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MUSIC
Quarter IV– Week 3
78
20th and 21st Century
Multimedia Forms:
Philippine Musical Play

CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

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MUSIC – Grade 10
Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets (CLAS)
Quarter IV - Week 3: 20th and 21st CENTURY MULTIMEDIA FORMS:
PHILIPPINE MUSICAL PLAY
First Edition, 2020

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 Lesson 1

The Philippine Musical Play

MELC:
1. Describes how an idea or story in a musical play is presented by watching a live
performance or video excerpt. (MU10MM- IIIA-h-1)
2. Explains how theatrical elements in selected part of musical play are combined with
music and media to achieve certain effects. (MU10MM- IIIA-h-2)

Objectives:
1. Describe the characteristics of Philippine Musical Play
2. Identify the examples of Philippine Musical Play
3. Create a short script of a Musical Play

Let’s Try
Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the best answer on the space
provided before the number.

_____1. Who was the first superstar of the Philippine Musical Play?
A. Honorata dela Rama C. Lea Salonga
B. Monique Wilson D. Catalina de la Cruz

_____2. Who was the Filipino artist who attained superstar status on both London’s West
End and Broadway?
A. Rachel Ann Go C. Lea Salonga
B. Pinky Amador D. Monique Wilson

_____3. Which is the theatrical elements of musical play?

A. catchy music in a popular style.
B. solo songs, duets, choruses and ensembles.
C. orchestra or band accompaniment
D. all of the above

_____4. The following are examples of Philippine Musical Play EXCEPT:

A. Andres Bonifacio, Ang Dakilang Anak-Pawis
B. Atang – Dulang May Musika
C. Katy!
D. The Phantom of Opera
_____5. Which multimedia forms is a popular and lighter form of a drama?
A. Opera C. Ballet
B. Musical Play D. Drama

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 Let’s Explore and Discover

The musical play is a popular and generally lighter

form of musical drama than the opera. The themes are Unlocking of Difficulties
usually more contemporary, and the musical melodies are Broadway - (a play,
more manageable by the average singer. The acting is less theatrical performance)
intense and dramatic, and the choreography and dance pertaining for, or produced
sequences provide entertaining breaks in the unfolding
in the commercial theater,
plots.
Musical plays are perhaps most widely associated with the especially on broadways
Broadway plays of New York City and West End productions West End- a popular term
in London. The first major musical play was Showboat in for mainstream
1927.Since then, musicals have presented in other many professional theater staged
themes. in the large theatres of
Broadway musicals are popular entertainment with London
themes and texts which are generally light and easy to
understand. These may include the problems of everyday life,
such as love and romance, social acceptance, jealousy and
intrigue, and adventure. The singing is usually amplified, unlike the operatic quality of
classically trained voices.
As a result, many songs from the Broadway musicals have become popular hits, with
some becoming semi-classics because of the sustained popularity and universal appeal.
Among these are the “Climb Every Mountain” from the Sound of Music, “I could have
Danced all Night ‘from My Fair Lady, “If I Loved You “from Carousel, “If Ever I would Leave
You “from Camelot”, Some Enchanted Evening “from South Pacific, and Sun and Moon
“from Miss Saigon.
A number of other musicals were adaptions of classical operas. Among these were Miss
Saigon based on Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, and Aida based on Verdi’s Opera with same
title. Meanwhile, with the advent of theater technology, modern productions like The
Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King have
enthralled audiences with amazing set designs, elaborate costumes and computer
generated visual and sound effects.
One Filipino artist who attained superstar status on both London’s West End and
Broadway Lea Salonga. She is best known for her portrayal of Kim in the musical Miss
Saigon, a role which she won the prestigious Tony Award for theater in the USA and the
Laurence Olivier Award in London. She also garnered the Drama Desk Award and Outer
Critics Circle Award for the same role in the USA. Salonga is the first Filipina to have won
so many international awards for single role.
The Phantom of Opera is a Broadway musical. It is one of the longest-running musicals
of all time. At the 1988 Tony Awards, the Broadway production was nominated for 11
awards and won seven, including the coveted Best Musical award. The musical also won 7
awards at the 1988 Drama Desk Award.
Les Misérables is a musical play based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It
perhaps the most famous of all French musicals and one of the most well-loved musicals
performed worldwide.

