Rondalla and Ravel Lena Infante

Philippine Demographics

Population: 103, 775, 002 (July 2011)

Capital: Manila (11.449 million)

Ethnic Groups:

28.1% Tagalog, 13.1% Cebuano, 9% Llocano, 7.6% Bisaya/Binisaya, 7.5% Hiligaynon llonggo, 6% Bikol, 3.4% Waray, 25.3% Other

Religions

82.9% Catholic, 5% Muslim, 2.8% Evangelical, 2.3% Iglesia ni Kristo, 4.5% other Christian, 1.8% other, 0.6% unspecified, 0.1% none

Official Language: Filipino (a.k.a Tagalog) and English

Kawasan Falls in Cebu

Mall of Asia

Taoist Temple in Baguio City

Boracay

History

Spanish founded Philippines (1521) [colonization]

Ferdinand Magellan

Killed by natives led by Lapu-Lapu who was against foreign dominance

Invasion of Spain (1564)

Led by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

Spanish Influence

Spanish ruled for 333 years

3 apparent divisions of music

1) old Asian influence (indigenous)

2) religious & secular music influenced by Spanish and European forums

3) American/European inspired classical, semi-classical, and popular music

Religious conversion changed opinions on music

Instruments of Rondalla

Guitar

Flute

Vihuelas

Mandolins

Castanets (10:00)

Tambourines

Violin

Cello

Marimbas

Xylophones

Bandurria

Mandola

Harps

Timbales

Philippine Music

Spanish-European influence

Liturgical Music

Secular Music

Harana

Kundiman

Rondalla

Sarswela

Pentatonic Scale

Diatonic Scale

Rondalla

shifts between major and minor

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Born March 7, 1875 in Ciboure, France (close to border of Spain)

Died December 28, 1937

Known for melodies, orchestral and instrumental texture, piano, chamber, vocal, and orchestral music

Parents were Marie Delouart and Joseph Ravel

Mother was of Basque decent; grew up in Madrid

Father was a Swiss inventor and industrialist from France

Ravel was influenced by his father’s interest in music and culture

Ravel was very fond of his mother’s Basque-Spanish heritage

strong influence in his life and music

Started playing piano at age 6

Debussy had the biggest impact on Ravel, and became the link between Ravel and Spanish music

Rapsodie Espagnole

Written in 2/4

Made for orchestra

Flutes, bassoons, trumpets, percussion

Key of A

Melodies/Harmonies for soprano

Pianissimo/Piano dynamics

Rhapsody

free instrumental composition

Porbreng Alindahaw

Key of G

Written in 3/4

Composed for a small group

Guitar, Bass, Laud, Bandurria

Melodies for Bandurria 1

Harmonies for Bandurria 2

Guitar and Laud used as back-up

Mezzo-piano/Forte dynamics

Similarities

Both written under the influence of Spanish culture

Differing meter (change in modulations often)

Contains string instruments

rhythmic similarities

No set form...

it flows freely

Works Citedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCBZAsMAHAw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzeZYq-NGQc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3wIHFQkAk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhMgOVCUp64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2vSsJSfhA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1brZyrGlTo0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWyI-58gpic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry4BzonlVlw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYtrnr4chfU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHP5xjBP-9I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9TECkYdL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIMkv-w3qRk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFlKx3YPL5I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP9Mmtn5jDU

"Philippines Demographics Profile 2012." Philippines Demographics Profile 2012. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.

"National Commission for Culture and the Arts." National Commission for Culture and the Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.

"Maurice Ravel". Biography Resource Center (Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale) 25 (Contemporary Musicians). 1999.