BOOK 1 - Characteristics of Music in Luzon, Visayas Mindanao
BOOK 1 - Characteristics of Music in Luzon, Visayas Mindanao
BOOK 1 - Characteristics of Music in Luzon, Visayas Mindanao
OF MUSIC IN LUZON,
VISAYAS MINDANAO
ANDY KARL MORGAN A. KALLEFJORD
PHILIPPINE MUSIC,
A HISTORICAL
OVERVIEW
The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,100
islands, is made up of 77 provinces grouped
into 16 regions. The main groups include
Luzon, the Visayan islands, and the Mindanao
PHILIPPINE islands. Based on religion, the population may
MUSIC, A
be grouped into three broad categories:
Christian groups, indigenous religious groups,
HISTORICAL and Muslim groups. The Christian groups are
the largest and are concentrated in the
OVERVIEW lowlands of Luzon and the Visayan islands.
Indigenous religion groups are found in upland
northern Luzon, Mindanao and Palawan.
Muslim groups are concentrated in Mindanao,
the Sulu islands and southern Palawan.
IS T IC S O F M U S IC I N L U Z O N
CHA R AC T E R
MUSIC IS HIGHLY INFLUENCED BY SPANIARDS. OUR
ANCESTORS USED IMPROVISED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
THE VOCAL MUSIC IS ABOUT RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR
SONGS. OUR ANCESTORS ARE VERY ARTISTIC IN NATURE
BECAUSE THEY USE NATURAL RESOURCES PRESENT IN THE
LOCALITY TO PRODUCE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. MUSIC
DURING THE SPANISH COLONIZATION IS USED FOR WORSHIP AND
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.
MAGTANIM
AY DI BIRO
A FOLKSONG WHICH TELLS A
STORY ABOUT LIVELIHOOD.
SECULAR
BEING SEPARATED
FROM RELIGION
LULLABY
SONG
A SONG FOR ROCKING
THE BABY TO SLEEP.
FOLK
SONG
A SONG ORIGINATING AMONG THE
PEOPLE OF A COUNTRY OR AREA,
PASSED BY ORAL TRADITION.
PASYON
LIFE OF JESUS BROUGHT
TO US BY SPANIARDS.
T IC S O F M U S IC I N VIS AYAS
C H A R A C TE R IS
MOST VISAYAN SONGS OR MUSIC ARE WRITTEN IN DUPLE OR
TRIPLE METER WITH A SIMPLE MELODY THAT IS EASY TO SING. ITS
MUSICAL STYLE IS A SONG-AND-DANCE DEBATE BETWEEN A MAN
AND A WOMAN KNOWN AS BALITAW.
ILI-ILI
TULOG
ANAY
A SOOTHING SONG WITH WHICH
TO LULL A CHILD TO SLEEP.
DANDANSOY
THE SONG ENTAILS HOW DANDANSOY'S LOVER
TELLS HIM GOODBYE AS SHE GOES BACK HOME TO
THE “PAYAW”
SI
PILEMON
SI PILEMON IS A STORY OF A
FISHERMAN CATCHING A FISH,
SELL IT AND EARN A LITTLE
CASH JUST ENOUGH TO BUY A
COCONUT WINE.
C S OF M U S IC IN M IN D A NA O
CHARA C T E R IS T I
THE FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MINDANAO MUSIC THAT WE CAN CONCLUDE
ARE:
1.MUSIC HAS FUNCTIONS. IT UNCOVERS HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE INNOVATIVE
EXPRESSION TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE LOCAL AREA.
2.VOCAL MUSIC UTILIZES MELISMA, LONG PHRASES, A LIMITED RANGE, FLUID
SING, AND TREMOLO
3.EPIC MELODIES MAY BE CHANGED AT WEDDINGS, GATHERINGS TO ENGAGE
VISITORS, OR JUST AS AN EVENING DIVERSION FOR THE ACTUAL TOWN
4.MUSIC IS FUSED WITH LITERATURE, DANCE, ETC. TO YIELD A PARTICULAR
PRESENTATION
5.ADORABLE
LANGAN
BATA
BATA
A LULLABY OF TAUSUG
TARASUL
"LOVE" TARASUL (LOVE
LETTERS) MUCH
SIMPLER AND POPULAR
THAN THE DAMAN IS THE
SECULAR FORM
OF TARASUL, WHICH IN
TAUSOG MEANS, "LOVE
LETTER" IN POETIC
FORM.
DEKIR
DEATH SONG OF MINDANAO O
MARANAO.