UNIT 1: MUSIC OF LUZON

Lesson 1: Music of Cordillera

( HIGHLANDS OF LUZON )
Lesson 2: Music from the Lowlands of Luzon:
DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
The culture of Ifugaois one of the most studied subjects
by the professionals starting form its people, customs,
and traditions.
Its vocal and instrumental music and the way people
preserve their culture.
MUSIC OF IFUGAO : INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
Music and other components of their culture are transferred
from generation to generation through oral tradition
HUDHUD Chants- most important long tale which is chanted on
3 important celebrations
1. Harvest time;
2. Natural death;
3. Wake ( held in reburial of the dead ( BOGWA)-
- perform in a leader chorus manner
MUNHAW E - Elder woman leads the chant
MUN-HUDHUD or MUN- ABBUY- back up of the Munhaw- E
 CORDILLERA SONGS
1. Ay'Ay Salidummay- welcome song
Hudhud (chanted epic poetry)
2. Dakami a Tingguian 2. Tongatong (Bamboo Stamping T
ubes)
3. Oggayam 3. Saggeypo
4. Owwawi (Bamboo Pipes in a Row)
4. Bungkaka (Bamboo Buzzers
5. Sowi-i 5.Kubing (Bamboo Jews Harp)
6. Patteteg (Bamboo Leg Xylopho
nes)
7. Gangsa Palook(Gongs played wi
th sticks)
8. Gangsa Topayya (Gongs played
with hands
 is a single hand-held smooth-surfaced gong with a
narrow rim. A set of gangsa,
the Kalinga people in the Cordillera region of Luzon
Island
the gangsa is played in two ways. One way is called
"toppaya" and the other is called "pattung."
"toppaya" style, the musicians play the
surface of the gangsa with their hand while in
a sitting position, with a single gangsa
resting on the lap of each musician.
"pattung" style, a gangsa is suspended from
the musician's left hand and played with a
padded stick held in the musician's right
hand. In the "pattung" style of playing, the
players are standing, or they keep in step
with the dancers while bending forward
GANGSA slightly.
 Kalaleng or Tongali (nose flute)
long and has a narrow internal
diameter
Finger holes in the side of the
bamboo tube change the operating
length, giving various scales.

Tongatong
Bamboo stamping tube
bamboo percussion instrument used
by the people of Kalinga to
communicate with spirits during
house blessings.

Diwdiw-as
is 5 or more different size of slender
bamboo that is tied together
Saggeypo it is a bamboo pipe that is closed on
one end by a node with the open end held
against the
lower lip of the player as he blows directly across
the top. The pipe can be played individually by
one person or in ensembles of three or more.

Solibao
hallow wooden Igorot drug
topped with pig skin or lizard skin
this is played by striking the drum
head using the palm of the hand.
Bungkaka-
bamboo buzzer
is a percussion instrument (idiophone) made out of
bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes
around the Philippines such as the Ifugao, Kalinga,
OVERVIEW OF THE MODULE The lesson is an overview on
the music of the Lowlands of Luzon, particularly on the
Music for Liturgy and Devotional Music. Through the
lesson, one will discover how the people of the Lowlands
of Luzon express their feelings towards each other and
the environment, their history, and their religious beliefs
through the medium of voice and musical instruments. A
group performance inspired by the Lowlands musical
examples will culminate the educational

LESSON 2 : MUSIC OF THE LOWLANDS OF LUZON:

LITURGY AND DEVOTIONAL
 Its music originated as a part of
religious ceremony, and includes a
number of traditions, both ancient and
modern.
Liturgy - is a fixed set of ceremonies,
words, etc., that are used during public
worship in a religion

WHAT IS A LITURGICAL MUSIC?

 A devotional song is a hymn which
accompanies religious observances and
rituals.

WHAT IS DEVOTIONAL MUSIC?

