Music Flashcards
main functions of music of mindanao
worship and life cycle events
gong ensemble by maranao, maguindanao, tausug, sama bajao
kulintang ensemble
an important social property
kulintang
large deep rimmed gong vertically hanged in wooden frame
agung
is spiritual connection from physical world to spiritual
bamboo ensemble
native xylophone in sulu, shaped like a coffin and struck by 2 mallets
gabbang
guitar-like instrument made of bamboo
serongagandi
2 string plucked lute instrument made of wood which resembles an elongated guitar usually having two strings
kudyapi
used in middle finger to pluck kudyapi
plectrum/kubit
made mainly in tamiang bamboo, a long thin walled bamboo tube
suling
literally means the recitation and religious text of islams
qur’an
lyrical rendition of improvised texts
chants
chants used to read the qur’an
lugu
song used to serenade a loved one
kalangan
important chant that talks about married life
sa-il or lunsey