Pe-Ii (First Quarter)
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUSIC
• The traditional music of the Philippines, like the folk music of our countries, reflects the life of common, mostly rural Filipinos. Like its counterparts in Asia, a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However, much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the more "Asian" pentatonic scale. • Traditional Philippine music is reflective of the country's history as a melting pot of different cultures. • A commonality is that vocal music is of significant import to every ethnic group in the country. Although there is some music intended for dance, the best-preserved form of traditional music is that intended for the voice, with chanting epic poetry as having been the earliest form and later augmented by instrumental accompaniment. • Like the culture of the country itself, traditional Philippine music is a melting pot of the country's historic past. Philippine Traditional Music is influenced by all the music with which it came into contact, so it is not surprising that it may sometimes sound as 'Chinese' as it is 'Indian' or even 'European'. • Like the people who use it, Traditional Music in the Philippines is either Western or non-Western. And while having more subdivisions, each form will surely reflect the culture of a specific group. Through its Traditional Music, one can clearly see how Filipinos have a deep reverence to God, close family ties, and pay attention to nature.
Samples of Philippine Folk Song:
ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING
(Kampangan Song)
Atin cu pung singsing Metung yang timpukan Amana que iti quing Indung ibatan Sangkan queng sininup Quiñg metung a caban Me wala ya iti, ecu camalayan
Ing sucal ning lub cu Susucdul qñg banua Picurus cung gamat Babo ning lamesa Ninu mang manaquit Quiñg singsing cung mana Calulung pusu
SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUSIC
• The traditional music of the Philippines, like the folk music of our countries, reflects the life of common, mostly rural Filipinos. Like its counterparts in Asia, a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However, much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the more "Asian" pentatonic scale. • Traditional Philippine music is reflective of the country's history as a melting pot of different cultures. • A commonality is that vocal music is of significant import to every ethnic group in the country. Although there is some music intended for dance, the best-preserved form of traditional music is that intended for the voice, with chanting epic poetry as having been the earliest form and later augmented by instrumental accompaniment. • Like the culture of the country itself, traditional Philippine music is a melting pot of the country's historic past. Philippine Traditional Music is influenced by all the music with which it came into contact, so it is not surprising that it may sometimes sound as 'Chinese' as it is 'Indian' or even 'European'. • Like the people who use it, Traditional Music in the Philippines is either Western or non-Western. And while having more subdivisions, each form will surely reflect the culture of a specific group. Through its Traditional Music, one can clearly see how Filipinos have a deep reverence to God, close family ties, and pay attention to nature.
Samples of Philippine Folk Song:
ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING
(Kampangan Song)
Atin cu pung singsing Metung yang timpukan Amana que iti quing Indung ibatan Sangkan queng sininup Quiñg metung a caban Me wala ya iti, ecu camalayan
Ing sucal ning lub cu Susucdul qñg banua Picurus cung gamat Babo ning lamesa Ninu mang manaquit Quiñg singsing cung mana Calulung pusu