THEMASS
PASTORES
MORO MORO / KOMEDYA
SENAKULO
PABASA NG PASYON
SALUBONG
FLORES DE MAYO
SANTACRUZAN

VOCAL MUSIC
1. THE Mass- is a form of sacred musical composition.
- Musical Masses take their name from the Catholic liturgy called the
Mass as well
Latin:
1. KYRIE
2. GLORIA
3. CREDO
4. SANCTUS
5. AGNUS

VOCAL MUSIC
 Gloria from Pequena Misa Solemnis- composed by a
Filipino, Marcelo Adonay,- the greatest composer of original
liturgical music during the Spanish period
And during this period, young boys used to sing for the
mass
Tiples - which means All Boys Choir
2. PASTORES
is a Christmas season folk dance.
The Pastores (shepherds) recounts the story of the
shepherds who visited the child Jesus in a manger
through a song.
They go house to house to sing daygon (worship).
3. MORO MORO / KOMEDYA
- is a colorful theatrical tradition in the Philippines that
describes the conflicts between the Muslims and the
Christians.
It was used by the Spaniards as a method to spread
Christianity in the country.
4. Sinakulo/Senakulo
is a Lenten play that is a dramatic presentation of the Passion
of Jesus Christ -- his trial, suffering and death
Performed during Holy Week in the Philippines.
It takes eight nights -- from Palm Sunday to Easter
5. The Pasyn
Philippine narrative of the Passion, Death,and Resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
In stanzas of five lines of eight syllables each, the standard
elements of poetry are interwoven with a colorful, dramatic
theme.
The entirety of the text is chanted during the Lenten season and
particularly Holy Week, and is a popular Filipino Catholic
devotion.
6. Salubong
an Easter Sunday pre-dawn ritual that reenacts the Risen Christ's
meeting with His mother.
It is performed in the churchyard under a specially prepared arch
where the veiled image of the Virgin Mary has been placed.

7. Flores De Mayo-
fiesta in the Philippines and celebrated during the Month of May
to honor the Virgin Mary

8. Santacruzan is a popular religious festival held in many towns and

cities throughout the Philippines as the highlight of the month-long
celebration of Flores de Mayo during the month of May.
It is usually celebrated with a parade of decorated floats and
elaborately dressed characters, representing various aspects of the Virgin
Mary and other figures.
The Las Pias Bamboo Organ
in St. Joseph Parish Church is a 19th-century church
organ with unique organ pipes; they are made
almost entirely of bamboo. After eight long years
of construction, Father Diego Cera finally finished
his organ in 1824, the builder of the town's stone
church and its first resident Catholic parish priest.
For decades, it produced beautiful music until
three earthquakes and a typhoon came which
severely damaged the instrument.
 Folk Music of the Lowlands of Luzon

SECULAR MUSIC OF THE LOWLANDS OF LUZON

(SPANISH INFLUENCE)
 Harana
Serenade, traditionally sung by a young man to
a young woman outside the young womans
house, as a profession of his love to her, usually
accompanied by a guitar.
Kumintang(song of varied topics)
Originally a war song, this song is a triple time
can be of any topic: love, resentment or social
commentary.It can also be dance or any
combination of song and dance in this style.
Polka (LeronLeron Sinta, Pamulinawen)
Lively dance in duple time signiture

VOCAL MUSIC
 Pandanggo
is a Philippine folk dance which has become
popular in the rural areas of the Philippines.
Originating from the Fandango of Spain
Polka(Tagalog, Ilocano)
Rondalla
An ensemble of plucked instruments and
sometimes with percussion.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
 Kundiman (art songs); Social Functions:
is a genre of traditional Filipino
love songs. The lyrics of the
Kundiman are written in Music for Festivities
Tagalog. The melody is and Recreation,
characterized by a smooth,
flowing and gentle rhythm with Work (Planting and
dramatic intervals. Kundiman
was the traditional means of
Farming), Courtship,
serenade in the Philippines. Social Commentary
Instrumental music and Patriotism

COMPOSITION
 Bandurria-14-stringed pear-shaped lute with a
round sound hole and played with a plectrum, it
plays the melody in the rondalla ensemble.
Laud- 14-stringed pear-shaped lute with f-shaped
sound holes and played with a plectrum, it plays
the alto part or counter melody in the rondalla
ensemble. It is bigger than the bandurria.
Octavina- 14-stringed lute which is shaped like a
small guitar and played with a plectrum, it plays a
counter melody or harmony fill-in in the rondalla
ensemble.
Bajode Uas- a bass guitar which looks like a big
guitar and is played by a plectrum. It plays the
bass part and serves as a rhythmic support. RONDALLA
BANDURIA OCTAVINA BAJO DE
UNAS

LAUD