UNIT 2

MUSIC OF CORDILLERA, MINDORO,

PALAWAN AND THE VISAYAS
HORBOSTEL-SACHS
CLASSIFICATION
AEROPHONE
produced by air
CHORDOPHONE
produced by strings
 IDIOPHONE

produced by vibrating
the instrument itself
MEMBRANOPHONE
produced by a skin
attached on the
instrument
 LESSON 1

MUSIC OF CORDILLERA
 SALIDUMAY

Introduced during the World

War II.

Usually sung by groups.

Used for entertainment.

 BAD-IW

An Ibaloi death ritual song.

Uses a leader-chorus type of

singing.

Ritual usually gives hope of

gaining favors for the living from
the spirit relatives.
 OG-GAYAM

An Itneg song

Performed during festivals,

weddings, peace agreements,
harvest time or welcoming guest.

Present among Kalingas and

Ilocanos
KALINGA ETHNIC INSTRUMENT
One of the most preserved traditions in the Cordillera region is
the Kalinga ethnic music.
Various rituals and festivities show differences in the construction,
manner, and style of playing the instruments and their sound.
ETHNIC INSTRUMENTS
 GANGSA

An old name for copper / brass

A flat gong without a boss

The most treasured instrument

among the Kalinga
 BUNKAKA /
BALINGBING

Bamboo buzzer

A bamboo tube with a split

opening or split at one end.

Striking the split end against the

palm of the hand to produce a
buzzing sound.
 BUNKAKA / BALINGBING

Use by women to comfort them

before they do their everyday
routine.

Drives away evil spirits.

 PATANGGUK

Quill-shaped tube

Made of one internode of a long

slender variety of bamboo.

Struck against a bamboo tube

or piece of hardwood.
PATATAG / PATETEG

Leg xylophone

A set of bamboo blades in

graduated sizes.

Played in an ensemble of 6
members by 1 or 2 sticks.
 TONGATONG

Stamping tube

6 bamboo tubes of different

lengths with a node base but open
at the upper ends.

Played by women in groups of six

for healing rites.
 TONGATONG

The player strikes the base

against a hard surface and is
simultaneously covering and
uncovering the upper ends of
the tubes to produce different
sounds.
 ULIBAW

Jew’s harp

A bamboo instrument made of a thin,

narrow strip of bamboo or brass.

Name varies from tribe to tribe.

Characterized by a very thin slit with

a thin tongue at the middle part.
 ULIBAW

Played through plucking or

striking the tip of the instrument
to produce a vibrating sound.

Commonly used for courtship

and entertainment
 KOLITONG / KULITONG

A stringed instrument made of a

single bamboo piece around 3-4
inches in diameter with a node at
each end.
 SAGGEYPO

A set of 5, 6 or more bamboo

pipes with different sizes

Played separately.

Played for relaxation periods

and socializing with other tribes.
 DIWDIW-AS

A row of 5 or more slim

bamboo tubes of varying
lengths tied to each other.

Igorot term for “panpipes”.

 TONGALI

An instrument from Ifugao

and Kalinga

A nose flute instrument

which has 5 finger holes.
 TONGALI

Called by different names:

 BONTOC AND KANKANAI –

“kaleleng”

 ISNEG – “baliing”
 SULIBAW/ SOLIBAO

A drum with a skinhead

played with a padded stick or
by tapping using the hands.
 PALDONG

A traditional bamboo lip-

valley flute

Open at both ends and has 4

finger holes.

Used by men for serenading

women or for leisure time.