PHILIPPINE POPULAR CULTURE There are two main streams of folk music:

FORMS OF POPULAR CULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES 1. Asiatic Traditions

2. Western Traditions
 music
 arts ASIATIC TRADITIONS
 literature The musical traditions relate to social, political and
 dance economic life of the people, are connected to their
 entertainment press spiritual beliefs and their relationship to the natural
environment.
PHILIPPINE MUSIC
Other songs for various occasions:
In discussing Philippine music, there are three main
divisions that are apparent;  Alisig- is sung for curing the sick
1. OLD ASIAN/ INDIGENOUS INFLUENCE MUSIC  Ibillaments- is sung for the death of a person.
- Refers to the indigenous music that practiced by the  Bayok- a love song among the Maguindanao and
ethnic groups. the Maranao.
2. SPANISH INFLUENCE MUSIC
- They influence religious and secular music 1. HARANA- A serenade tradition in rural areas of
3. AMERICAN/ EUROPEAN INFLUENCED MUSIC the Philippines in which the young men may
- Rise of the mainstream in music and influence classical, formally meet single ladies.
semi-classical and popular music. 2. KUNDIMAN- Traditional Filipino song for love
3. TALINDAW- A boat song
OLD ASIAN/ INDIGENOUS INFLUENCED MUSIC
4. SAMBUTANI- a song sung at the fiesta
The Indigenous Tradition 5. KUMINTANG- a war song
There is no written information about music in the
WESTERNIZED TRADITIONS
Philippines before the arrival of Magellan in 1521.
Various kinds of instruments made of bronze, wood and The influence of Roman Catholicism shaped what was to
bamboo. be the mainstream during Spanish period.
The people centered on religious or Christian subjects.
These include gongs of various kinds of size and
Para-liturgical rituals and folk rites developed as the
shapes, drums, flutes, of different types, zithers,
indigenous traditions were transformed to utilized
lutes, clappers and buzzers.
Christian symbols.
 Vocal genres include epics relating genealogies
and exploits of heroes and gods.
WESTERNIZED FORMS WITH NATIVE INDIGENOUS
 Ritual songs to drive away evil spirits or to invoke
STYLE MUSIC
blessings from the good spirits.
 Work songs related planting, harvesting, fishing.  SUBLI
Songs to celebrate festive occasions.  PASYON
 Mourning songs for the dead.  MORO-MORO
 Courting songs. Children game songs.
SUBLI – A “panata” or a solemn vow directed to the holy
THE SPANISH –EUROPEAN INFLUENCED cross for all the blessings and the people’s belief that the
TRADITIONS cross has the power to ward off evil spirits.
MORO-MORO- Muslim-Christian wars.
It produced a religious music connected to the outside the
PASYON/ CENACULO- A chanted epic-like singing of the
catholic liturgy and a European inspired secular music
life of Christ performed during the Lenten season. It is the
adapted by Filipinos and reflected in their folk songs and
reenactment of life and death of Jesus Christ.
instrumental music.
It has a massive transformation of our indigenous music
to the mixture of western influence.
Senaculo- a more extensive and complicated rendition of These were written in Western notation, often utilizing
the life and passion of Jesus Christ in the form of outdoor harmonies. Instrumental and vocal arrangements of
dramas also takes place during Lenten season. the songs were published and used as educational
materials in schools.

- A cast of 30 more characters is accompanied by a small

band instrument. The native sarswela in the vernacular, an outgrowth of the
Spanish zarzuela introduced in 1879, appeared by
RONDALLA
1900.
MURZA
 In the field of semi-classical instrumental music,
THE AMERICAN INFLUENCED TRADITIONS. the band stands out.
 By the turn of century, band performances in
Manila which took place at the Luneta, The plaza
The American regime lasted from 1898 to 1946 during Mayor, and the Calzada were highly praised for
which time Philippine music underwent another process their impeccable performances.
of transformation.  Until today, the band tradition goes on. Marches,
American lifestyle and pop culture gave rise to music concert overtures, concert pieces, tone poems,
created by Filipinos using western pop forms. and even symphonies have been written for
band.
MUSIC IN THE PHILIPPINES SINCE 1898
The Three mainstreams of music during this post-colonial POPULAR MUSIC
period. The third mainstream of music during the 20th century is
Classical Music popular music.
Semi-classical music This genre includes :
Popular Music
 Pinoy ballads ( walong bilyon)
 Pinoy rock (Rivermaya and Eraserheads)
CLASSICAL MUSIC  Manila sound ( May Bukas pa)
 Pinoy disco (Bongga Ka Day)
1. SYMPHONIES  Pinoy folk ( Tayo’y mga Pinoy)
2. CHAMBER MUSIC  Pinoy rap
3. CONCERTOS  Ethnic pop
SYMPHONIES – it is an extended musical composition in  Novelty songs
western classical music, most often for orchestra.
CHAMBER WORKS – a form of classical music that is
composed for a small group of instruments.
CONCERTOS – a piece of classical music that features a
soloist accompanied by orchestra.

SEMI- CLASSICAL MUSIC

The semi- classical repertoire includes:
1.Stylized folk songs
2.Music for theater
3.Songs and ballads
And various types of instrumental music.
An awakened interest in field of work produced by a body
of folk songs from different regions of the Philippines.