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• Ethnic Philippine gong music can be divided into two types: flat gong (gangsà) in the Cordillera region and bossed gongs played among Islam and animist groups in the southern Philippines
• Hispanic influence in Filipino culture, especially in Tagalog and Visayan regions, seen in folk and traditional music like Sarswela and Rondalla
• Filipino traditional music includes:

  • Awit: a 12-syllable quatrain Filipino poem
  • Korido: a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry
  • Kundiman: an art song about love
  • Balitao: an old Visayan folk song and dance for debates
  • Bamboo music: a band using improvised bamboo instruments like piccolo, tuba, clarinets, flutes, and saxophones
• Classifications of Philippine traditional musical instruments:

  • Bamboos that are blown: aerophones
  • Bamboos that are struck: idiophones
  • Bamboos that are plucked: chordophones
• Contemporary Philippine music, also known as "New Music," adopts elements of 20th-century Western music and the latest trends in the entertainment industry
• Famous Filipino composers of contemporary music:

  • Antonio Jesus Molina: conductor, composer of "Matinal," taught at UP Conservatory of Music
  • Alfredo Santos Buenaventura: member of a band, organist, composed religious songs and hymns
  • Lucrecia Roces Kasilag: instrumental in developing Philippine music, incorporated traditional music, founded Bayanihan Folk Arts Center
  • Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos: studied composition and conducting, influenced by avant-garde music
  • Ryan Cayabyab: composer of eclectic, modern, and popular music, won numerous awards
• Other Philippine contemporary music composers:

  • Nicanor Abelardo: composer of the UP official anthem "UP naming mahal"
  • Ramon Tapales: first Dean of the UP College of Music, composed Philippine Suite
  • Antonio Buenaventura: composed music based on folk songs of ethnic groups, Mindanao Sketches
  • Jose Maceda: ethnomusicologist, investigated music in Southeast Asia, composed Ugma-ugma
• Characteristics of traditional Philippine music:

  • Influenced by other cultures due to intercultural meetings or colonization
• Ethnic Philippine gong music can be divided into two types: flat gong (gangsà) in the Cordillera region and bossed gongs played among Islam and animist groups in the southern Philippines
• Hispanic influence in Filipino culture, especially in Tagalog and Visayan regions, seen in folk and traditional music like Sarswela and Rondalla
• Filipino traditional music includes:

  • Awit: a 12-syllable quatrain Filipino poem
  • Korido: a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad
  • Kundiman: an art song about love in ¾ time signature and minor to major key shift
  • Balitao: an old Visayan folk song and dance for debate
  • Bamboo music: a band using improvised bamboo instruments like piccolo, tuba, clarinets, flutes, and saxophones
• Classifications of Philippine traditional musical instruments:

  • Bamboos that are blown: aerophones
  • Bamboos that are struck: idiophones
  • Bamboos that are plucked: chordophones
• Contemporary Philippine music (New Music) adopts elements of 20th-century Western music and latest trends in the entertainment industry
• Famous Filipino composers of contemporary music:

  • Antonio Jesus Molina: conductor, composer of over 500 compositions like "Hatinggabi" and "Pandangguhan"
  • Alfredo Santos Buenaventura: composer of religious songs and hymns like "Maria Makiling" and "Gomburza"
  • Lucrecia Roces Kasilag: incorporated traditional music, composed over 250 works like "April Morning" and "Elegy of Mt. Pinatubo"
  • Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos: studied contemporary music, compositions include "Awit Panaghoy" and "Pompyang at Iba pa"
• • Ryan Cayabyab: composer of eclectic, modern, and popular music, won numerous awards for compositions in various genres
• Other Philippine contemporary music composers:

  • Eliseo Pajaro: received Republic Cultural Heritage Award twice, composed "Ode to Academic Freedom" and "Himig Iloko"
  • Ramon Santos: commissioner of the sub-committee of the Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, compositions include "Awit Panaghoy" and "Pompyang at Iba pa"
  • Rosendo Santos: listed in the New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, compositions include "Suite Brevet for Clarinet, Alto Saxophone and Piano" and "Fantasy for Contrabass and Harp"
• Characteristics of traditional Philippine music:

  • Influenced by other cultures due to intercultural meetings or colonization
• Ethnic Philippine gong music can be divided into two types: flat gong (gangsà) played in the Cordillera region, and bossed gongs played among Islam and animist groups in the southern Philippines
• Hispanic influence in Filipino culture, especially in Tagalog and Visayan regions, seen in folk and traditional music like Sarswela and Rondalla
• Filipino traditional music includes:

  • Awit: a 12-syllable quatrain Filipino poem
  • Korido: a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad
  • Kundiman: an art song about love in ¾ time signature, usually in a minor key shifting to major
  • Balitao: an old Visayan folk song and dance for debate
  • Bamboo music: a band using improvised bamboo instruments like piccolo, tuba, clarinets, flutes, and saxophones
• Classifications of Philippine traditional musical instruments:

  • Bamboos that are blown: aerophones
  • Bamboos that are struck: idiophones
  • Bamboos that are plucked: chordophones
• Contemporary Philippine music, also known as "New Music," adopts elements of 20th-century Western music and the latest trends in the entertainment industry
• Famous Filipino composers of contemporary music:

  • Antonio Jesus Molina: conductor, composer of over 500 compositions like "Hatinggabi" and "Pandangguhan"
  • Alfredo Santos Buenaventura: composer of religious songs and hymns like "Maria Makiling" and "Gomburza"
  • Lucrecia Roces Kasilag: incorporated traditional music, composed over 250 works like "April Morning" and "Elegy of Mt. Pinatubo"
  • Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos: studied contemporary music, compositions include "Awit Panaghoy" and "Pompyang at Iba pa"
• • Ryan Cayabyab: composer of eclectic, modern, and popular music, won numerous awards in film, television, and recording industries
• Other Philippine contemporary music composers:

  • Eliseo Pajaro: received the Republic Cultural Heritage Award Twice, composed "Ode to Academic Freedom" and "Himig Iloko"
  • Ramon Santos: commissioner of the sub-committee of the Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, compositions include "Awit Panaghoy" and "Pompyang at Iba pa"
  • Rosendo Santos: listed in the New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, composed "Suite Brevet for Clarinet, Alto Saxophone and Piano," "Two Poems for Flute," and "Fantasy for Contrabass and Harp"