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This document provides information on traditional musical instruments and forms of several indigenous groups in the Philippines: 1) It describes several instruments used by the Kalinga people like the leg xylophone, tongatong bamboo percussion, and tongali bamboo flute. 2) Details are given on the Ambahan form of chanted poetry among the Mangyan people and uses of the Taggunggu set of 8 knobbed gongs by the Manobo. 3) The final section outlines different kulintang ensembles used by ethnic groups like the Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Ifugao peoples in Mindanao.

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This document provides information on traditional musical instruments and forms of several indigenous groups in the Philippines: 1) It describes several instruments used by the Kalinga people like the leg xylophone, tongatong bamboo percussion, and tongali bamboo flute. 2) Details are given on the Ambahan form of chanted poetry among the Mangyan people and uses of the Taggunggu set of 8 knobbed gongs by the Manobo. 3) The final section outlines different kulintang ensembles used by ethnic groups like the Maranao, Maguindanaon, and Ifugao peoples in Mindanao.

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KALINGA MANGYAN

Pateteg / Patatag Fot Motto

A “leg Xylophone”; Its staves look like a graduated segments of A song for courtship or weddings accompanied by an Agung
a xylophone played separately by young girls and boys for ensemble. This is practiced by the Tiruray of the southwest
recreation, curing rituals, and sometimes a toy for children. They Mindanao.
place them on their laps and with two thin sticks, beat rhythms
simulating toppaya music.

Tongatong Ambahan

A bamboo percussion instrument which can also be found in An ancient form of chanted poetry indigenous to the
kalinga. It is played by hitting or stomping it against the earth. mangyan. Each poem consists of mostly seven-syllable rhyme
Kalingga people use this to communicate with spirits, that usually end with syllable ‘an’. Most variation lies in the
particularly as part of healing and harvesting rituals . musical pitches and styles of delivery employed by different
chanters. Reciting ambahan may be a means of entertaining
Tongali oneself after a hard day at field. But more significant is the
Ambahan’s social function as a people’s mean of
A long bamboo tubes, closed at one end by the node in which communicating.
the blowing hole is placed under an angle against the nose. Its
soft tones are highly appreciated as courting instruments.
MARANAO
Kulibaw
Kulintang Ensemble of Maranao
Jew’s harp of the Cordilleras.
A kulintang ensemble consists of gongs laid-in-a-row, a set of
suspended gongs, and a drum. The instrument that supplies the
melody is the kulintang itself. The Maranao music ensemble
IFUGAO consists of practically the same instruments as the
Magindanaon but without gandingan. Maranao has no
Pattung rhythmic mode with names to differentiate one piece of music
to another. Elegance, decorum and showmanship are the
Gong music used to accompany Himong, a revenge dance visible marks of Maranao kulintang performance. The title of this
ritual. piece is ‘Aydao Ditagauanan’.

Lantuy MAGINDANAON
A short bamboo flute with three holes played by the Hanunuo Kulintang Ensemble of Maguindanaon
of Mindoro for self-entertainment or sometimes for courtship.
Chogchog’we is a local folk song inpsired from a native fruit Kulintang ensemble of maguindanao has a clear use of
tree that is round, small and very sweet. The locals sing this rhythmic modes, a practice of old and new styles of
simple melody in appreciation of this fruit tree. performance, and a discipline in melodic structure of kulintang
pieces, point to a more focused musical development. Duyug
Tabob and Sinulug are part of Maguindanaon rhythmic modes.

The most popular gong music in Ifugao and is played during


MANOBO
festive occasions such as weddings, sacrificial rituals (baki),
curing rituals (kumari), and pregnancy rites (pahang). The
Taggunggu
Tabob comprises of three gongs, tabob being the lowest-
sounding gong, hibat being the mid-sized gong, and the ah-
A set of 8-knobbed gongs suspended vertically on frame. This is
hot being the smallest gong. The tabob gong leads the other
used for agricultural rituals, festive occasions and usually played
gongs in the ensemble where each gong has a specific
by 3 people.
rhythmic pattern of its own.
FINALE:

U Javih - Traditional Ifugao Song


Apo Diyos - Chie Concepcion (Kaloob Ministries)

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