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 PHILIPPINES MUSICAL PLAYS

In the Philippines, the musical play is a more recent development than Broadway
and West End, relying mostly on adaptations from novels, literary works, or biographical
sketches of famous artists.

ANDRES BONIFACIO, AND DAKILANG ANAK-PAWIS: THE MUSICAL

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The musical play Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anak-Pawis is a five-act work
commissioned by Alfonso Puyat in 1979, depicting the life of revolutionary hero Andres
Bonifacio. It was co-produced by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Andres
Bonifacio Music Foundation, Inc., and was staged again at the CCP Main Theater on August
20 and 21, 1994 with Jerry Dadap as composer-conductor and the late Elmo Makil as
Bonifacio. In 2014, the UP College of Music and Andres Bonifacio Concert Choir presented
their own version of the musical play in celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of
Bonifacio.

The Hero Behind the Musical

Andres Bonifacio was born on November 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila to Santiago
Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro. Santiago was a tailor, boatman, and local politician, while
Catalina worked in a cigarette-rolling factory. As the eldest of six children, Andres was
forced to give up his plans for higher education to support his younger siblings due to the
early demise of both parents. He worked as broker/corridor of local raw materials for J.M.
Fleming and Company, a British firm. Later, he worked also as a grocer/bodeguero for
Fressell and Company, a German firm. Bonifacio’s tragic childhood seemed to have
extended to his adulthood. His first wife, Monica, died at a young age of leprosy. His son by
his second wife, Gregoria de Jesus, died as an infant.
In 1892, Bonifacio joined Jose Rizal’s reformist organization La Liga Filipina. As
Bonifacio worked to revive the organization after Rizal’s arrest and deportation, he also
founded a new organization called Katipunan along with his friends Ladislao Diwa and
Teodoro Plata. Its complete name was shortened with the initials KKK that stand for
Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng Mga Anak ng Bayan.
The new organization, consisting of people from the lower and middle income
groups, was formed to mount an armed resistance against the Spanish Colonizers It
generated wide support from several provinces that also established their respective
regional branches. Bonifacio became the President or Presidente Supremo of the Katipunan
in 1895. He continued to attract thousands of followers into the movement. Along with this
development, he and his friends Emilio Jacinto and Pio Valenzuela put up a newspaper
called Kalayaan (Freedom).
In the summer of 1896, the Spanish authorities sensing an armed uprising being
hatched, arrested hundreds of people, including Jose Rizal. Rizal was tried and later
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executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta). This incited Bonifacio and his followers to kick off
the revolt. They tore up their community tax certificates or cedulas as a symbol of defiance
against the government. He proclaimed himself President of the Revolutionary Government
and declared independence on August 23, 1896. He issued a manifesto shortly thereafter
for an attack on Manila. This ignited simultaneous revolts in other places that included San
Juan del Monte, Marikina, Montalban, San Mateo, and Cavite.
During the series of clashes where Bonifacio had mixed results of success and
failures, a young upper-class politician from Kawit, Cavite named Emilio Aguinaldo
surfaced. Under his military leadership, much of the revolts’ successes were attributed to
him because he was better educated and came from a wealthy and influential family. Thus,
in a rigged election at the rebels’ Tejeros Convention of 1897, Aguinaldo was elected
president of the Revolutionary Government. The deposed Bonifacio refused to recognize the
new government, causing Aguinaldo to have him arrested. Bonifacio was ultimately tried
for treason and sedition in a sham trial and was sentenced to death. Together with his
brother Procopio, Andres Bonifacio was shot dead on May 10, 1897 at the age of 34.

