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Genres of Music During Spanish Influence/Period

The Music of Spain has a vibrant and long history which has had an important impact on music in

Western culture.

Historical Background

Although the music of Spain is often associated with traditions like flamenco and the acoustic guitar,

Spanish music is in fact incredibly diverse from region to region.

During the Pre-Spanish

Period

Pre-Spanish Period MusicFilipinos are said to be musical peoples. In

most cases, singing is accompanied by dancing.  They used bamboo canes, palm leaves and bark

of trees to write their songs and a piece of sharp stick or iron for their pen.

Functions of their Music

Religious

Social life

Pre-Spanish Period Music

Characteristics of their Music

Mostly simple two note music

Recitative 

Pre-Spanish Period Music

EXAMPLESof Music

During Pre-Spanish Period

Dal-lot

It is the traditional Ilokano pre-wedding, wedding and post-wedding chant. During the rendition, the

male party serves the Ilokano drink basi or the Ilokano chew, gawed ken bua (mamaen)

It is a song sung by farmers during wedding, baptismal and others parties accompanied by

Kutibeng (guitar).

Pamulinawen 

Pamulinawen is a love song

Pamulinawen  It is believed that it was created by an

Ilocano troubadour of pre-Hispanic times who was inspired by the sweetness of an

Ilocana. The maiden might have been resplendent

with character traits cherished by the women of Ilocandia and for this reason the

troubadour must have called her “Pamulinawen” which according to the

text of the song is the sweetest and most illustrious names among Ilocanos of old. 

Dung-aw is a song requesting a dead person to be good in his next life.

Dung-aw

The Dungaw or Dung-aw is an old-fashioned

tradition of poetry and Ilocano. It is a poem

sing. It is sung as a lament someone dies. In this poem speaks of the goodness of who died

when he was alive.

Ordinary songs (diyuna, talindaw) Street songs (indulamin, suliranin) Sorrow (dalit, umbay) Wedding (ihiman) Rowing (tigpasin, kalusan) 

MUSICS ACCORDING TO THEIR CATEGORY: 

MUSIC ACCORDING TO THEIR CATEGORY: 

Lullaby (hele-hele, hili, oyayi, iyaya) Success (baling kungkong, dapayanin, hiliran,

sambotani, tagumpay) House (tingad) General merry making (kalipay) Counting (urukay) 

During the Spanish Period

Spanish Period Music

More conservative style of sacred music. Minor key at the beginning shifts to a

major key in the 2nd-half Kundiman. Canto Ilocano, monophonic unmeasured style notated utilizing note shapes different from the neumes of Gregorian chant (composition of the Kirial). Canto de Oregano, simple polyphonic settings in to two or more vocal portraying. Religiosity and Musicality – salvation of self-expression

CHARACTERISTICS:

•Figured Chant Music•Measured Plainsong•1795 (Golden Age of Sacred Music)•Passion Song

Musical Forms  Sacred Music

Musical Forms1. Tagulaylay

Counterpart of “lamentation”

2.  Palimos Song for begging

Kumintang originated in Balyan, Batangas a. Kumintang of the conquestb. Kumintang of the Balayan c. Kumintang with which the Awits are accompanied

3. KumintangMusical Forms

• “La Tagala”  --  Jose Estella• “Amihan”  --  Antonio Molina

• “Auras de Terruno”  --  Juan S. Hernandez• “Pagdilidli”   Lucino Sacramento

Examples of Kumintang

The song is a kind of narrative poem consisting of verse had four a piece

each stanza, each verse has 12 syllable, and the traditional end match

individually

Musical Forms 4. Awit 

• “Awit”  --  F. Santiago• “Ang Ulila”  --  Antonio Molina

• “Batingaw na Pilak”  --  Antonio Molina• “Recuerdo de Filipinas

y Sus cantares”--Diego Perez

Examples of Awit 

•Visayan Balitaw •Tagalog Balitaw •Dansa Menor 

5. Balitaw 

Examples of Balitaw:• “Hating-gabi”-- Antonio Molina• “Sampaguita”-- Dalores Paterno • “Ay, Ay, Kalisud”-- Visayan Folksong

Balitaw Mayor

Musical Forms

6. KundimanKundiman came from the words

“kung hindi man”It is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the Kundiman are

written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundiman was the traditional means

of serenade in the Philippines.

Musical Forms

7. Harana Harana originated from the Spanish Era

here in the Philippines. This is

how the men court the women from before.

Musical Forms

A man accompanied by his friends would visit a woman and sing to her love songs to make her fall in love with him. The man is usually accompanied by his friends to give him moral support and also help him with

the songs he will use to serenade the woman.

There are variations of the

Harana.

Musical Forms

“Tapat” is from Ilocos, this serenading is started by the man and the woman

answers back also with a song. This will go on until the two agree on their

relationship.

Examples of Harana Songs  • "Walay Angay" • "Ay Kalisud“

• "No Duaduaem Pay“• "Silayan’

Musical Forms

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