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    The Music Foe tg Hare plays an important role In the dally life, in important celebrations and In tes a Fina ene PRY ith the practice of the Islamic religion. Music of these 'slamie ‘stoups I very als coc ost asia (Middle Eastern countries). Songs and music for Instruments are much like those of West Aeigs and singing styles may be syllable (owe pitch oon syllable) or aan ieee core pitches to ont syllable). What is considered a beautiful yolce ts one Meee RlGiubicched and tense, and can make ornamentation. tr music Tor instruments, the drone (a lower sustained tone pI foughout the piece) and melody is a predominant characteristic. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS While the gangsa is the major instrument of the Cordillera, the gong and drum ensemble is the most important instrurental music of Muslim Filipinos. However, unlike the flat gongs of the north, gongs from southern Philippines are bossed or knobbed. Bossed gongs are also used I moni gine groups all aver Mindanao and nearby islands. Gongs and drimm susic of the Sy uth ie herteriaed in weddings and other important festivities. | The ensemble is commenly known at the kulintang ensemble. Gongs are laid in a row horizontally from the biggest (lowest-pitched) to the smallest (highest-pitched). The biggest gong Is on the leftmost side of the player. The agong ana gandingan follow the same arrangement ‘The Maguindaraon palabunibunyan which means an ensemble of loud-sounding instruments aan Garemble composed of five kinds of Instruments namely: the, keulintang, agong, gandingan, bobandir and dabakan, The palabunibunyee is for mertymaking, thus, it is not played during occurrences of death, calamities and the fasting’ month of Ramadan. ’ layed thr ‘Two Arrangements of the Paiabunibunyan 1 babandir or gandingan dabakan kalintang agong babandil 7 2 eae 7 gandingan dabakan babandir or eulintang “Tagong babandil > The metal gongs have bamboo and wooded ceunterparts. There are bamboo and woode kulintang, agong and gandingan. To distinguish between the bamboo and wooden Instrument: teanslang for bamboo and “Kay#" for wood are used after the nme of the instrument. Thus, W have: kulintang a tamlang - bamboo kulintang (Idlophone) kulintang kayu - wooden kulintang (Idiophone) agong a tamlang - bamboo, agong (Idiophone) gandingan a tamlang - bamboo gandingan (idiophone) gandingan kay - wooden gandingan (idiophone) Music Literature 40 - Philippine Music 4 First Sernester, AY 2006-2007 geadpageyorg balan kagul ~ bamboo scraper (idiophone) - used as babandit takemba ~ bamboo parallel-stringed tube zither (chordophone) - used as dabakan By VEY ae LU : LEP oe wll Ail Sees wee ehlse ely £ fy 0 PARES GH oss | The kulintang is a series/set/row of | kulintang a tamlang (bamboo kulintang) eight graduated bossed or knobbed gongs. He + tunings of kulintang differ from one another; traditionally, no nvo sets of kulintang have he same row of pitches Fut te kulintang a tamlang - bamboo kulintang Lee i kulintang kayu - wooden kulintany w ug The agong is a big wide-rimmed high agorg a tamlang (bamboo agong) bossed gong. It is usually suspended from a pole. The gandingan is 2 set of four! gandingan a tamlang (bamboo gandingan graduated narrow-rimmed low bossed gongs usually suspended from a pole. Music Literature 10 - Philippine Musle 4 First Semester, AY 2006-2007 pasphgeyengtetan [ x f Oy The: babandir kagul babe The dabakan is a takemba or abana a (eamboo scrape) | cingle-headeld goblet (parallel-stringed narrow. low |__| shaped drum bamboo tube zither) Saronay/sarunay is a set of smali bossed metal xylophones used as a practice instrument for beginner kulintang players. ‘The Maguindanaons have four rhythmic modes for the palabunibunyan. They are the binalia, sinuiog, tidtu and tegungge. Traditionally, a Xulintang player performs a set of pieces that begins with the binalig, in a moderate tempo, followed by sinulog, a slow plece, and finally ends with a fast tidtw. The tagunggo is a slow piece exclusively played during rituals and used to accompany a warrior dance called sagayan. Hi The rhythmic patterns played by the babar thythmic mode, Rhythmic Mode Babandir Pattern Dabakan Pattern | Binalig ae J obi id bs An Yy dy and the dabakan characterize each ee aye Dy > op *p- Tagura6 DBD LT [hy dy dy J The Maranao gong and drum ensemble is very similar to the Maguindanaon ensembie. However. the Maranaos only use four instruments, the kwlintarg, agong, babandir and dabakan, The gandingan is not used in the ensemble. Instrument! music is calied boni- Goniyan. The kalilang or pakaradia’an is a Maranao gathering with kuuntg music. ‘Maranao kulintang pleces can be classified into inandang, binalig and bargo. The inandang is classi. or old as played by the older Maranaos while binalig is used to designate those pieces borrowed from other groups. Bargo means modern piece. ‘4 famous Maranao kulintang plece, the “Katitik Panday” is ch: pounding rhythm heard on the upper gong. It is said that this piece imitates the hamm aracterized by a regular ering Music Literature 10 ~ Philippine Music 4 34 First Semester, AY 2006-2007 seegeagyeisiaten sounds of the blacksmith, Another story says that the piece originated from a woman who played the kulintang at night because she had a quarrel with her husband. She played the Kulintang to ask her neighbors for help. Maranao kulintang pleces are characterized by a distinct sound on the lower gongs produced by hitting the rim. They also play the kullntang with the crossing of hands. The expertise of a kulintang player is demonstrated in the kapangungilat where different ways of playing the basal (kulintang sticks) are shown. ‘The number of sticks ranges from two to six. “Kapagonor” are complicated and intricate kulintang pieces played during the kapangulilat. Music of the traditional musicians is taught orally and aurally. Youngsters who want to learn, observe and imitate what they see and hear from older musicians of their community. When Filipino scholars in the universities became interested and were convinced of the importance of this kind of music, they encouraged devising a system of notation using numbers and other pitch and rhythm symbols. This notation Is called cipher notation. Kulintang as well as pieces for some aerophones in cipher notation are now being used by students in learning to perform kulintang and flute pieces, just as they would read notes to play violin and piano pieces, ‘The ring flute is the most common aerophone among the Muslim groups in Mindanao. It is called suling by the Maguindanaons, Tausugs and Yakans. The Maranaos cali it insi, The bamboo lip-valley flute, like the bamboo jaw’s hafp, 1s~found_all over the Philippine archipelagc. It! has three finger holes and a thumbhole, The instrument is used for entertainment, courtship and self expression. The Maguindanaons

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