Agnus Dei - referring to the Christian theological concept of the Lamb of God and

the associated liturgical text from the Roman Catholic Latin Mass, has been set to
music by many composers, as it is normally one of the movements or sections in a
sung Mass setting.

agung - is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the

Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a
supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles.

ambahan - is the traditional poetry of the Hanunuo Mangyans of Oriental Mindoro.

It is usually written on bamboo in the Surat Mangyan, a centuries-old pre-Spanish
script.

angklung - is a musical instrument from Indonesia made of a varying number of

bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved to have a resonant
pitch when struck and are tuned to octaves, similar to Western handbells.

arakyo - is The komedya in Penaranda, Nueva Ecija, re-enacts the story of the
search for the Holy Cross by Queen Helena and her son Constantine.

aruding - is the The Jew's harp, also known as the jaw harp, mouth harp, Ozark
harp or juice harp, is a lamellophone instrument, consisting of a flexible metal or
bamboo tongue or reed attached to a frame.

Ati-Atihan - Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo

Ni�o (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo, Aklan
in the island of Panay, Philippines.

babandil - is a single, narrow-rimmed Philippine gong used primarily as the

�timekeeper� of the Maguindanao kulintang ensemble.

balitaw - is the song traditionally associated with the Visayas region in the same
way the kundiman and kumintang are associated with ancient Tagalog music.

Bamboo - is a natural hollow form makes it an obvious choice for many musical
instruments, most commonly flutes..

Banggi - is a protest song that is disguised as a love song. It was a protest for
the political repression by the Americans. Sarung Banggi is a �metaphorical message
that speaks of a longing for national liberation.

basal instruments - or the gong ensemble of Palawan is a set of one or two big
gongs also known as agung, and two small ringed gongs known as sanang. On the other
is a gimbal which rests on a lateral platform.

batiwtiw - A bamboo instrument from mindoro about 40 cm long ,played by striking

the split end of a bamboo against the left palm .

beberek - is The nose flute is a popular musical instrument played in Polynesia

and the Pacific Rim countries. Other versions are found in Africa.

Benedictus - was the song of thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of

the circumcision of his son, John the Baptist. The canticle received its name from
its first words in Latin (Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, �Blessed be the Lord God
of Israel�).

brass band - is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass

instruments, most often with a percussion section.

buktot - is a Visayan Guitar Litguit Traditional Filipino instrument that is used

to make percussion sounds that resemble those of maracas.

bungkaka - also known as the bamboo buzzer is a percussion instrument (idiophone)

made out of bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes around the Philippines such
as the Ifugao, Kalinga, and Ibaloi.

Composo - or Komposo is a narrative (or sometimes a ballad) song which is meant to

be sang, and was used for mass communication during the Spanish era.

Credo - comes straight from the Latin word meaning "I believe", and is the first
word of many religious credos, or creeds, such as the Apostles' Creed and the
Nicene Creed. But the word can be applied to any guiding principle or set of
principles.

dabakan - is a single-headed Philippine drum, primarily used as a supportive

instrument in the kulintang ensemble.

Diwdiw-as - Most of the variations of the Philippine bamboo panpipes can be traced
in Northern Luzon where the instrument is known by different names. In Balangaw,
the instrument is called as Dad-ayu. In Bontoc.

Flores de Mayo - (Spanish for "flowers of May") is a festival held in the

Philippines in the month of May. It is one of the May devotions to the Blessed
Virgin Mary and lasts for the entire month.

folk song - is a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic

form, refrain, and simplicity of melody.

gangsa - is a type of metallophone which is used mainly in Balinese and Javanese

Gamelan music. In Balinese gong kebyar styles, there are two types of gangsa
typically used: the smaller, higher pitched kantilan and the larger pemade.

Gimbal'l drum - is an important Mandaya instrument used in all ceremonies and

rituals.

Gitgit - is an instrument with 3 or 4 strings somewhat similar to a violin. It has

a wooden body. Human hair is used to string the bow.

Gloria - is a 1979 love song that became an international hit. The song was
originally written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi.

gong - is an East and Southeast Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the
form of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet.

Guimbal - was one of the ancient musical instruments of the Spanish Panayanos.
 Harana - is serenade tradition in rural areas of the Philippines in which young
men may formally meet single lady visitors.
Local results.

Ibalong Festival - is a non-religious festival in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines

based on the Ibalong Epic, and is held on August. The festival celebrates the epic
story Ibalong who was accompanied by three legendary heroes, namely Baltog,
Handyong, and Bantong.

Igway - is the music from the Mangyan province in the Philippines; it is the word
for "song." Their music ranges from legends, poems, talking to spirits.

instrumental - is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing,

although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals
in a Big Band setting.

Kadayawan Festival - is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines.

Its name derives from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo.

kalutang - A pair of percussion bars which are struck against each other at
specific angles to produce a pitch.

Kinaban - A musical instrument common to many regions in Asia is the jaw harp or
mouth harp, often referred to as "jew's harp".

Komedya - is a colorful theatrical tradition in Christianized Philippines whose

plot generally revolves around the social, political and religious conflicts of
Muslim and Christian heroes dramatized in colorful romantic and stylized acting,
and in exotic costumes, presented usually during community festivals with the
support and patronage of the community.

karatong - is a percussion instrument made out of bamboos that serves as signaling

device by our ancestors particularly in the areas of Leyte.

kubing - is a type of Philippine jaw harp from bamboo found among the Maguindanaon
and other Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also
called kobing (Maranao).

Kulintang - is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on

a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by
larger, suspended gongs and drums.

kumintang - is a Visayan term for the flower known in English as rosy periwinkle
(Catharanthus roseus). It is known as tsitsirika in Tagalog.

Kundiman - is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs.The lyrics of the

Kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing
and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundiman was the traditional means of
serenade in the Philippines.

lantoy - It is a mouth instrument made from a bamboo locally called "Badtek". Used
in waiving basket. It has three holes.

Las Pi�as Bamboo Organ - in St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Pi�as City,
Philippines, is a 19th-century church organ with unique organ pipes; they are made
almost entirely of bamboo. It was completed in 1824 by Father Diego Cera, the
builder of the town's stone church and its first resident Catholic parish priest.

lendungan - music of lumad.

Litguit - (violins) A litguit instrument is a traditional Filipino instrument that

is used to make percussion sounds that resemble those of maracas. The instrument
has a long, thin wooden handle, and, when it is played, it is struck with another
long, slim piece of wood to produce the distinctive sound.

A lullaby - or cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually

played for (or sung to) children.

Lumad - are a group of non-Muslim indigenous people in the southern Philippines.

It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous".

marayaw - is a ritualistic power song utilized for healing the sick and for casting
magical spells. It is used by the Iraya of Mindoro, Philippines.

Mass - (Missa), a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that

sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the
Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism) to music.

Moriones Festival. - The Moriones is a lenten rites held on Holy Week on the island
of Marinduque, Philippines.

moro-moro - is a play that became"popular in the Philippines during theSpanish

colonial period. It depicted battlesbetween Christians and Moros-as Muslimsin the
Philippines are popularly known-withthe Moros as the perpetual villains who. always
lost to the Christians in the end.

Musikong bumbong - refers to the music or sound that originated from a bamboo tube,
which is the direct translation of bumbong in English, that can refer to any of the
wind, percussion or string instruments.

Oggayam - is actually a kind of song which is commonly sang by leaders to celebrate

certain occasions. It comes from the colorful culture of people from Ilocos and
Kalinga.

Pab�sa ng Pasy�n - (Tagalog for "Reading of the Passion"), known simply as Pab�sa
is a Catholic devotion in the Philippines popular during Holy Week involving the
uninterrupted chanting of the Pasy�n, an early 16th-century epic poem narrating the
life, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Pagang � This is stringed musical instrument made out of a bamboo. Babarak �

Babarak is the same as Suling. It is the Palawan term for Suling. Suling � This
flute is a musical instrument made out of a bamboo

palook - is a music instrument that we found in kalinga province, phillipines ....

this made in a pure bamboo .

Pamuybuyen - is a legend which means "fear of water".

Pangkat Kawayan� - (literally �Bamboo Band�) otherwise known as the �Singing Bamboo
of the Philippines � is a unique orchestra that draws music from unconventional
bamboo instruments.

pasiyak- a musical instrument used in panay consisting of a tube pipe. It is played

by placing water in the tube and blowing the pipe. The presence of water produces a
whistling sound.

pasiyok - is a bamboo flute. The bamboo whistle flute has one hole placed at the
top to blow the whistle flute. There are no finger holes to make different sounds
with.

Pastores - is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatep�quez. Stub

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Patteteg - also know as patatag,

is an indigenous bamboo instrument with a slightly inward curved that is played by
striking.

Religious Komedya - is also called Komedya de Santo centers on the life of Christ
or of any saint. It usually seen during church celebrations. The actors move in a
stylized way, have extravagant costumes and elaborately choreographed war.
scenes.

rondalla - is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick

and generally known as plectrum instruments.

saggeypo - Six nodes of bamboo of varying lengths with one side closed and the
other side open in which the player blows. There are incised designs on the
instrument. It is played in an ensemble with one player holding one flute. It is
usually played by children. It also known as say-say-op depending on the area.

Salathful Juma - is a friday prayer chant. Taraweeh. chant during Ramadan. Lullaby.
peace in Mindanao. Kulintang ensemble.

Salidumay - is an indigenous folk song associated with the Igorot and Kalinga
natives of the Cordillera Mountains in the northern part of the Philippines.

Salubong - (Tagalog for �meeting�) is a traditional Filipino devotion that reenacts

the encounter of the risen Christ with his mother.

sanctus - is a hymn beginning Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus (Holy, holy, holy) forming
a set part of the Mass.

Santacruzan - is a religious-historical beauty pageant held in many cities, towns

and even small villages throughout the Philippines during the month of May. ...
Nine days of prayer (a novena) in honor of the Holy Cross precedes the Santacruzan
or Flores de Mayo.
Secular komedya - is performed at the local fiestas. An example is Santacruzan. The
story evolves on the search for the Holy Cross by Queen Elena and her son, Emperor
Constantino.

Secular music - is non-religious music. Secular means being separate from

religion. In the West, secular music developed in the Medieval period and was used
in the Renaissance. Swaying authority from the Church that focused more on Common
Law influenced all aspects of Medieval life, including music.

Senakulo - is a dramatic performance to commemorate the passion and death of Jesus

Christ. It was taken from the Spanish word 'cenaculo' which literally means the
''Upper Room''.

siasid - is a prayer song by Lumad.

Sinulog - Santo Ni�o Festival is an annual cultural and religious festival held on
the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, and is the centre of the Santo Ni�o.

Subanen - (also spelled Subanon or Subanun) is a tribe indigenous to the Zamboanga

peninsula area, particularly living in the mountainous areas of Zamboanga del Sur
and Misamis Occidental, Mindanao Island, Philippines. The Subanon people speak the
Subanon language. The name means "a person or people of the river.

Subl�an - is a portmanteau of the Tagalog words subs�b ("bent", "stooped", also

"fall on the face") and bal� (also "bent" or "broken"), referring to the posture
adopted by male dancers. Both men and women dancers�called manunubl� (meaning "them
that Subl�")�perform in pairs and various formations.

Suling - is a simple bamboo flute. A notch is cut into the the side of the top end,
and this top end is surrounded by a rattan of bamboo ring, leaving a small slit
where the player will put his mouth on. Suling is the simplest and cheapest
instrument in the gamelan.

Tboli - people are one of the indigenous peoples of South Cotabato in Southern
Mindanao. The body of ethnographic and linguistic literature on Mindanao, they are
variously known as Tboli.

Tarawih - refers to extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the

Islamic month of Ramadan.

TIPANU - is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English. tipanu n bamboo flute.

Tiruray - is a combination of tiru (�place of origin, birth, or residence�) and ray

(from daya, meaning �upper part of a stream or river�).
tongatong - is a percussion instrument made of various lengths of bamboo, which is
found in the Kalinga province of the Philippines. It is played by hitting it
against the earth. Traditionally, tongatongs are used by the people of Kalinga to
communicate with spirits, particularly as part of healing rituals.

toppaya - is the idiomatical membronic sound that cames from cordillera has a big
blongde and biggere it is lower the pitch.

Tugo al - This is a percussion instrument native to the Philipines. ... Kulintang

Kulintang is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a
row of small, horizontally-laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by
larger, suspended gongs and drums.

TULTUGAN - IS A FESTIVAL OF THE BAMBOO CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES MASSIN, ILOILO.

The instrumental music of Visayas is composed of ensembles like the Rondalla of
Silay-on, Negros and Tultugan of maasin.

ulibaw - this is a type of Philippine jaw harp from bamboo found among the
Maguindanaon and other Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in the Philippines and
Indonesia.

Vocal music - is a type of music performed by one or more singers, either with
instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in
which singing provides the main focus of the piece.

Zarzuela - is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and

sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance.