SPANISH PERIOD

CHARACTERISTICS

žMore conservative style of sacred music.

žMinor key at the beginning shifts to a major key in the 2nd-half Kundiman.

žCanto Ilocano, monophonic unmeasured style notated utilizing note shapes diferrent from the neumes of Gregorian chant (composition of the Kirial).

žCanto de Oregano, simple polyphonic settings in to two or more vocal portraying.

žReligiosity and Musicality – salvation of self-expression

Musical Forms

žSacred Music

¡Figured Chant Music

¡Measured Plainsong

¡1795 (Golden Age of Sacred Music)

¡Passion Song

Other Musical Forms

¢Songs

1.Tagulaylay: counterpart of “lamentation”

2.  Palimos: song for begging

3.Kumintang: originated in Balyan, Batangas

  a. Kumintang of the conquest

  b. Kumintang of the Balayan

  c. Kumintang with which the Awits are accompanied

Examples:

ž“La Tagala”  --  Jose Estella

ž“Amihan”  --  Antonio Molina

ž“Auras de Terruno”  --  Juan S. Hernandez

ž“Pagdilidli”  --  Lucino Sacramento

. Awit

Examples:

ž“Awit”  --  F. Santiago

ž“Ang Ulila”  --  Antonio Molina

ž“Batingaw na Pilak”  --  Antonio Molina

ž“Recuerdo de Filipinas y Sus cantares”--Diego Perez

5. Balitaw

¡Balitaw Mayor

¢Visayan Balitaw

¢Tagalog Balitaw

¢Dansa Menor

žExamples:

  1. “Hating-gabi”  --  Antonio Molina

  2. “Sampaguita”  --  Dalores Paterno

  3. “Ay, Ay, Kalisud”  --  Visayan Folksong

6. Kundiman: came from the words “king hindi man”

7. Harana

 

PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

Filipinos are said to be Musical Peoples.In most cases, singing is accompanied by dancing. They used Bamboo canes, Palm leaves and bark of trees to write their songs and a piece of sharp stick or iron for their pen. Even their instruments were made of Bamboo and wood which indicated their primitiveness

Functions of their music:

¡Religious

¡Social life

Characteristics of their Music:

¡Recitative

¡Mostly simple two note music

 

¡Example of these are:

¢Dal-lot – a song sung by farmers during wedding, baptismal and others parties accompanied by Kutibeng (guitar).

¢Pamulinawen – is a love song

¢Dung-aw – is a song requesting a dead person to be good in his next life.

Origins of their Music

Early Filipinos music was influenced by trade relations other races like: 

Malays 
Indonesians

Arabs

Chinese

Indo-Chinese

Japanese and

Hindus

Chinese, Japanese and Hindus introduce their five-tone scale called pentatonic.
The rhythmic effects through the use of gongs, drums and cymbals were brought by Hindus and Mohammedans. Reed type of wind instruments were brought by Japanese and Chinese

Musics according to their category: 

¡Ordinary songs (diyuna, talindaw)

¡Street songs (indulamin, suliranin)

¡Sorrow (dalit, umbay)

¡Wedding (ihiman)

¡Rowing (tigpasin, kalusan)

¡Lullaby (hele-hele, hili, oyayi, iyaya)

¡Success (baling-kungkong, dapayanin, hiliran, sambotani, tagumpay)

¡House (tingad)

¡General merry making (kalipay)

¡Counting (urukay) 

Musical Airs From different Regions. Filipino Music has grown from the simple two note melody to the music that has become today. The following are the native music from different provinces in the Philippines.

 Musical Airs From different Regions

žBontoc Province:

¡Ayegkha

¡Pagpag

¡Bontoc

¡Annaoy

žDavao

¡Toddonan

žIgorot

¡Milling Ayoweng

žAgusan

¡Tub-ob

žZambales

¡Whistle

žSulu

¡Tungungo 

žNegros

¡Kalooye

žNueva Icija

¡Kadumang

žAbra

¡Diwdiw-as

¡Bunkaka

žBatanes

¡Kalusan

žBenguet

¡Igorot 

žBukidnon

¡Dilay-on