)
Also known as “New Music” or Modern music, it
pertains to compositions that have adopted
elements of 20th-century Western music as well
as the latest trends and musical styles in the
entertainment industry and in the musical world.
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE MUSIC