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Assignment #1

What is sacred music for you?

 Identifies the musical
instruments and other sound
sources from the lowlands of

LEARNING Luzon
Describes the musical

GOALS: characteristics of representative

music selections from the
lowlands of Luzon after listening
Analyzes the musical elements
of some Lowland vocal and
instrumental music selections
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SACRED MUSIC
OF LUZON
UNIT I - LESSON 1
 SACRED MUSIC

- performed or composed for religious gatherings and

fellowships
- usually music for worship or adoration to their deities
VOCAL
FORM
 MASS (Liturgical Mass)

- is a sacrament of the
Eucharist mostly celebrated by
the Roman Catholic Church
- parts:
Kyrie (Panginoon, Maawa
Ka)
Gloria (Papuri)
Allelluia (Aleluya)
Credo (Sumasampalataya)
Santus (Santo)
Pater Noster (Ama Namin)
Agnus Dei (Kordero ng
Diyos)
PASTORES

- is a Christmas
season folk dance
and song. It re-
enacts how the
shepherds visited
the child Jesus in a
manger.
 MORO-MORO

- is a type of secular
Komedya which depicts the
battle between Christians
and Muslims, and also the
adaptations of legends
about princesses and
knight-errants. It was the
most popular theater
performance during the
Spanish period.
 PABASANG PASYON

- PASYON is a Philippine
epic that narrates the life,
passion, death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.

- It is written in quintilla
verse in almost all major
Philippine languages.
PABASANG
PASYON
 SENAKULO

- came from the Spanish

cenaculo -- a lenten play that
describes events from the Old
and New Testaments related to
the life, suffering, and death of
Christ. It is the Philippine version
of the Passion drama.
- performed for at least eight
nights during Palm Sunday to
Easter Sunday.
 SALUBONG

- Easter Sunday, held early in

the morning in the plaza before
the dawn mass
- the flow of the presentation is
about the reenactment of the
meeting between the Virgin
Mary and her newly risen Son.
There are angels accompanying
the celebrations by singing
"Alleluia!"
 FLORES DE MAYO

- celebrated in honor of the

Virgin Mary. The people offer
flowers to Virgin Mary once they
arrive at the church after the
procession.
- held in the Philippines during
May
- said to be a mix of Catholic
and Aglipayan festivals.
 SANTACRUZAN

- A devotion honoring St. Helena

(known as Reyna Elena) and
Emperor Constantine finding the
True Cross in Jerusalem.
- happens during the last day of
the Flores de Mayo
 TIPLES
- young chorus boy sopranos
who are trained and sustained
by important parishes such as
the Las Piñas and Sto. Domingo
churches.
- MARCELO ADONAY of Pakil,
Laguna excelled in writing
religious music in the Western
tradition. He served as a church
boy in San Agustin Church when
he was 8 years old and later
joined the Colegio de Niños
Tiples.
did you know that. . .
MARCELO ADONAY
(February 6, 1848-February 8, 1928)
- was a Filipino composer, organist, conductor,
and music teacher, also known as the
"Prince of Philippine Church Music" and the
"Palestrina of the Philippines."
INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC
 The BAMBOO ORGAN of LAS PIÑAS
- The bamboo organ is an important
landmark of Philippine history and
culture. It is the pride of the town of Las
Piñas.
- the oldest and most unique musical
- located at the St. Joseph Parish Church
instrument in the Philippines.
in Las Piñas City.
- lasted for more than 160 years while
- 19th century church organ with unique
most organs last only for 15 years.
organ pipes made almost entirely of
- declared a National Cultural
bamboo.
Treasure of the Philippines in 2003.
- Father Diego Cera de la Virgen del
Carmen, a young Spanish priest of
Augustinian Recollects, conceived the
idea of building the bamboo organ.
The BAMBOO ORGAN of LAS PIÑAS
Thank you!
for listening!
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SECULAR MUSIC
OF LUZON
UNIT I - LESSON 2
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How does secular

What is secular
music differ from
music for you?
sacred music?
 SECULAR MUSIC

- served as a good vehicle not only for entertainment,

but also for other significant social functions and
purposes
Folk Song
one of the vocal traditional music of
the Filipino people.

expresses the people's everyday activities, customs,

and beliefs which are put together as music

said to be "the voice of the people"

has a simple melodic construction,

more often syllabic, and lively.

orally passed on from generation to

generation
The folk song below is used by childless couples and other
believers as accompaniment when they sing and dance during the
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 HARANA

- a Filipino word for SERENADE

- a traditional practice of
courtship in which a young man
woos a maiden through a song
- as he sings, he is accompanied
by two or three instrumentalists
who normally play either the
guitar, the flute, or any
combination of these
instruments
 POLKA

- type of dance written in duple

time
- national dance of the Czech
Republic
- Its name varies from place to
place like Polkabal from
Atimonan, Quezon and Polka
Salsa from Calapan, Oriental
Mindoro.
 KUMINTANG

- war song that became famous

for the Batangeños
- the kundiman that gave
inspiration among Filipinos who
were involved in the continuing
fight for freedom
 KUMINTANG

- JOCELYNANG BALIWAG (song)

otherwise known as "KUNDIMAN NG
HIMAGSIKAN" was most popular during the
Revolution of 1896.

- officially known as "MUSICA DE LEGITIMO

KUNDIMAN PROCEDENTE DEL CAMPO
INSURECTO"

- this song was not only dedicated to

JOSEFA TIONGSON Y LARA "PEPITA" but
also to the beloved motherland, the
Philippines.
 KUMINTANG

- CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN
(November 11, 1903-August 16, 1982),
a music composer, used this song
form in 1928 when he set into music
Huseng Batute's patriotic poem
"Bayan Ko."
 KUNDIMAN

- a traditional Filipino song that

expresses the lofty sentiment of
love and heroism, in a passionate
but melancholic mood.
- a contradiction of kung hindi
man which means "though I am
not worthy"

- sample: written by the Philippine

National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal
 KUNDIMAN

- BAYAN KO

Lyrics by Jose Corazon de

Jesus (pen name: Huseng
Batute)

Music by Constancio de
Guzman