Music 7 Quarter 4 Lesson

MUSIC OF
PHILIPPINE
FESTIVALS AND
THEATRICAL
FORMS
FESTIVALS OF AKLAN, CEBU
AND BATANGAS
a) ATI ATIHAN FESTIVAL
- is known as the wildest of the Philippines
festivals which means “MAKE –BELIEVE ATIS”
wherein participants portray the natives of Kalibo,
Aklan called, “ATI OR AETAS”.
-is a week-long festival held annually every 3rd
week of January that consists of a tribal dance
parade with drum music, costumes, and indigenous
accessories to honor the SANTO NIÑO or the
Holy Child Jesus.
 People cheer and shout
“HALA BIRA” and “VIVA
SANTO NIÑO! To encourage
enthusiasm and continuous
dancing for the duration of the
festival.
2) SINULOG FESTIVAL
-is an annual cultural and religious festival held
on the 3rd SUNDAY of January in the city of Cebu to
honor the Santo Niño commemorate the Filipino
rejection of their former religious views, and
accceptance of Christianty.
- is famous among local and international
tourists for its grand street parade which imitates
the type of dancing done by the natives of Cebu
before they were baptized as Christians.
The petitioners often yell out “PIT
SENIOR”. They flock to the festival for
prayer requests and thanksgiving while
dancing, believing that Santo Niño will
hear them.
Different groups of dancers
dressed in colorful attire are
accompanied by rhythmic music of the
drums, percussions, trumpets, and
native gongs.
C. SUBLIAN FESTIVAL
- is an annual celebration on the 23rd
day of July reflecting the Batangueños’
commitment and great love of the their
town’s patrons, the Holy Cross of Bauan
and Agoncillo, and the Santo Niño of
Batangas City.
- was originally a religious ceremony
that involves praying, eating, dancing the
“SUBLI” and the singing verses with
strict skeletal melody.
This religious commitment was
translated to “SUBLI” , a dance local to
Batangas.
Traditionally, the subli is performed
with chanting and accompanied by drums.
SUBLI come from words:
1) “SUBSUB” bending your body
forward or downward
2) “BALI” means broken.
Throughout the dance, male dancers
are in trunk-forward-bend position to give
the impression of broken bodies.
At present, the Sublian
Festival features street
dancing, harana, indigenous
Filipino games, and lupakan (
sharing of NILUPAK, a
delicacy made from cassava,
banana and sweet potato).
FESTIVALS OF
MARINDUQUE,
DAVAO, AND
BICOL
1) MORIONES FESTIVAL
- is a colorful folk-religious festival during
holy week in the island known as the “heart of the
Philippines”, the island of MARINDUQUE.
-is a reenactment of the story of Saint
Longinus. He was the centurion who pierced the
side of Jesus Christ and regained his vision after
drops of blood and water hit his eyes. He
proclaimed the miracle and because of his he was
punished to great pain and was beheaded under
Pontius Pilate’s order.
Participants play the role of Roman
soldiers and wear the moriones costume so
that no one can identify them.
The morions wear their costumes for
an entire week. Only when they eat or sleep,
they take it off. They perceive this as a form
of sacrifice as they must stand and walk
around on thin strap slippers under the hot
sun while wearing the heavy wooden masks.
The Moriones scare children away and court
the ladies by singing and dancing for them.
2. KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL
-is held in Davao every 3rd week of August in
celebration of thanksgiving for good harvest with
parade floats of fresh fruits and flowers, and
street dancing with colorful tribal costumes, and
accessories.
-KADAYAWAN comes from the word
“MADAYAW” meaning thanksgiving for nature’s
gift, warm and friendliness greeting, and describe
things that is good, valuable, superior, and
beautiful.
This celebration originated form tribal
festivals of the “LUMAD” and muslim tribes of
Davao in the 70’s featuring the dances and
rituals of thanksgiving.
It was used to be called “APO DUWALING” to
promote Davao’s famous icons:
1) highest peak of the country “MT.Apo”
2) King fruits “DURIAN”
3) queen of orchids “WALING-WALING”
3) IBALONG FESTIVAL
- held in Bicol region, aims to express
friendliness,enthuasiasm and goodwill to all
people.
-Bicolanos and tourists celebrate the
festival to commemorate the 3 heroes of
the Bicol epic in the town of Ibalong
namely BALTOG, HANDYONG,
BANTONG.
- People parade in the streets wearing
masks and costumes like heroes and villains
of the epic.
PHILIPPINE
THEATER
1) Secular komedya
2) sarsuela
3) bodabil
DIFFERENT
BODABIL
STARS
DELY ATAY-ATAYAN
TOGO AND PUGO
CHICHAY( AMPARO R. CUSTODIO)
ROGELIO DE LA ROSA
DOLPHY
LEOPOLDO SALCEDO
KATY DELA CRUZ

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