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Unique to the Maguindanao is the use of kulintang music for courtship and in contests between individual musicians or village ensembles.

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Kulintang Ensemble

Unique to the Maguindanao is the use of kulintang music for courtship and in contests between individual musicians or village ensembles.

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ELECTIVE 1:

KULINTANG ENSEMBLE
WRITTEN REPORT
A Maguindanaoan kulintang ensemble is a gong-chime collection of instruments

important to the musical culture of the Maguindanao people in the Southern Philippines.

Kulintang music is used for celebratory occasions such as festivals, weddings,

engagement parties, and baptisms, as well as in musical competitions. Certain musical

families in the province of Maguindanao specialize in this art form, passing down the

tradition from generation to generation, and everyone interested in learning is welcome.

Children typically learn through osmosis by observing their elders play at festive

occasions. Each kulintang song is family-specific and region-specific, and well-versed

musicians can distinguish between regional and family styles of playing.

The entire ensemble consists of five percussion instruments played by five musicians at

a time. The main melodic instrument, called the kulintang, the second instrument of the

ensemble is the dabakan, the third instrument is the babandil, the fourth instrument of

the ensemble is the gandingan and the last instrument of the ensemble is the agung.

The first of the five instruments is the Kulintang. It is the main melodic instrument, it

consists of eight knobbed bronze gongs that are graduated in pitch. It sits on a wooden

stand called an antangan. Each gong is supported by thin cords attached to the

antangan, to allow the sound to resonate. The eight small gongs differ in pitch but the

height of the tone is not fixed and can differ per set. The number of large gongs can

vary from one to several gongs of different pitch and size.

Second one is the Dabakan. So the second instrument of the ensemble is the dabakan,

a gourd-shaped drum that provides the rhythm to the ensemble. It is typically made from

the stump of a palm tree, and the drum head is traditionally fashioned from monitor

lizard skin (or sometimes snakeskin). Due to the endangered status of monitor lizards in
the Philippines, goatskin is now widely used.

The third instrument is the Babandil, the ensemble's timekeeper. It is a medium-sized

knobbed gong. The term Babendil is derived from the Arabic word 'bandair,' which

means "circular-type tambourine or frame drum."

A musical instrument with various regional names has origins in the Indian subcontinent

or Middle East, with variations in Maguindanao, Maranao, bandil, babendil, and bapindil

depending on the region, and both genders can play the babendil, which is typically

substituted in the wooden kulintang ensemble by the kagul or tagutok.

A bamboo stick or rattan strip is used to play the Babendil, a traditional gong instrument

in Mindanao that produces a characteristic metallic clang. It is usually played standing

or sitting, with the instrument hung from the floor. It is typically made of bronze. The

beat corresponds to a low-pitched agung, and the basic patterns are comparable to the

drum patterns of the dabakan.

The Gandingan, a group instrument consisting of four hanging gongs, is used by

musicians to send romantic messages to other players or across distances.

A shallow gong with thin rims and a strong frame stand is used as a secondary melodic

instrument in ensembles and for communication and warnings when played solo with

fellow Maguindanao.

Gongs are set in pairs in gandingan, with lower-pitched gongs facing each other and

higher-pitched gongs facing each other. Depending on the occasion, different

approaches are exhibited. Formal performances depend on all four gongs, whereas

casual occasions such as apad and kulndet use only three of the highest-pitched
gongs.

The Agung, or Agong, is a bass instrument made up of two wide-rimmed gongs that is

used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Tausug, and Sama-Badjau people.

Agung is the most prominent of them, followed by the low-pitched pangandungan in

Maguindanao and the p'nanggisa-an in Maranao. The second gong is smaller and

louder. Young males use Agung to communicate with unmarried women, serenade

them, and partake in solo contests and competitions. It also informs people about

imminent threats and important occasions, including the time.

References:
https://centerforworldmusic.org/2021/09/instrumentkulintang

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