CONTEMPORARY ARTS

PHILIPPINES FROM THE

REGION
LESSON 7 MUSIC
• Music is considered to be least tangible of the
arts. It is defined as an arrangement of sound
to create a continuous and unified
composition
• Understanding the elements of music and the
different musical traditions in the Philippines
well help in appreciating that contemporary
Philippines music is varied from one region to
another
 What are the elements of music?

• The elements of music are essentially the different things

that you can hear when you listen to music. They are what
differentiates a piece of music from other sounds.
• If you perform a piece of music, even if you are just singing
and dancing to your favourite song, then - whether you know
it or not - you are showing that you have a sense of what
the elements of music are.
 Melody

• A sequence of notes and rhythms - these complement but

are not identical to the notes and beats of the accompanying
sounds. They work together to make a layered sound.
• The melody is what we usually sing along to (and the pulse is
what we tap our feet to). In your favourite song, the voice
doesn't necessarily sing the same rhythm and notes as the
backing music, but it does sound as though it belongs with
them. They work together to create texture.
 Harmony
• This is the sounding of two or more notes at the same time.
The sounds in a piece of music harmonise with one another
to produce a (typically) pleasant sound. How can you tell
when you have played or sung the wrong note? It was
probably because it did not harmonise in the way you were
expecting!
• Some 20th and 21st century classical compositions can be
described as sounding ‘jarring’ or ‘scary’ - this is often
because it deliberately avoids pleasant-sounding harmony.
 Texture
•The texture of music indicates the layers of
sound in the work and the relationship
between them. A full orchestra might sound
swollen and heavy, whilst a solo ukulele
could sound light.
 Dynamics

• Dynamics are one of the core elements of musical

expression. Learning about them will help children to
listen critically and get a more nuanced sense of
meaning from the music they study.
• Dynamics are how we describe how strong or soft a
sound is. Dynamics don’t necessarily describe volume
- all live music needs to be loud enough to be heard -
but about how hard or gentle the notes sound.
 Timbre

• Timbre is the particular tone which distinguishes a sound or

combinations of sounds. Every sound - whether musical or not
- has a timbre. When we talk about timbre we can describe it
in terms of colour and shape. A sound could be warm, silvery,
round or sharp - how would you describe different sounds?
 Form
• refers to the larger shape of the
composition. Form in music is the result of
the interaction of the four structural elements,"
of sound, harmony, melody, and rhythm.
Compositions that do not follow a fixed
structure and rely more on improvisation are
considered free-form
 FORMS AND TYPES OF PHILIPPINES
MUSIC
• These are three kinds of music in the
Philippines. These are ethics traditional
music European influence religious and
secular music and American inspired
popular classical and semi classical
music.
 Ethics traditional music

• Philippines music in ethic tradition described

to be music that has similar elements with
music from our southeast Asian neighbor this
kind of music can still be heard in northern
Luzon Mindanao, Palawan and sulu where
about 100% of the Filipino population had
avoided Spanish influence.
 Ballad

• A ballad refersto a song that explains an

events occurring in a community. Some of
these ballads include the idangdang from
bukidnon and the liyangkit parang sabil of
the Tausug. Some ballads were influenced
by the Spaniards such as the composo and
Pampanga’s ING BANGKERU nowadays the
term “ballads”
 Chant

• This refers to a song with an

unaccompanied melody and variable
rythym. This is usually found in epic
songs.
 Song debate

• The song debate is a song involving male

and female singers who try to outsmart
each other about a certain topic themes
usually include love and courtship,
marriage.
 European influenced religious and
secular music
• Art song is a composition characterized by
merging the voice part, lyrics and the
accompaniment together to achieve an
artistic musical whole singing an arts song
requires skills especially when performed
during A concert or recital.
 Habanera/danza

• This refers to a social dance in duple time

originally from cuba, this is usually performed
on a stage or In a ballroom. The habanera is
influential as its tempo is used in some
contemporary composition like nicanor
abelardo “ikw rin”
 Kumintang

• Originally documented as a war song the kumintang is a

dance of love accomplished by guitar and bajo de unas
(string bass). Its quasi- recitative melody is played by these.
 Pasyon chant

• The pasyon chant refers to the various styles used throughout

the country for the singing of the pasyon. It is typically
performed In two group formations: the first involving two
persons or group singing alternative and the second involving
each person taking his or her.
 Classical music

• Chamber music this refers to instrumental music played by

small ensemble each part of the music is played by one
performer this makes chamber music different from orchestra
music.
 Choral music

• This involves music written for a group of singers. Choral

composition can be monadic, meaning to be sung together or
in unison without accompaniment or polyphonic.
 Opera

• The opera is essentially drama that is sung and accompanied

by instruments it has a set structure, consisting of an
overture, songs variety of a number of singer, other vocal
combinations and interludes.
 Solo instrument literature

• This type of music highlights a solo instrument. This solo

instrument may also be accompanied by another instrument
of by a number of instrument.
 Concerto

• The concerto refers to a pieces for a solo instrument, or a

group of solo instrument and an orchestral ensemble.
Althought the concerto is derived from the four movement
sonata form.
 Sonata

• The sonata is a work for solo instrument with four movements

the typical sequence of movement is allegro Andante minuet