Pre-Test

Activity # 1: Bayan ko
Questions:
1.What is the time signature of the first music (Bayan Ko)?

- The time signature of the first music is 3/4.

2. What is the message of the song?
- This patriotic song describes the Philippines as a beautiful country which became the
reason for the country to be slaved. It shows how the Philippines is full of beauty and
describes it as a bird put in a cage, hoping to be freed.

Activity # 2: Guess the Title

 Maalaala mo kaya
 Ngayon at Kailanman

Activity # 3: KNOW THEM ALL

 Contemporary,
Traditional and New Composition/Song
Musical characteristics
Title
Music Composers
- Masses of layered percussion and
Jose Maceda Ugnayan
wind sounds build up in short passages
and are supplanted by new ones
- There's an abundance of bamboo
sound, either struck or blown, and a lot
of harmonic information happening.
- Density and volume rise and fall quite
naturally, which is surprising given the
nature of the recordings.
- It attempts to bring together elements
of traditional folk music and "avant-
garde" composition.
- It has more focus on rhythm rather
than time measure.
- One only hears consonance in the
Lucrecia R. Kasilag Ave Maria notes. There are no evidences of
dissonant chords.
- Throughout the piece, the tempo is the
slow and the time signature is 4/4,
andante moderato (moderately slow)
- It is homophonic in texture, but the
density is also thick, as it was made for
three voices. Because of the
homophonic texture, the overall single
melody line is memorable or easily
grasped.
- In accompaniment, the piano part has
a great role for the music’s essence
because the composer is a gifted pianist
and noted for her newly discovered
harmonies.
 - It uses interlocking rhythmic patterns
Francisco F. Feliciano Pokpok Alimpako
and a prestissimo tempo.
- It's based on a motif of a maranao
(southern Philippines) melody and the
words of a muslim children's chant.
- It features virtuostic interlocking
rhythmic patterns and a prestissimo
tempo. For the accompaniment, the
song is sung in acappella.
- It won “Best Composition in
Contemporary Music” in Arezzo, Italy

- It contains different layers. One would

Josefino “Chino” Huntahang Gitara be the layer of sound familiar to the ear,
Toledo
such as melodic lines or simple chords.
The next layer was the combination of
Western and Eastern elements, and the
third, is the distinctly-Filipino elements,
such as references to indigenous
musical traditions, rhythms, instruments
or sounds.
- The ensemble bursts into a passage
with interlocking or complementary lines
that sounded like a kulintang ensemble.
It sounded celebratory and ceremonial.
- It also had a subtly choral
characteristic to it – with the intricate
interplay of rhythm and harmony.

Activity # 4: MY FAVORITE COMPOSER

Jonas Baes, born on 1961 in Los Baños, Laguna, is a Filipino composer. He
enrolled in the University of the Philippines' College of Music in 1977 as a student of
Ramon P. Santos, and encountered the musical compositions of Jose Maceda,
attended several seminar-workshops of visiting lecturers, and did research on the music
of the Iraya-Mangyan people of Mindoro, which became the inspiration for his
compositions. His early works in the 1980s were influenced by Maceda in the use of
large numbers of performers, while in the 1990s he experimented with various methods
by which the audience becomes integral in the performance. He became my favorite
composer because of the way he writes music, utilizing "unorthodox" musical
instruments like bean-pod rattles, leaves, iron-nail chimes, as well as various Asian
instruments such as bamboo scrapers, bamboo flutes, and vocal music using Asian
vocal techniques. I think that the way he uses instruments that are contrary to what is
usual is very unique and creative. One of his songs, "Daluy" is very intruiging for me
because of the five soundscapes played in between the short film clips, and how each
clip deals with issues related to Philippine natural and social environment. The
soundscapes created images that brought the messages of the film clips into the
emotional and cognitive depths of those who witnessed the performance.

ACTIVITY # 5: NAME IT

ACTIVITY # 6: LYRICS
Listening to the song, I felt like it had a huge weight of history and meaning
behind it, but I think the power lies not only in its melody, but the words, which are very
true and many of the Filipinos can relate. The composer gives out a moving call for
freedom from oppression directed against invaders and oppressors in the past. This
song has a nationalistic theme that brings out the patriotism from the Filipinos who are
listening. It's a song with deep meaning and whenever I listen to it, I feel in my heart that
I love this country and I need to take the first step towards totally embracing this country
that is broken down by poverty, corrupt politicians and abusive business people. Just
like what the song implies, love your country for what it is truly is.

Let us test your Knowledge

1. a. Hindi Kita Malilimot
2. b. Francisco Santiago
3. a. Hilarion Rubio
4. Francisco Buencamino
5. a. Antonio Molina
6. a. Rodolfo S. Cornejo
7. a. Hatinggabi
8. c. Jerry Dadap
9. a. Levi Celerio
10. b. Angel Matias Pena
11. d. Ernani J. Cuenco
12. c. Constancio De Guzman
13. a. Lucio D. San Pedro
14. c. Ramon Santos
15. c. Piano
16. d. Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
17. c. Levi Celerio
18. a. George Canseco
19. d. Alfredo S. Buenaventura
20. c. Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika