Reporting Group: Group 1 Presentation by Luis Rabut IV

Luis Rabut IV Irish Gwyneth Joy Gascon

Lance Nicole Castillo Lohan Lee Sindol
Czarina Nicole Cortes Althea Marie Araneta
Rainier RJ Espinal Ria Alisha Cambel
Princess Angela Bea Digon
Marianne Joseayn Sartorio
• refer to tunes that have been orally and aurally
transmitted through generations.
• they may have a known or unknown origin,
• and may be composed by a community or an individual
• they reflect customs and traditions, vernacular images,
values and beliefs, ways of living and daily activities,
personal and communal sentiments, native roots, as well
as foreign influences.
“Aural and Oral”
• Aural - refers to sounds perceived by the ear. For
instance, a musician's aural skills might refer to their
ability to identify melodies and intervals by hearing them,
rather than seeing them written out in sheet music.
• Oral - The adjective oral relates to the mouth: spoken
rather than written.
Folk Music
• Traditional music or “folk song”
• German “Volkslied”, coined by German philosopher,
theologian, and writer Johann Gottfried Herder
(1744-1803)
• It is functional by nature (e.g., for courtship, worship,
leisure, and entertainment).
• In the Philippines, versions of a song are more
pronounced because of the separation of the islands, the
existence of about 170 vernacular languages, and
multicultural backgrounds of people.
• When Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines in
1521, the country already had a rich body of
indigenous music found in different geographical
locations.
Some examples of Traditional Music
v Balse
• also refered to as “waltz”
• is a song that gained popularity toward the mid-nineteenth
century and continued to be popular until the twentieth
century
Fundamental Rhythmic Accompaniment:
v Pandango
• from the Spanish “fandango”
• They appear in different versions and are performed in varied occasions such
as weddings and town fiestas.
• One of the most difficult and famous is the moderately fast Pandanggo sa
Ilaw from Mindoro wherein dancers gracefully display their balancing skills
with lighted tinghoy, or oil lamps on the back of both their hands and on
their heads.

Other examples:
§ Pandanguiado Buraweño, from Leyte and Samar
§ “Tuba”, vocal form, Visayan
v Jota
• popular example of dance music during the Spanish
Regime.
• A pair or couple of pairs dance to the lively music.
• Men wear Barong Tagalog and trousers,
• Women may wear the Maria Clara or their native
costumes (e.g., peasant attire for Ilocanas, and
patadyong and kimona for Bicolanas).
Example: La Jota San Joaquiña from San Joaquin, Iloilo
v Balitaw
• song dance tradition popular among the Visayans
• originated as a debate or a dialogue song between a man and a woman in
courtship or prior to their wedding. This tradition faded in the 1930s.
Fundamental Rhythmic Accompaniment:
-Compared to the waltz, balitaw has a faster and more accented rhythmic
accompaniment.
Examples:
§ “Sa Imong Saad” - vocal song by Jose Estella
§ “Balitaw” - Visayan dance, by Jose Climaco, allows dancers to make their
own words or dialogue
v Kumintang
• traditionally a war song, eventually turned into a love song
in triple time.
• In dance, kumintang refers to a hand movement
characteristic of the Ilocanos' reserved manner.
Fundamental Rhythmic Accompaniment:
Examples:
“Mutya ng Pasig”- by Nicanor Abelardo. The woman in the
sentimental song refers to our beutiful country that had lost
its freedom and love.
Forms (accdg. to their fundamental rhythms)

As previously mentioned, folk music traditions are in triple

time. The following forms are either in duple or quadruple
time:
v marcha
• marcha de funebre - duple time
• paso doble - compound meter 6/8
v rigodon - 2/4 or 6/8
v polka - quick double time 2/4
• Polka sa Nayon - from Batangas
vocal forms:
§ Pamulinawen
§ Magtanim Ay Di Biro
§ Leron-Leron Sinta
v habanera
• afro-cuban elements
• Ay Kalisud
• Walay Angay
 Harmony
• Harmonies revolve mostly in I-IV-V chord progressions.
Rhymes
• Songs are mostly in quatrains, with rhyming schemes:
AAAA/AABB/ABAB, and AABA
Rhythm and Singing Activity
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