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It is highly considered as the
signature form of vocal music
to specific cultures in the
Cordilleras
Ibaloi Badiw
Is an epic poetry sang only in four
major instances rice harvests,
weddings, funerals and wakes.
Hudhud
A Lullaby chant among the natives of the Cordillera mountains, Northern Philippines
Salidumay
Characteristic of vocal music
- Melismatic
2. Free Meter
means that multiple
notes are sounded into a single
vowel in a song
Melismatic
on the other hand,
means that the songs are not
bounded by a time signature.
Free-meter
The distinct characteristics of Cordillera vocal music include: a. It is pentatonic in nature ✓consist of five melodic tones, do, re, mi, sol, la
Pentatonic Scale
The function of instrumental music of Cordillera is similar to his/her vocal music. ▪ Instruments are played during ceremonies, rituals, and celebrations
Instrumental Music
musical instruments in which a resonant material such as wood, stone or metals vibrate to produce the initial sound.
Idiophones
is a single hand-held smooth-surfaced gong with a narrow
rim.
▪ Gangsa
Gangsa ensemble, usually consists ____ to ____ ____ ____, is played
in standing position.
five to six flat gongs
▪ Gongs are played by striking with the palm while rested on the lap. ▪ They are usually played during wedding celebration, peace pacts and festive gatherings
GANGSA TOPPAYA
Gongs are struck or beaten with wooden mallets while held by the left hands. ▪ Musicians (usually men) are on standing position or doing the step dance movements on slightly bending forward position together with the women dancers
Gangsa Palook/pattung
musical instrument which produces sound
primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane.
Membranophone
Is a hollow, conical, wooden tenor drum of the Igorot, Bontoc
and Ibaloi.
▪ It is covered with deer skin, pig skin or lizard skin and played by
striking the drum head with the palms of both hands.
Solibao
Bamboo abounds in the
Philippines and boast of
several species.
Bamboo Instruments
Is a musical instrument that produces sound
primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate.
Wood winds instruments
Aerophones
A nose flute with a long and narrow internal diameter. • It is played with the extreme forward edge of the right or left nostril and produce. • Notes in a range of two and a half octaves.
Tongali or Kalaleng
Is a variation of a wellknown bamboo pan flutes or panpipes in the Philippines. • It is composed of 5-8 pipes (Saggeypo) tied together.
Diwdiw-as
Is a Kalinga bamboo pipes that is closed on one end by a node and the open end is held against by the lower lip of the player. ▪ Its length varies in six sizes from shortest to the longest
Saggeypo
Is a lip valley bamboo flute of the kalinga tribes. It is open on both ends with four finger holes. (three in front, one at the back). • Is a solo instrument usually used by men in serenading, for courting women, or for leisure to pass the time away
Paldong
Musical instrument that makes sound by way of
vibrating string or strings stretched between two
points. The string can be plucked, struck or
bowed.
String instruments (Chordophone)
Is a Kalinga bamboo polychordal tube zither with six strings that runs parallel to its body. • The two ends of the body are closed by the bamboo nodes with hole and a crack along the body parallel to the strings.
Kolitong
Is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of Kalinga to communicate with spirits during house blessings. • It is made of bamboo cut in various lengths and played by stamping each against the ground.
Tongatong