MUSIC

Objectives:
• Understand the different elements in music.
• Describe the different musical instruments.
• Appreciate better the history and development of
Philippine music.
• Translate sound or music into a new form and in
a new context.
• Make a creative interpretation of the different
musical genres.
Greek. "mousikos”;
"connected with the
muses"
 An institution that
conserves and takes care of paintings,
sculptures, artifacts and other valuable
objects – the museum.

Greek: “mousaion” or "shrine of the

muses"
 Who are the
guardians
of the art in all its
forms according to
the Greeks?
 Nine Greek Muses

Calliope, the Muse of epic

poetry

Clio, the Muse of history

Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry

Euterpe, the Muse of music

Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy

Polyhymnia, the Muse of sacred

poetry
Terpsichore, the Muse of dance
and chorus

Thalia, the Muse of comedy

and idyllic poetry

Urania, the Muse of astronomy

Music is the most universal of the
performing arts found in every society

Music is an art form wherein the medium

is sound organized in time
Music is often  an integral part
of other performing art forms
and other domains of
intangible cultural heritage
including rituals,
festive events or oral
traditions.
 Elements
(building blocks) of
music
1.Melody- “tune of the song”;
arrangement of notes

2.Harmony- blending of sounds

3.Rhythm- “time” in music;

beats and length of sound or
silence
4.Form- overall plan or structure/
outline; helps identify genre

5.Dynamics-  the relative loudness

(or quietness) of music
6.Tone color (timbre)- tone
quality; enables listener to
distinguish different instruments

7. Texture- the overall sound

created by multiple instruments
in music.
 The Six Historical Style
Periods of Western Art Music
1.Middle ages (c. 450-1450)- An era
dominated by catholic sacred music, which
began as simple chant but grew in complexity
in the 13th to 15th centuries by experiments
in harmony and rhythm. Leading composers
of the later middle ages include Pérotin and
Machaut.
2.RENAISSANCE (c. 1450-
1600)- "golden age of vocal
music"

The leading composers include

Josquin Desprez, Palestrina, and
Weelkes
3.BAROQUE (c. 1600-1750)-rise
of instrumental music;
the invention of the modern
violin family and the creation of the
first orchestras. Great composers of
the late Baroque include Vivaldi,
Handel and JS Bach
4.Classic (1750- 1820)- focused on
structural unity, clarity and balance.
Approaches to composition and
performance became the standards to all
"Classical" music. Great composers of
the Classic era include Haydn, Mozart
and Beethoven.
5. .Romantic (1820- 1900)-witnessed a n
explosion of flamboyance, nationalism,
the rise of "superstar“ performers, and
concerts aimed at middle-class "paying"
audiences. Orchestral, theatrical and
soloistic music grew to spectacular
heights of personal expression. Among
the leading Romantic composers
are Berlioz, Chopin, Wagner.
6.Modern (approximately 1900-present)-
Daring
experimentation and advances in musical
technology, as well as
popular/non-western influences. Lead ing
Composers of the early 20th century were
Debussy, Schoenberg and Stravinsky,
while many of the most prominent
composers since 1950 have come from the
US.
Philippine music
(brief history)
Philippine
music (brief history)
1.The recitative and simple two note music of
early (Pre- Spanish) Philippines originated as
a result of the trade relations with different
races such as the Arabs, Chinese,
Indonesians, Japanese, Malaya, Hindus and
the Indo Chinese.
•About religion and social life
•Examples are: dal- lot (wedding),
Pamulinawen (love song),
2.Spanish period- sacred and conservative
music; music was considered as a fine art
(subject to be taught)

•1795- Golden Age Of Sacred Music

•Examples: chants (passion song), Harana
and Kundiman, Kumintang From Batangas
3.American period- formal education in
music started with the establishment of
conservatories (schools for special
instruction in music)
Philippine opera evolved from Zarzuela
(European metrical tale brought by the
Spaniards).

Example: Pag- Ibig Sa Tinubuang Lupa by

Pascual Poblete
•Jazz invaded Philippine music

•The Philippine Constabulary Band  was

 formed in 1901

•Most songs are nationalistic in nature

4.Japanese
period- Japanese tried to promote Nihongo
to  no avail.
•Japanese aired own music and were heard
daily  in radio broadcast
•Japanese songs were taught in school
•Songs were emotional, poetic ,
sentimental, religious, or even somber
(leisure activity)
4.Japanese period
During the war, the Japanese
encouraged creation and
performance of music with native
themes
•The Metropolitan Theater (Ermita
Manila) became an important venue
for cultural events
5.Post- liberation to present-
reawakening of interest to music
•1963- the song “Killer Joe” by
the Rocky Fellers landed no. 6
on American Billboard
R.A. 4723 (an act giving importance to the
teaching of music in the curricula of
elementary and secondary schools)  was
enacted in 1966

•Development of forms like OPM, Pinoy Rock

(E.G. Bisrock As
Subgenre), Folk- Rock, Pop- Rock,   Hiphop

• Late 60s to the late ‘70s- Golden Age of

Pinoy Rock

Grandfathers of Pinoy rock- Pepe Smith, Mike

Hanopol, Wally Gonzales