CONTEMPORARY

• Contemporary Philippine Music


  Also known as "New Music" or Modern music, pertains to compositions that have adopted elements of 20th-century Western music as well as the latest trends and musical styles on the entertainment industry and in musical world
• Classifications of Philippine Traditional Musical Instruments

  • Aerophones (instruments that are blown)
  • Idiophones or Membranophones (instruments that are struck)
  • Chordophones (instruments that are plucked)
• Traditional Filipino Music


  • Reflects the way of life, beliefs, and traditions of the rural folks
  • Usually glorifies the beauty of nature and man's strong connection with his environment
  • Has been influenced by other cultures as a result of either intercultural meetings or colonization
  • One of its distinct characteristics is its empowerment of diatonic scale rather than the usual Asian pentatonic scale
• Traditional Philippine Music


  • Music in lowland areas in the islands of Luzon and Visayas has the Spanish influence
  • Music of the upland people like the Igorot and Ifugao in Luzon, and the Muslims and Lumad in Mindanao have the indigenous flavor
• Diatonic


  A Greek word meaning progressing through tones
• Types of Traditional Philippine Music

  • OPM
  • Ethnic
  • Hispanic
  • Filipino
  • Kulintang
  • Gangsa
  • Rondalla
  • Sarsuwela
  • Kundiman
  • Balitao
  • Musikong Bumbong
• Kulintang


  • An ensemble composed of a set of eight gongs of graduated sizes arranged in a row
  • Includes gandingan (a set of suspended gongs), agung (a tubular drum) and a banbandil (a small gong)
• Gangsa


  • A smooth-surfaced gong with a narrow rim, played according to the traditions of the different tribes (Kalinga, Ifugao, Bontoc of the Cordillera)
• Rondalla


  • An ensemble of stringed instrument with the pick such as guitar, laud, octavina, piccolo, and bajo de unas
  • Originated in Spain but became most popular in Philippine folk music after it was introduced during the 19th century
• Sarsuwela


  • A combination of melodrama, songs and dances
  • The rondalla serves as accompaniment of the sarsuwela
• Kundiman


  • An art song that speaks about love of a man for a woman
  • Usually written in 3/4 signature and usually in a minor key, giving the listener a light and happy mood at the end of the song
• Balitao


  • An old Visayan folk song and dance where a man and woman engage in a debate by means of a song
  • The lyrics are usually humorous and spontaneously performed
• Musikong Bumbong or Bamboo Music


  • A band that uses improvised instruments made of bamboo, including piccolo, tuba, clarinets, flutes, and saxophones
  • Still played during festivals
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• Traditional Filipino music reflects the way of life beliefs, and traditions of the rural folks
• Traditional music may be classified according to cultural and language divisions
• The traditional music in lowland areas in the islands of Luzon and Visayas has the Spanish influence
• The music of the upland people like the Igorot and Ifugao in Luzon, and the Muslims and Lumad in Mindanao have the indigenous flavor
• Antonio Jesus Molina composed "Matinal" in 1912
• Antonio Jesus Molina was the first Filipino composer who was invited to perform at the Malacañang Palace
• Antonio Jesus Molina led the first Philippine performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio
• Antonio Jesus Molina taught harmony, composition, music history, and violoncello at the UP Conservatory of Music
• Some of Molina's Compositions

  • Hatinggabi (Violin)
  • Malikmata (Piano)
  • Ana Maria (Zarzuela)
  • Misa Antoniana (Mass)
  • Ang Batingaw (Chamber Music)
  • Pandangguhan (Vocal Music)
  • Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara (Poem)
  • Larawan Nitong Pilipinas (Vocal Music)
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura became a member of a band that marched the town
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura was one of the sopranos of the Quezon City Tiples de Sto. Domingo Church (similar to the Vienna Boy's Choir)
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura was the organists at the Manila Cathedral in 1960
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura composed more than 50 religious songs and hymns
• Some of Buenaventura's Compositions

  • Mariang Makiling (1961)
  • Ang Ating Watawat (1965)
  • Prinsesa Urduha (1969)
  • Gomburza (1981)
  • Paskong Barangay (1964)
  • Diego Silang (1966)
  • Dakilang Lahi (1971)
  • Rizal, the Great Malayan Antagonist (1990)
• Lucresia Roces Kasilag earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at the Philippine Women's University and a degree in teaching at St. Scholastica's College
• Lucresia Roces Kasilag was known for being instrumental to the development of Philippines music and culture
• Lucresia Roces Kasilag set more than 250 compositions that belong to various music genres
• Some of Kasilag's Compositions

  • April Morning (1941)
  • Theme and Variations (based on a Filipino folk tune "Walay Angay") (1950)
  • Toccata for Percussions and Winds (1958)
  • Divertissement for Piano and Orchestra (1960)
  • Legend of the Sarimanok (1963)
  • Filisiana (1965)
  • Dularawan (1969)
  • Elegy of Mt. Pinatubo (1991)
• Ramon Pagayon Santos studied at the UP Conservatory of Music, major in Composition and Conducting
• Ramon Pagayon Santos had his greatest exposure in 1966 International Music Symposium held in Manila where all the avant-garde people came and presented their works
• Ramon Pagayon Santos was a conductor of the Ateneo de Manila University Glee Club, chairman of the graduate Committee of the UP College of Music, a professor/lecturer at the PWU
• Some of Santos' Compositions

  • Ding Ding Nga Diwaya
  • Nabasag ang Banga at Iba't iba Pang Pinag-ugpongug-pong na Pananalita para sa Labing-anim na Tinig
  • Ang Hardin ni Ligaya (lyrics by the composer), 1965
  • Ang Puting Waling-Waling (lyrics by the composer), 1972
  • Images, 1975