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• Music


  Considered to be the least tangible of the arts
• Music


  Defined as arrangement of sounds to create a continuous unified composition
• Elements of music


  • Melody
  • Rhythm
  • Harmony
  • Texture
  • Dynamics
  • Timbre
  • Form
• Melody


  Succession of consecutive notes or tones changing in pitch and duration
• Melody


  Considered to carry the overall theme of music
• Melody


  Inseparable from rhythm
• Rhythm


  Patterns in time
• Rhythm


  Qualities: tempo, meter
• Tempo


  How fast or slow the music is
• Meter


  Unit of time made up of a group of accented and unaccented beats or pulses
• Harmony


  Combination of different tones or pitches played or rung together
• Chord


  Notes played or sung together at the same time
• Harmony


  May also involve playing chords successively
• Texture


  Relationship of melodic and harmonic lines in music
• Texture


  Music is considered to have thicker texture if it has more melodic lines
• Dynamics


  Degree of softness and loudness of music
• Dynamics


  May include the way changing from soft to loud and vice-versa
• Timbre


  Also known as tone color, quality of sound generated by an instrument or voice
• Form


  Refers to how the other elements of music are organized
• Form


  Music can be described if there are repeating sections or melodies, if there is contrast among musical instruments and rhythm, or if there is variation in musical composition
• Types of Philippine music

  • Traditional music
  • Rondalla music
  • Sarsuela-inspired popular classical and semi-classical music
• Traditional Philippine music


  • Has similar elements with music from Southeast Asian neighbors
  • Can be heard in Northern Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, and Sulu
  • About 10% of the Filipino population had avoided Spanish influence
• Ballad


  A song that explains an event occurring in a community
• Ballads


  • Idang dang from Bukidnon
  • Liyangkit parang sabil of the Tausug
  • Ing Bangkem from Pampanga
• Ballad (modern usage)


  A popular romantic song in the urban areas
• Chant


  • A song with an unaccompanied melody and variable rhythm
  • Usually found in epic songs
• Song Debate


  • A song involving male and female singers who try to outsmart each other about a certain topic
  • The topics usually include courtship, love, and marriage
• Art song


  • A composition characterized by merging the voice part, lyrics and the accompaniment together to achieve an artistic musical whole
  • Requires skill, especially when performed during a concert or recital
• Art song


  • Kundiman (considered a signature love song of the Philippines)
• Habanera/Danza


  • A social dance in simple time, originally from Cuba
  • Usually performed on a stage or in a ballroom
  • The habanera's tempo is used in contemporary compositions
• Liturgical music


  • Vocal and instrumental compositions that go together with the official rites of Christian churches
  • Began during the Spanish colonial period and the rise of Roman Catholicism