MUSIC OF MINDORO, PALAWAN AND VISAYAS
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MUSIC OF MINDORO, PALAWAN AND VISAYAS | |
| - | The music of Mindoro, Palawan, and the Visayas can be in vocal form of instrumental. Vocal music is a genre of music performed by one or more singers, with or without the accompaniment of musical instruments, in which singing provides the most focus of the piece. Instrumental music is a recording without any vocals and is primarily or exclusively produced using musical instruments. There are many tribes with different musical traditions and practices in Mindoro and Palawan. They focus on family life, thanksgiving, good harvest, nature, as well as spiritual aspects. The Visayas have different rituals, ceremonies, and leisure that they prefer to accompany music and instruments. They are fond of singing, dancing, and playing traditional instruments. |
| MUSIC OF MINDORO | |
| - | Mindoro is an island located in southwestern Luzon. It is composed of two provinces: Occidental and Oriental Mindoro. Tagalog is their main language, though the native Visayan and Mangyan languages greatly influence some parts. |
| - | Home of the Mangyans especially the group called Hanunoo |
| VOCAL MUSIC | |
| IYAYA | |
| - | lullaby |
| - | Put children asleep |
| - | Soft, repetitive and calming |
| - | Peaceful, acapella (no instruments) |
| AYUNG/NGAYUNG | |
| - | Ritual chant in igway or song in their own language |
| - | Acapella |
| MARAYAW | |
| - | Spirit song |
| - | Used for protection |
| - | Thanksgiving |
| - | Bring good luck |
| PAMUYBUYEN | |
| - | A legend that means the “fear of water” |
| - | Moral lessons (Alamat) |
| AMBAHAN | |
| - | Poetic chant |
| - | Seven syllable lines |
| - | Group of Mangyan created this poetic chant or the HANUNOOS |
| - | Most famous surat Mangayan |
| - | Surat means own script |
| - | Written in bamboo |
| - | Feelings advice |
| INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | |
| AGUNG | |
| - | Used in an ensemble by the Hanunuo, which consists of two light gongs played by two men squatting on the floor: one man beats with a lightly padded stick on the rim of one of the gongs. Both performers play in simple duple rhythms. |
| KUDLUNG | |
| - | A boat-shaped body with a frets string instrument. The manner of playing the string is through plucking. It is also called kutyapi or kudyapi in Maguindanao. |
| - | Storytelling and it is used for worship/gathering |
| REMEMBER | |
| - | Aerophone is wind-instruments |
| - | Membranophone is for percussion |
| - | Chordophones is for string instruments |
| - | Idiophones produces sound by the vibration of a resonant solid material |
| LANTOY | |
| - | A transverse nose flute with five holes and is tuned diatonically. It is also called badtek in Bukidnon. |
| PALAWAN | |
| - | Palawan is one of the largest provinces in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Puerto Princesa Underground River. It is also the place where fragments of the Tabon Man were found about 20,000 years ago. |
| - | Love and faith |
| VOCAL MUSIC | |
| SANDAW | |
| - | Lullaby |
| - | Love, care and protection of the mother to her son/daughter |
| - | Gentle |
| - | Shows the peaceful life in Palawan |
| CONCION SONG | |
| - | Serenade |
| - | Expresses love, admiration of a man to a woman |
| - | This is usually played during night time |
| - | This music is sweet, slow and romantic |
| KOIRDAS DI LA BORDON | |
| - | Koirdas meaning strings and bordon means guitar |
| - | This song is usually played during wakes |
| - | This is to honor and remember the dead |
| - | This song is slow, solemn, and expresses sorrow |
| PA HESUS | |
| - | This is a death song |
| - | - religious song |
| - | Prayer or farewell |
| - | This is asking Jesus for the passed away person to reach heaven |
| - | Solemn |
| - | God’s mercy |
| PALAWANO | |
| - | Native lowland dwellers and occupy the Southern Palawan |
| AGUTUYANEN | |
| - | from the central Island of Cuyo and considered as the elite among Palawan tribes. |
| INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | |
| SULING | |
| - | It is also known as a banded flute. It is a long tube bamboo made of tamiang bamboo, which has a very thin surface. The head of the suling, near its small hole, is circled with a narrow band made of rattan to produce air vibration. |
| - | Bamboo flute with rattan |
| - | Accompanies local song |
| - | Worship |
| PAGANG | |
| - | Pagang is also known as bamboo zither. It is made of one whole node of bamboo, which is partly slit to keep the node from splitting apart. It has strings that are raised with frets underneath. It is played by plucking the strings and the slit allows the sound to vibrate along the length of the instrument. |
| - | This is used for social gathering |
| BASAL | |
| - | It is also called gong. It is a set of two big gongs, agung and a pair of small ringed gongs, sanang, hang from the wall plates, while the drum, gimbal, rests on the lateral platform, ready to be played. It enhances the solidarity of binding the people together. |
| - | This is played in gatherings and rituals |
| - | This helps you by staying in the tempo and do not lose the original tempo |
| - | This accompanies rituals, celebration, and folk dances |
| VISAYAS | |
| - | Visayan Islands, also called Visayas or Bisayas, island group, central Philippines. The Visayan group consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands clustered around the Visayan, Samar, and Camotes seas. |
| - | Love to saints |
| - | Joy, love, hope and faith |
| VOCAL MUSIC | |
| ILO NG BATA | |
| - | Children’s song |
| - | This song is lively and repetitive so that it is easy for children to memorize this song |
| - | This song also teaches values |
| BALITAW | |
| - | Debate song |
| - | Question and answer between a man and woman |
| MATUD NILA | |
| - | Serenade song |
| - | Sabi nila |
| - | Expresses love except what others say about their relationship |
| - | Most famous serenade song |
| KANDU | |
| - | Epic song |
| - | This shows a story |
| - | Community |
| - | This song is free flowing and repetitive |
| - | This are heroic stores and ancient |
| PORTINO | |
| - | Sacred song |
| - | This is used for church services |
| - | This shows faith, devotion, and catholic faith |
| - | This songs is solemn |
| DAGON | |
| - | Christmas song |
| - | Holiday season |
| - | This celebrates the birth of Jesus or Jesus’s birthday |
| - | Caroling |
| - | Festive cheer |
| DANDANSOY | |
| - | Most famous Visayan folk song |
| - | Love and parting |
| - | Leaving a love one |
| - | Visayan song that depicts the story of a woman who goes home to payao or a farmhouse. The woman tells the man she loves to follow her in case he misses her. |
| INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | |
| SUBING | |
| - | It is a jaw harp made from the carefully selected topmost part of bamboo to achieve the instrument’s sound. It is used to imitate nature sounds and communicating messages, as well as courtship. |
| - | This is used for courtship |
| - | To create sounds, you need to change the shape of the mouth |
| - | Twangy |
| BUKTOT | |
| - | Guitar-like |
| - | Hunch back |
| - | Made from coconut shell |
| - | This is played by strumming |
| - | It is a chordophone instrument made of a coconut shell with four strings. It is played with a bow. The instrument resonator, usually a coconut shell, resembles a hunchback. |
| AGUNG | |
| - | Pair of light gong |
| - | This is played in pair |
| - | Made of brass and bronze and played by striking |
| - | It is a heavy, wide-rimmed suspended gong. It produces a bass sound in the percussion section. It can be played together with drums. This instrument is also similar to the musical instrument of Mindoro and Palawan. |