1. Philippine Music
A poetic expression of the
Filipino culture
Angelo Caancan 4H
Paulo Dones
Enrique Hormillo
Paolo Inting
Sang-Yoon Kim
Miguel Montelibano

2. Historical Background
♫starts off with ethnic music
♫music of tribes
♫used for occasions
♫spans until the post-Spanish era
♫music influenced by the Spaniards and
other cultures
♫and even until the modern Filipino Music

3. Musical Background
♫ Traditional/Ethnic Music
♫used for feasts and rituals of the tribe
♫Pre/Post-harvest rituals
♫Weddings
♫Pre/Post-war rituals
♫Connection with Nature
♫mimicry of movements in nature
♫Copying of monkeys, birds, etc.

4. Musical Background
♫ Influenced Music
♫influence of other cultures brought about
by either colonization or simple meetings
with people of different cultures
♫may sound somewhat westernized,
Chinese, Indian, etc. at times

5. Musical Background
♫ Modern Filipino Music
♫the product of years of evolution of music
in the Philippines

6. Forms of Music
♫ Ethnic
♫ percussions are mainly used
♫ sometimes gongs are also used
♫ Pentatonic Scale
♫five-note scale
♫not commonly used
♫ Diatonic Scale
♫seven-note scale
♫much preferred over pentatonic
Percussion – striking of a musical
instrument to produce tones

7. Forms of Music
♫ Hispanic
♫Banda
♫form that kept Spanish characteristics
♫much like the Spanish and Mexican-style
bands
♫used as a competitive “tool” between
different municipals

8. ♫Hispanic Forms of Music
♫Rondalla
♫ensemble of plectrum instruments
♫uses overtures and arias from operas
compatible with the Philippine Music
♫shifts betweem major and minor
chords
♫recreation or courtship usage
Plectrum – used for plucking of strings
Overture – used as an introduction to an opera
Opera – dramatic composition accompanied by music
Aria – a melody sung with accompaniment
Accompaniment – part of a composition that serves as a
“background”

9. Forms of Music
♫ Hispanic
♫Sarswela
♫Filipino version of the Spanish Zarzuela
♫used as theatre music or entertainment
♫A form of operetta
Operetta – a.k.a. light opera
contains dialouges

10. ♫ Filipino
Forms of Music
♫Kundiman
♫“should-it-not-be”
♫delivered with romantic lyrics and
mellow melodies
♫considered as one of the most romantic
Filipino love songs
♫accompanied usually by a guitar or violin
♫used for serenading
Mellow – soft and rich in sound

11. Forms of Music
♫Filipino
♫Awit and Corrido
♫similar to ancient epic tale telling
♫an array of songs and dances
performed by local talents
♫translated and spread to different
regions of the Philippines

12. Forms of Music
♫ Modern
♫Original Philippine Music (OPM)
♫songs created in the Philippines or
created by Filipinos or those with Filipino
origin
♫mostly comprised of Tagalog, English or
Taglish ballads
♫songs of other languages also exist and
are comsidered as OPM because of the
composer/creator

13. Forms of Music
♫Modern
♫Pinoy Rock (Filipino Rock Music)
♫usually in Taglish which catches the
attention of most listeners due to the
use of the language for casual
conversations in the Philippines
♫a genre similar to that of rock in the
USA, though of Filipino origin

14. Forms of Music
♫ Modern
♫Choral Music
♫performance of a group through choral
singing
♫made famous by the world-renown
Philippine Madrigal Singers (Madz)
♫the Philippines is one of the most
prestigious multi-awarded country in Asia
in terms of choral singing
Madrigal - usually of four to six voices
singing without accompaniment

15. Forms of Music
♫ Modern
♫Neo-Traditional
♫modern Filipino music fused with ethnic
music
♫examples are music from Joey Ayala and
Pinikpikan

16. Renowned People
♫ Levi Celerio
♫ April 30, 1910 - April 2, 2002
♫ composer and lyricist
♫ was the youngest member of the Manila Symphony
Orchestra
♫ known as the “Leaf Player” in the Guiness Book of
World Records
♫ named as National Artist of the Philippines for
Music
♫ gained a lifetime achievement award for film for
numerous songs of his used in movies

17. Renowned People
♫ Nicanor Henson Abelardo
♫February 7, 1893 – March 21, 1934
♫composer
♫finished his first composition “Ang Unang Buko”
at the age of 8
♫became head of the conservatory of music in
1921
♫died at the age of 41, leaving more than 140
works, including “Nasaan Ka Irog?”, “Magbalik
Ka, Hirang”, and “Himutok”
♫also composed “UP Naming Mahal”

18. Renowned People
♫Ryan Cayabyab
♫born on May 4, 1954 to a poor family
♫because of his mom’s dying wish, he
didn’t pursue music in his college
♫had to shift his course to music to earn
a scholarship offered by senator
Salvador Laurel

19. Renowned People
♫ Ryan Cayabyab
♫ taught in Department of Composition and Music
Theory in the UP Diliman for almost 20 years
♫ currently the Executive and Artistic Director of the
San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts
♫ has won numerous awards and acknowledgments
like CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts, Lifetime
Achievement Award (for promoting and
developing Filipino music), Professional Award,
and etc.

20. Renowned People
♫ Francis Magalona
♫born October 4, 1964
♫rapper, songwriter, actor, director and
producer
♫one of the people who popularized Pinoy Rock
♫received the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award in
2005 at the 1st Annual Hip-Hop Music Awards
♫has his own record and production company,
Red Egg Records and Filipino Pictures, Inc.,
respectively.

21. Renowned People
♫ Nilo Alcala II
♫ born February 23, 1978
♫ composer and chorister
♫ Serye Humoreska 1: chuck d’ cheeky chat won 2nd place
in the Asian Composers League (ACL)
♫ he has also had other notable awards and
nominations for his brilliance in Music
♫ former member of the Philippine Madrigal Singers
where some of his compositions were used in their
competitions
♫ graduated magna cum laude in the UP Diliman
Conservatory of Music
Chorister – singer in a choir or leader
of a choir