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Music1 2012 dp5 Philippine Music Under The Spanish Era Part 1
Music1 2012 dp5 Philippine Music Under The Spanish Era Part 1
Music1 2012 dp5 Philippine Music Under The Spanish Era Part 1
Music
during the
Spanish
Era
In what ways and means did the
Spanish missionaries taught the
early Philippine society the
Catholic faith?
The Liturgy was celebrated
Gregorian Chant,
using
Polyphonic Masses and Motets
and Hymns,
all in Latin.
POLYPHONIC MUSIC
- two or more independent melodies
sung or played at the same time
Ex.
• A Home on the Rolling Sea - round
• Halleluah from Messiah
by George Friedrich Handel
• Kyrie
by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Natives were not only
instructed in singing but also
in playing various instruments
like guitar, violin, flute, harp
and organ.
In 1857 a boy’s choir was formed in the
Dominican convent of Sto. Domingo which
evolved into a music school.
• Filipino composer,
organist, conductor, and
music teacher