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MUSIC
MUSIC
MUSIC
KALELENG OR TONGALI
A kalaleng is a nose flute made from bamboo from the Philippines. Usually
around two feet in length a kalaleng has holes cut in the side, to be stopped by
the fingers producing the notes. The player closes one nostril with a bit of cotton,
then forces the air from the other into a small hole cut in the end of the tube.
TONGATONG
DIWDIW-AS
Diwas is a native bamboo wind instrument in the Philippines which is a variation
of the well-known panflutes or panpipes. ... In Kalinga, these individual pipes are
known as Saggeypo which is why Diwas is sometimes called as Saggeypo.
Usually, the number of Saggeypos strung together ranges from 5 to 8.
SAGGEYPO
Six nodes of bamboo of varying lengths with one side closed and the other side
open in which the player blows. There are incised designs on the instrument. It is
played in an ensemble with one player holding one flute. It is usually played by
children.
SOLIBAO
A solibao is a conical tenor drum played by the Bontoc and Ibaloi people of the
Philippines. It is played with the palms of both hands. It usually appears as part of
an ensemble along with the kimbal, pinsak, kalsa and palas. Sulibao is made from
a hollowed out log covered with deer skin.
BUNGKAKA
KULLITONG
A Kolitong is a bamboo polychordal tube zither from Bontok, Kalinga,
Philippines, with six strings that run parallel to its tube body. The strings are
numbered from one to six, from lowest to highest pitch. The body acts as the
instrument's resonator.
MUSIC OF MINDORO
GITGIT
KUDLUNG
Two stringed lute made of wood, one string for the melody, one for the drone.
Eight frets are glued on the neck of the lute. The body of the instrument is carved
with geometric patterns.
KUDYAPI
BANGSI
The Bangsi is an external pipe flute (sometimes called duct flute). It
belongs to mangyan musical instruments. The Bangsi is 8-10 cm,
and also has a chip glued on the tube of the flute. It is an type of
aerophone.
AGUNG
The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the
Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a
supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles.
KALUTANG
Kalutang (Tagalog) Description: A pair of percussion bars which are struck
against each other at specific angles to produce a pitch. These sticks are a part of
an entire ensemble of kalutang which when playing together produce melodies.
The instrument is cut from the kwatingan tree which grows in Marinduque.
MUSIC OF PALAWAN
ARUDING
It is a folk instrument made of bamboo and carved into a long, flat shape with a
hole in the center and the tongue across the hole. ... The instrument is both a
wind instrument and percussion instrument. As a wind instrument, it is placed
against the mouth, which acts as a resonator and tool to alter the sound.
SULING
The Suling is a simple bamboo flute. A notch is cut into the the side of the top
end, and this top end is surrounded by a rattan of bamboo ring, leaving a small
slit where the player will put his mouth on. Suling is the simplest and
cheapest instrument in the gamelan.
BASAL
The basal instruments or the gong ensemble of Palawan is a set of one or two big
gongs also known as agung, and two small ringed gongs known as sanang. On
the other is a gimbal which rests on a lateral platform. These instruments can
also be found in Maguindanao, Maranao, and Tausug
PAGANG
MUSIC OF VISAYAS
TUGO
Tugo This is a percussion instrument native to the Philipines. It's kind of like a
guitar except that there is no hole and it's made entirely of wood. To play it they
hit it with their hands or with a beater
GUIMBAL
BUKTOT
LITGUIT