MUSIC

CONTEMPORARY ARTS
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
1. MELODY
Refers to a succession of consecutive notes
or tones changing in pitch and duration.
It is also considered to carry the overall
theme of music.
Inseperable from rhythm
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2. RHYTHM
Refer to patterns in time
It has three qualities
Tempo
Meter
Rhythmic pattern
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RHYTHM
Tempo
Describes how fast or slow the music
Meter
Refers to the unit of time that is made up of a
group of accented and unaccented beats or pulses
Rhythmic pattern
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3. HARMONY
Refers to a combination of different tones
or pitches played or sung together
These notes played or sung together at the
same time is called a chord.
It may also involve playing chords
successfully
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4. TEXTURE
Refers to the relationship of melodic
and harmonic lines in music
Music is considered to have thicker
texture if it has more melodic lines
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5. DYNAMICS
Refers to the degree of softness and
loudness of music
It may include the way of changing
from soft to loud or vice-versa
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6. TIMBRE
Also known as tone color
Refers to the quality of sound
generated by an instrument or by a
voice
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7. FORM
Refers to how the other elements of music are
organized
Music can be described if there are repeating
sections or melodies
If there is contrast among musical instruments
and rhythm, or if there is variation of the musical
composition
Forms and Types
of Philippine
Music
 Forms and Types of Philippine Music
1. Ethnic Traditional Music
 Music that has similar elements with music from our Southeast
Asian neighbors
A. Ballad
– refers to a song that explains an event occurring in a
community
Example: idangdang (Bukidnon), liyangkit parang sabil
(Tausug)
- nowadays “ballad” is loosely described as a popular romantic
song in the urban areas
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1. Ethnic Traditional Music
B. CHANT
– refers to a song with an unaccompanied melody and
variable rhythm. This is usually found in epic songs.
C. SONG DEBATE
-Asong involving male and female singers who try to
outsmart each other about a certain topic
-Themes include love, courtship, and marriage
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2. European – influenced Religious and

Secular Music
A. Art Song
– a composition characterized by merging the voice
part, lyrics, and the accompaniment together to
achieve an artistic musical whole
- Kundiman – the signature love song of the
Philippines
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2. European – influenced Religious and Secular
Music
B. Habanera/ Danza
– refers to a social dance in duple time.
-originally from Cuba and is usually performed on a stage or
in a ballroom.
- The habanera is influential as its tempo is used in some
contemporary compositions like Nicanor Abelardo’s “Ikaw
rin” and Antonio Molina’s Hatinggabi”
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2. European – influenced Religious and
Secular Music
C. Liturgical Music
– refers to vocal and instrumental compositions that
go together with the official rites of Christian
churches
- The birth of Pentecostal churches and charismatic
groups in 1980’s
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2. European – influenced Religious and Secular

Music
D. KUMINTANG
– originally documented as a war song
-kumintang is a dance of love accompanied by a guitar and
bajo de uñas (string bass)
-kumintang was utilized in some compositions such as
Nicanor Abelardo’s “Mutya ng Pasig” and Lucio D. San
pedro’s “Lahing Kayumanggi”
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2. European – influenced Religious and

Secular Music
E. PASYON CHANT
– refers to the various styles used throughout the
country for the singing of the pasyon
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3. AMERICAN- INSPIRED MUSIC

A. CLASSICAL MUSIC
– includes classical music from the Western world, and
classical and modern music composed by Filipinos
a.CHAMBER MUSIC
-refers to instrumental music played by a small
ensemble
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a. CHAMBER MUSIC
-Each part of the music is played by one performer. This
makes chamber music different from orchestra music
because the latter involves several instruments playing
one part
b. CHORAL MUSIC
-involves music written for a group of singers. choral
compositions can be monadic, meaning to be sung
together or in unison without accompaniment;
homophonic.
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b. CHORAL MUSIC
-homophonic consists of one melodic line that is
accompanied by chords or instrumental
accompaniment
-polyphonic entails two or more distinct and equally
significant melodic lines at the same time
c. OPERA
- essentially a drama that is sung and accompanied by
instruments
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c. OPERA
-it has a set structure, consisting of an overture,
songs for a variety of number of singers, other
vocal combinations, and interludes
-a librettist, composer, and often a choreographer
are all involved in creating an opera
-others persons involved are director, conductor,
and set, costume, and light designers
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3. AMERICAN- INSPIRED MUSIC

B. SOLO INSTRUMENTAL LITERATURE
– THIS HIGHLIGHTS A SOLO INSTRUMENT that maybe
accompanied by another or a number of instruments
a.CONCERTO
-refers to a piece for a solo instrument, or a group
of solo instrument, and an orchestral ensemble
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B. SOLO INSTRUMENTAL LITERATURE
a. CONCERTO
-derived from the four-movement sonata form
that omits the third movement called
minuet or scherzo
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B. SOLO INSTRUMENTAL LITERATURE
a. SONATA
-a work for solo instrument with four movements.
-sequence is allegro-adante-minuet omitting minuet,
result is fast-slow-fast order of movements
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C. SYMPHONIC LITERATURE
-refer to lengthy orchestral compositions
a. SYMPHONY
- considered as sonata written to be played by an
orchestra
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C. SYMPHONIC LITERATURE
b. SUITE
- Refers to a well-arranged set of individual
movements, which are unified because of using
either a common form or key, or a nonmusical
element.
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C. SYMPHONIC LITERATURE
c. CONCERT OVERTURE
-A composition that is typically written in a sonata-
allegro form
d. SYMPHONIC POEM
- Also called the tone poem, based on a nonmusical
poetic or realistic idea.
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3. AMERICAN- INSPIRED MUSIC

C. SEMI-CLASSICAL MUSIC
-musical under this category include band and rondalla
music, hymns and marches, sarswela music, and stylisized
folk songs
a. BAND MUSIC
-Refersto compositions created for the band, which is a
group of brass, percussion, and woodwind instruments
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C. SEMI-CLASSICAL MUSIC
b. MARCHA/MARCH
-Refers to a composition with music played in
regular phrases, and a strongly accented rhythm,
usually in a 4/4 time signature
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4. POPULAR MUSIC
-includes original music composed by
Filipinos, which utilizes Western and
local musical influences
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4. VERSIONS OF PINOY POP

-pinoy rock
-safe pinoy pop or “middle of the road”
-pinoy folk
-pinoy disco music
-rap