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Brass Band
 Brass Band
- is an ensemble of woodwind, brass
and percussion instruments. In the
Philippines, they are usually played in
fiestas, religious and civic
celebrations. The growth of bands
was so remarkable that every town
used to have two or more bands.
 Brass Band
A parading brass band is called a
marching band. At present,
provinces like Rizal and Laguna,
and schools like the Philippine
Military Academy, are home of
prominent brass bands in the
Philippines.
 Brass Band Instrument
Woodwinds Brasswinds
• Piccolo • Trombone
• Clarinet Percussion • Trumpet
• Alto Saxophone • Cymbals • Euphonium
• Tenor Saxophone • Snare Drum • Sousaphone
• Flute • Bass Drum • French Horn
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The national anthem of the Philippines,
“Lupang Hinirang,” was originally entitled
“Marcha Nacional Filipina.” It was
composed by Julian Felipe in march time
tempo and initially performed by the San
Francisco de Malabon band at the
Proclamation of Philippine Independence
on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite.
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It is considered as an “incidental music”
which means a background music set
into a particular event/occasion in a
dramatic mood. A year after, Jose Palma
wrote the lyrics adapted from the
Spanish poem “Filipinas” and entitled it
“Himno Nacional Filipino.”
Las Piñas Bamboo Organ
 Las Piñas Bamboo Organ
A Philippine National Treasure, the
Bamboo Organ can be found in St.
Joseph’s Church Las Piñas City. It is
made of 902 bamboo pipes. It was
completed in 1824 under the
supervision of Fr. Diego Cera. Every
February, the city celebrates the
International Bamboo Organ Festival.
Musikong Bumbong
 Musikong Bumbong
-are Filipino marching bands that
use woodwind instruments that
are made of bamboo. The shapes
and the sizes are similar to brass
band instruments but have
different sounds.
 Musikong Bumbong
The D’ Original Malabon Musikong
Bumbong started as a plain Banda de
Boca (meaning “bibig” or mouth) in
Barrio Tonsuya, Malabon in 1896. Felix
Ramos was both the founder and
inventor of the bamboo instruments.
The first members of the band were all
Katipuneros.
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The band was renamed several
times but is currently known as
Musikawayan under the
leadership of P/Lt. Col. Gilbert M.
Ramos, a fourth-generation
descendant of the band’s founder.
Pangkat Kawayan
 Pangkat Kawayan
-popularly known as the
“Singing Bamboos of the
Philippines,” is an orchestra
that plays music using non-
traditional bamboo
instruments.
Pangkat Kawayan Instrument
Angklung
• Bamboo-rattle tubes attached to a
bamboo frame
• Tubes are carved to have a resonant
pitch when struck, each angklung
represents a note and is tuned to
octaves
• Plays the counterpoints to the
melody
• It is played by shaking the lower part
with one hand while the upper end
holding it with the other hand steady
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Bumbong (Bamboo Tube)

• It is made of hollow pieces of bamboo that has been put together
and serve as the orchestra’s wind section.
• It is divided into bass (lower) and horn (higher) sections
• Each bumbong represents one note; to produce the sound it has to
be blown through a mouthpiece.
Pangkat Kawayan Instrument

Kalatok (Bamboo Knocker)

• A percussion instrument
made of pieces of bamboos
that are strung together with
pieces of bamboo with
varying tones when struck by
a rubber mallet.
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Talunggating (Bamboo Marimba)

• Made from bamboo that follows the musical scale and style
of the typical xylophone
• It plays the melody
• Mallets made out of rattan and rubber are used to play the
instrument.
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Kalagong
• Wind instrument that produces a hollow gong-like sound
• Played by tapping the top wholes of the bamboos by two flat
and flexible surface tapper
• It serves as bass of the group
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Pan Pipes
• Small pieces of bamboo in
graduated small tubes that has
been put together by a string
• The sound and styling of the
wind instruments found in
Northern Philippines
• Each pipe represents a note
and is blown to produce the
sound
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Tulali (Bamboo Flute)

• Made of baga (one of the smallest bamboo varieties)
• A bamboo opening encircled by a banana leafing to a
pentatonic scale played on four holes, one found below
and three on top of the bamboo tube.
Pangkat Kawayan Instrument
Kiskis
• A bamboo piece with ridges
and serves as a percussion
instrument
• Kiskis a Filipino word which
means “to scratch” or “to rub
against something”
• It is played by rubbing a
rattan stick on its ridges.
Angklung Ensemble
 Angklung Ensemble
-is a small group of musicians
who plays angklung bamboo
instruments. The angklung
instrument is made of
bamboo-rattle tubes attached
to a bamboo frame.