Musical

Distinguishing Characteristics
Festival
Characteristics Instrument Tempo
s Used
Ati-atihan
Drums
• It consists of a tribal
dance parade with Trumpets Vivace
rhythmic drum (Lively)
Xylophones
beats, chants,
prayers, and tribal Gongs Lyres
dance music
Photo by Ken Illio ( via Flicker)

• It features a street Drums Vivace

Sinulog parade done by a
Trumpets (Lively)
dance ritual.
• Different groups of Native
dancers are Gongs
accompanied by
rhythmic music of the Other band
drums, percussions, instruments
trumpets, and
Image from Aleah Taboclaon native gongs.

• It is a religious Drums Allegretto

Sublian ceremony that (Fast)
involves praying,
eating, dancing the
“Subli”, and singing
verses with strict
skeletalmelody.
• It is performed with
chanting and
accompanied by
drums.

Image from Corpez Hurry

 Loud drums Vivace Read
Kadayawan
• Singing lively, (Lively)
and
street dancing,
and offerings to
their deities are
the highlights of
the festival.
• Music from drums
and other musical
instruments are
Image from Jessie T. Ponce performed live.
2017
Understand

Festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centered

on some characteristics/aspect of the community and its religion or culture.
These are the selected festivals in the Philippines and their musical
characteristics.

Ibalong • It features the Gongs T'boli Vivace

various characters (Lively)
from the epic while bells,Gangsa,
celebrating through
songs and dances. Tungatong,
• Other attractionsof and other
the festival include indigenous
street carnivals and instruments
musical
performances.

Image from Celso

Amo 2017

Festival When Wher Why What

e Origin/Culture
 Ati-Atihan 3rd Kali To • The festival means
week bo,
hon “make -believe Atis”
of Akl
Janua an or the • It is also namedafter the
ry
Santo Ati, theindigenous natives
Niňo of the island.

Image from Ken Illio ( via Flicker) • Originally a

pagan

: “subsub”
(bending your
body forward
and downward)
and “bali”
(broken)
• Lupakan
(sharing of
“Nilupak” a
delicacy made
from cassava,
sweet potato or
banana).
 Kadayawan 3rd Davao To express • Originated from
week of City
celebration and indigenous
August
thanksgiving for festivals of the
good harvest “Lumad” and
Muslim people
of Davao.
• It comes from
Image from Jessie T. Ponce 2017 theword
“Madayaw”
meaning
thanksgiving of
nature’s gift;
warm and
friendly
greetings.
• Later, renamed
“Kadayawan sa
Davao.”
 Ibalong Week- Bicol To • The three
long
Region commemorate heroes of the Bicol
event
from the three epic story in the
25th –
heroes of the town of Ibalong
31st of
October Bicol epic in the namely Baltog,
town of Ibalong Handyong, and
namely Baltog, Bantong.
Image from Celso Amo 2017 Handyong, and • Ibalong is a
Bantong. place known as
the first Spanish
settlement in the
island of Luzon
where people
have come to live
and built homes,
currently located
in Magallanes,
Sorsogon.

REFERENCE:
Department of Education –Region 10
MUSIC and Arts Learner’s Material
Theater is a collaborative form of performing arts that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to
present the experience of a real orimagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.

General Musical characteristics of Theater

1. It has catchy music in a popular style.
2. It consists of solo songs, duets, choruses and ensembles.
3. Orchestra or band accompaniment is used.
4. There is spoken dialogue.
The Different Forms of Philippine Theater and their Musical
Characteristics

Theater Musical Characteristics

• It has literary musical forms of entertainment.
• Lines/play are written in verse with musical
background.
• It tells a story having romance and battledances.
• It describes conflicts of Christians and
Muslims.

1. KOMEDYA
 • Lines are delivered through singing.
• It tells a story.
• It is a live drama
• It is a literary musical form of entertainment.
It portrays the typical Filipino realities and stories such
as, elections and feasts, marriageand family, vices and
values
2. SARSUELA
• It has literary musical forms of entertainment.
• It has stage presentation featuring comedy musical,
monologue, skits, impersonators, acrobats and even
magical acts.

3. BODABIL