(Source: Raul M. Sunico, et al., Horizons Music and Arts Appreciation for Young Filipinos, Grade 10-
Learner’s Materials, Quezon City: Tawid Publication, 2014,173-174.)

Let’s Practice
Check a Musical Play.
Directions: Read each item carefully. Identify the following statements whether it describes
a musical play or not. Write “PLAY” if the statement describes a musical play, and “NOT” if
it’s not. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
1. It is accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble.
2. Combination of dance sequences, stage spectacles and magnificent
costumes.
3. It incorporates many of the elements of spoken theater, such as acting,
scenery, costumes, and sometimes includes dance.
4. Combination of spoken dialogue.
5. More on body movements or pantomime
6. Combination of orchestra or band accompaniment.
7. Musical melodies are more manageable by the average singers
8. Combination of solo songs, duets, choruses and ensembles
9. The performance is typically given in an opera house, cultural center,
theater, or auditorium.
10. The adaptations from novels, literary works, or biographical sketches of
famous artists are one of the characteristics of Philippine musical play.

How do characteristics of a musical

play in the Philippines differ to
that of the opera and ballet?

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 Let’s Do More

Musical Storytime
Instructions: Choose a scene from the musical play” ANDRES BONIFACIO, ANG
DAKILANG ANAK PAWIS”. Create your own script or dialogue with the choice of your OPM
song. Use the box below for your answer.
ANDRES BONIFACIO, ANG DAKILANG ANAK-PAWIS, THE MUSICAL
Scene #: _____________

Scene: OPM Song

Character/s: Title:
Dialogue: Composer:
Character1 Singer:
Character2 Lyrics:
Character3

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 How do you feel while doing the
activity? Did you enjoy the experience
of being a writer?
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 Let’s Sum It Up
Directions: Identify if the following statements are examples of the Philippine Musical Play.
Draw if the statement is true and if it is not. Write your answer on the space before
the number.

I have learned that…

___1. Musical play is a lighter form of musical drama than the opera.
___2. The musical Florante at Laura was presented by the Tanghalang Pilipino in celebration
of the 200th birth anniversary of the author Francisco Balagtas-Baltazar.
___3. The Phantom of the Opera is longest-running musicals of all time.
___4. Ang Dakilang Anak –Pawis is a five-act depicting the life of revolutionary hero
Andres Bonifacio.
___5. Philippine musical play is relying mostly on novels, literary works, or biographical
sketches of famous artists.

Let’s Assess
Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the best answer on the space
provided before the number.
_____1. Which is the theatrical elements of musical play?
A. catchy music in a popular style.
B. solo songs, duets, choruses and ensembles.
C. orchestra or band accompaniment
D. all of the above
_____2. The following are examples of Philippine Musical Play EXCEPT:
A. Andres Bonifacio, Ang Dakilang Anak-Pawis
B. Atang – Dulang May Musika
C. Katy!
D. The Phantom of Opera
_____3. Who was the First superstar of the Philippine Musical Play?
A. Honorata de la Rama-Hernandez C. Lea Salonga
B. Monique Wilson D. Rachel Ann Go
_____4. Which multimedia forms is a popular and lighter form of a drama?
A. Opera C. Ballet
B. Musical Play D. Drama
_____5. Who was the Filipino artist who attained superstar status on both London’s West
End and Broadway?
A. Rachel Ann Go C. Lea Salonga
B. Jorge M. Conseco D. Monique Wilson

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B

Let’s Practice
1. NAY 2. YAH 3. NAY 4. YAH 5. NAY
6.YAH 7.NAY 8.YAH 9.NAY 10.YAH

Let’s Do More
The answers may vary.

Let’s Sum It Up
1. TRUE 2. TRUE 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. TRUE

Let’s Assess
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C

References
Book

Raul M. Sunico, Evelyn Cabanban, and Melissa Y. Moran. HORIZONS Music and Arts
Appreciation for young Filipinos Grade 10 Learners Material, Tawid Publications,
2015

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