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Diversity of Philippine Music Cultures

The document explores the rich diversity of Philippine music cultures, highlighting the influence of Western music on native traditions and the importance of preserving indigenous music forms. It categorizes music into various groups, including traditional Filipino music, Moro music, lowland folk music, and popular music, each reflecting unique cultural values and communal ties. The text emphasizes the need for awareness and appreciation of these musical heritages to prevent their decline in the face of globalization.

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Diversity of Philippine Music Cultures

The document explores the rich diversity of Philippine music cultures, highlighting the influence of Western music on native traditions and the importance of preserving indigenous music forms. It categorizes music into various groups, including traditional Filipino music, Moro music, lowland folk music, and popular music, each reflecting unique cultural values and communal ties. The text emphasizes the need for awareness and appreciation of these musical heritages to prevent their decline in the face of globalization.

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The Diversity of Philippine

Music Cultures
“At the rate our people are bombarded with all sorts
of Western pop and commercial music through radio,
television, jukeboxes, record players, and movies –
the day may not be too far away when we shall have
committed our own native music to the grave;
harshly forgotten, abandoned, its beauty laid to
waste by an unknowing generation whose only fault
is not having been given the chance to cultivate a
love of it…”
- Felipe Padilla de Leon
Philippine music is rich beyond compare. However,
most Filipinos are unaware of this wealth. Broadcast
media often propagate Western, particularly
American music, overshadowing native music.
Young Filipinos hear almost nothing of the creative
music of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Serious
compositions by Manila-based composers remain
largely unknown.
Traditional Filipino Music
Harmony with the Creative Forces of Nature
Who are the Indigenous Peoples?
- Non-Muslim, nominally Christian animists from regions
like Cordillera, Mindoro, Mindanao, and Palawan.
- Referred to as 'lumad' or 'native.'

Examples of Music:
- Kalinga tongngali (nose flute)
- T’boli hegalong (lute)
Music as a communal activity:
- Instruments often played by multiple people in
interactive ways.
- Reflects social cooperation and egalitarian values.
- Music integrates with everyday life.
Indigenous Filipino music celebrates harmony
with nature, creativity, and community.
- Integration of art into life.
- Cooperative and egalitarian values.
- Reverence for the interconnectedness
of all things.
Music of the Moros or Muslim
Filipino Cultures:
The Courtly Elegance of Islamic Unity
Who are the Islamized Filipinos?
- Found in Mindanao, Palawan, and Sulu regions.
- Magindanaw, Maranaw, Tausug, Sama, Badjaw,
Yakan, and others.
- Music referred to as Moro music.

Example: Kulintang music.


OPM (Original Pilipino Music)
- refers to any musical composition with or without lyrics, originally
created by a, Filipino, whether the lyrics be in Pilipino, English or
other foreign languages, or any other Philippine dialect.

Moro music is a form of highly technical and artistic Filipino music


from the regions.

Notable Practitioners:
1. Samaon Sulaiman (Maguindanao)
2. Uwang Ahadas (Basilan)
Music of the Lowland
Folk Villages
– The Way of the Fiesta
Who are the Lowland Folk?
- Hispanized lowland Christian and village peoples from
Luzon, Visayas, Mindoro, and Palawan.
- Southeast Asian, with strong animistic beliefs and Latin
influences (Mexican, Italian, Hispanic).
- Composed of farmers, fishermen, artisans, vendors,
and common folk.
- Deep faith in God, with religious celebrations centered on
the Sto. Niño, Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, or patron saints.

Fiesta - The key celebration for the lowland folk, a major


cultural event.
Folk Music
- pasyon, balitaw, and daigon.

Putungan - Marinduque traditional ritual for welcoming


important guests.
Pamulinawen - is a song named for a woman with a
hardened heart.
Rosas Pandan - a Cebuano balitaw which celebrates the
beauty and charm of a village maiden.
Pasyon
Balitaw
Folk Music Differences

Ilocano Visayan
- Music notes close - Music notes farther
together, inward dance apart, open and outward
movements, reserved dance movements,
temperament. exuberant temperament.
Filipino Popular Melodies –
Music of Popular Sentiments:
The Sanctity of the Home
Who are the Lowland Christian Filipinos?
- Living in town centers or poblaciones (urban-rural mix)
- Music began with Western influences around the late 1
8th century.
- Transition from oral traditions to written music created
by individual authors.

Examples:
Tangi Kong Pag-ibig, Babalik Ka Rin, Bakya Mo Neneng.
The Role of the Musician:
The musician performs with the community, articulating
collective feelings rather than impressing through technical
prowess.

Entertainment and Social Connection:


- Musicians are part of the community, not hired
professionals.
- Focus on expressing common sentiments rather than
virtuosity.
Filipino popular music is not the same as Western pop
culture; it's enduring and tied to social life.

The music from the 1940s remains relevant today.

Notable songs:
Maalaala Mo Kaya, Pamaypay ng Maynila, Dahil sa Iyo.
Sentimental Nature of Music:
Focus on family togetherness, social networks, and the
sanctity of the home.

Family Values:
The family as the center of Filipino existence, promoting
stability, respectability, and community position.

Romantic Sentiments:
Filipinos’ love for love, relationships, and emotional
connections.
Danza or Habanera.

The danza, not the kundiman, is the love song par


excellence of Filipino popular or light music. It is in
moderately slow to slow duple meter, with a rhythmic
pattern akin to that of the tango or habanera, minus
the tango’s physical bravura and sexual languor.
Music of the Concert Hall:
The Autonomy of Music
What is Concert Music?
- Music created by highly individualized, formally
trained composers.
- Also known as “serious” or “classical” music
Examples:
Mutya ng Pasig by Nicanor Abelardo, Taga-ilog
Symphony by Francisco Santiago, Divertissement for
Piano and Orchestra by Lucresia Kasilag).
Higher institutions of learning, such as the
University of Sto. Tomas, the University of the
Philippines, University of San Agustin, St.
Scholastica’s College, Sta. Isabel College and
others, train composers and musicians
dedicated to the creation and performance of
what is known as serious, concert or classical
music.
Music for Mass
Entertainment:
The Consumerist Lifestyle
Music for Mass Entertainment
This is the music of highly urbanized and industrialized
towns and cities. It is produced mainly for mass
entertainment and it is what we know as “pop” music.

Examples:
- Ryan Cayabyab’s Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
- George Canseco’s Ngayon at Kailanman

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