Music Of Visayas
CHaracteristics of Vocal music
Most Visayan songs or music are
written in duple or triple meter with a
simple melody that is easy to sing.
Its musical style is a song-and-dance debate
between a man and a woman known as balitaw
(3/4 time).
EXAMPLES:
Matud nila (Love song)
EXAMPLES:
Matud nila (Love song)
Rosan Pandan (Courting song)
EXAMPLES:
Matud nila (Love song)
Rosan Pandan (Courting song)
Dandansoy (Farewell song) ·
EXAMPLES:
Matud nila (Love song)
Rosan Pandan (Courting song)
Dandansoy (Farewell song) ·
Ilo nga Bata (Children's song)
EXAMPLES:
Matud nila (Love song)
Rosan Pandan (Courting song)
Dandansoy (Farewell song) ·
Ilo nga Bata (Children's song)
Condansoy (Drinking song)
EXAMPLES:
Matud nila (Love song)
Rosan Pandan (Courting song)
Dandansoy (Farewell song) ·
Ilo nga Bata (Children's song)
Condansoy (Drinking song)
Ilo Nga Bata (Working song)
Characteristics of instrumental
music
is composed of ensembles like the Rondalla of
Silay-on, and Tultulgan of Maasin, Iloilo.
made using instruments only, no vocal
accompaniment
RONDALLA
plucked string ensemble
composed of instruments
belonging to the lute and
cittern family
consists of 5 sections: bandurria,
octavina, laud, guitarra (guitar) and
bajo (bass)
Tultulgan Festival
celebrated every year end in
the town of Maasin, Iloilo
pays tribute to bamboo as
an instrument
INSTRUMENTS IN
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
1. Bandurria
used in an orchestra of plucked
string instruments called
rondalla. 14-string instrument
with 16 frets and shorter neck.
Filipino bandurrias have been
made with coconuts, and as
banjoleles with banjo bodies
and goatskin soundboards.
plays the melody
2. Octavina
Formed like a guitar with in
most cases, a figure eight-
shaped body and a round
sound hole, the Octavina has a
shorter neck, often with only
16 frets, though some
octavinas may have 18 to 20
frets, like its close relative, the
laúd.
plays a counter melody or harmony fill-in
3. Laud
Shaped similar to the bandurria but
bigger, the laud has a longer neck and
two f-sound holes. It usually plays
the lower notes in accompaniments,
counterparts, and in unison with the
bass. The old original laud, better
known as the lute, has a round body
in the shape of a half pear, a flat neck
with seven or more frets, and a
separate pegbox bent back at an
angle.
plays counter-melody
4. Guitarra
Six-stringed with long, fretted
neck which can be plucked with
the fingers or with a plectrum,
larger body than the octavina
with round sound hole, the
guitar (guitarra) plays the
accompaniments, plays
melodies and counterparts, and
provides the permanent rhythm
for the group using chordal and
arpeggio accompaniments.
5. Bajo
largest instrument (4 stringed) in
the Rondalla
it plays the bass part in a
Rondalla
6. Tultugan
an instrument equivalent to
drums.
was used for communication.
played by striking the body of
the bamboo with a stick to
produce a rhythmic pattern.
indigenous term for bamboo
drums.
QUIZ TIME!!!!
Answers only
1. Octavina is the largest instrument in the Rondalla. ___________ (True or False)
2. The Bajo plays the counter-melody in a rondalla. ___________ (True or False)
3. Filipino bandurrias have been made with coconuts. ___________ (True or False)
4. The original laud was known as a late. ____________ (True or False)
5. The laud usually plays the lower notes in accompaniments, counterparts, and
isn’t in unison with the bass. ______________ (True or False)
6 . All of these folksongs are NOT a Visayan work song except one.
A. Condansoy C. Rosas Pandan B. Dandasoy D. Ako KIni Si Angi
7. Which of the following folk song is a Visayan Lullaby.
A. Si Pelimon C. Rosas Pandan B. Ili Ili Tulog Anay D .Ilo Nga Bata
8. In Vocal music the instruments is the most important part. _________ (True or False)
9. We dont need instruments when doing instrumental music.__________ (True or False.
10. A Bandurria has only 12 strings and 14 frets with a longer neck. _______(True or
False)
11. LAUD comes from the spanish word LUTE _________(True or False)
12. The Bajo de Unas is the largest among the stringed family. __________ (True or False)
13. the rondalla is a bamboo drum used by the natives for communication. _________
(True or False)
14. The folksong Ili Ili Tulog Anay is a lullaby. ____________ (True or False)
15. Its musical style is a song and dance debate between a man and a woman. ________
(True or False)
