Contemporary Philippine Art Forms from the Region

REVIEWER

Kudyapi - A two stringed lute made of wood, one for melody and the other for drone

Jaw harp - A very thin slit of bamboo or brass with a vibrating tongue in the longitudinal
section considered as” speakng instrument”

Liturgical Music - It is a music for performance in a liturgical rite of worship which is commonly
associated with the Christian tradition.
Secular Music - It is any music not written for the church or non-religious

Gregorian Chant - It is the Central of the Western planchant, a form of monophoric,

unaccompanied sacred song of the Roman Catholic

Pasyon - The text is sung to basic or skeletal melodic formulas based on chant like melodies
and known as the Philippine epic narrative of the life of Christ focused on his passion, death
and resurrection.

Aurelio Tolentino - Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas

Severino Reyes - Walang Sugat

Non-Locomotor Stretch, bend, jump. Twist, turn, rise, fall, swing rock, tip and shake are
example of ________

Locomotor Slide, walk, hop, run, skip, leap, roll, crawl and gallop are examples of
___________ actions.

Size - Large, small, narrow and wide are also called __________.

Level - High, medium, low are also called __________.

Place On the spot (personal space), through the space (general space), upstage/downstage is
also called __________.

Contemporary Art - It refers to the current and very recent practice and to works of art made
by living artists.

Morgan Pecelli - He was the one who said that contemporary performance collage is non-
narrative, technically rigorous and carefully orchestrated anarchic chaos.

Contemporary Performance - It is a hybrid work that integrates text, dance, objects, music,
costumes, lighting, images, sound, sets and vocal expression into complex interactive
systems,

Contemporary Artists - They are the ones that give voice to the varied and changing cultural
landscape of identity, values and beliefs in a globally influenced, culturally diverse and
technologically advancing world.
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Modern Art - This kind of art started in the 1860's which came many "ISM" like impressionism,
symbolism, cubism, expressionism, futurism, fauvism that experimented in drawing, painting
and sculpture.

Ethnic Art - These kinds of arts are for ritual purposes and everyday use.
a. Islamic art b. c. Modern art d. Virtual art

Islamic Art - This art is characterized by geometric designs and patterns that elicits focus from
the believers.

Fernando Amorsolo - He was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes and
popularly known for his mastery in the use of light whose paintings reached more than 10,000
pieces.

Filipino Women - In this painting of Amorsolo, he rejected Western ideas of beauty in favor
of Filipinos and was fond of basing the faces of his subjects on members of his family.

Antonio Molina - He was known as the Claude Debussy of the Philippines due to his use of
impressionism in music.

Leonor Orosa-Goquingco - Her pen name was Cristina Luna and she was known as Trailblazer,
the mother of the Philippine Theater dance.
Vicente Manansala - He was a famous cubist painter and illustrator and was given as National
artist of the Philippine in visual arts.

Gerardo De Leon - He was a Filipino actor who turned film director who made his acting debut
in the 1984 film, "Ang Dangal" and was given an award as National artist in Filmography.

Carlos P. Romulo - He was honored as the “Philippine greatest diplomat in the 20th century
and was given an award as National Artist in Literature in 1982.

Direction - Forward/backward, sideways, diagonal, right/left is also called ____________.

Pathway - Curved/straight, zig-zag, random is also called __________.

Metered - Pulse, tempo, accent, rhythmic, pattern is also called _________.

Free Rhythm - Breath, open score, sensed time, improvisation is also called __________.

Attack - Sharp/smooth, sudden/sustained is also called ___________.

Clock Time - Seconds, minutes, hours are also also called ___________.

Lightness - Resist the down, initiate up is also called ____________.

Flow - Free, bound, balanced, neutral is also called ____________.

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Flowing, tight, loose, sharp, swinging, swaying, suspended, collapsed, smooth is also called
quality.

Rondalla - This is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick and
generally known as plectrum instruments.

Harana - A traditional form of courtship music in which a man woos a woman by singing
underneath her window at night

Americans - “Tunog lata” is an influence of

Post liberation - Original Filipino music is one of the influences of

Spanish-European - Sarsuela is an influence in music by

Cenakulo - It is a very heavy drama which is shown in relation to the life and sacrifices and
death of Jesus Christ.

Moro-Moro - This is a play or drama that depicts the war between the Christians and the
Muslims with the Christians in the winning side.

Fr. Jeronimo Perez - He was the first one one who wrote the Moro-Moro that was staged in
Manila in 1637 to commemorate Gov. General Consuera’s victory over the Muslims of
Mindanao.

Sarsuela - It is a melodrama with songs and dances that has a three in one act play. It
sometimes shows the political and social conditions of the country.

Morion Festival - This festival is a lenten ritual that is colorful and unique that is celebrated
every holy week in Marinduque.

Ati-Atihan - A pagan ritual which has become an annual affair that the natives look forward
with great expectation that is celebrated in Kalibo, Aklan.

Repertory Phil. - It has become the country’s leading theater company and one of the most
respected English-speaking theater companies which was founded by a handful Filipino
artists.

Pascual Poblete - Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa

Juan Abad - Tanikalang Ginto

Atang Dela Rama - She was given an award as National Artist for Theater and Music in 1987
for her contributions in Philippine Art as singer and actress.
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Zarzuela - It is a musical play that is focused on contemporary Filipino issues such as usury,
cockfighting and colonial mentality that was fought for by Atang Dela Rama during the
American occupation by the Philippines.

Cesar Legaspi - He is a Filipino National Artist in painting and one of his works was Man and
Woman depicting anguish and dehumanization of beggars and laborers in the city.

Indigenous Music - This music was deeply integrated with the activities of the natives which
is largely functional during the colonial era.

Aerophones - It is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body
of air to vibrate without the use of strings or membranes

Chordophones - It is any musical instrument which makes sound by way of a vibrating string
or strings stretched between two points.

Idiophones - it is any musical instrument which creates sound primarily by way of the
instrument vibrating itself without the use of strings or membranes.

Membranophones - It is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a

vibrating stretched membrane.

Nose Flute - In the Central Philippines, it is known as lantuy among the Cuyunin. Babarek
among the Tagbanua and plawta among the Mangyan.

Lip Valley Flute - Known as kaldong of Kalinga, palendag of Maguindanao and pulalu of
Manobo