LORAINE A.
SENILLO GRADE 7- SIMPLICITY
MUSIC OF CORDILLERA
GANGSA
A gangsa is a type of metallophone which is used mainly in Balinese and
Javanese Gamelan music. In Balinese gong kebyar styles, there are two types
of gangsa typically used: the smaller, higher pitched kantilan and the larger
pemade.
KALELENG OR TONGALI
A kalaleng is a nose flute made from bamboo from the Philippines. Usually
around two feet in length a kalaleng has holes cut in the side, to be stopped by
the fingers producing the notes. The player closes one nostril with a bit of cotton,
then forces the air from the other into a small hole cut in the end of the tube.
TONGATONG
A tongatong is a percussion instrument made of various lengths of bamboo,
which is found in the Kalinga province of the Philippines. It is played by hitting it
against the earth. Traditionally, tongatongs are used by the people of Kalinga to
communicate with spirits, particularly as part of healing rituals.
DIWDIW-AS
Diwas is a native bamboo wind instrument in the Philippines which is a variation
of the well-known panflutes or panpipes. ... In Kalinga, these individual pipes are
known as Saggeypo which is why Diwas is sometimes called as Saggeypo.
Usually, the number of Saggeypos strung together ranges from 5 to 8.
SAGGEYPO
Six nodes of bamboo of varying lengths with one side closed and the other side
open in which the player blows. There are incised designs on the instrument. It is
played in an ensemble with one player holding one flute. It is usually played by
children.
SOLIBAO
A solibao is a conical tenor drum played by the Bontoc and Ibaloi people of the
Philippines. It is played with the palms of both hands. It usually appears as part of
an ensemble along with the kimbal, pinsak, kalsa and palas. Sulibao is made from
a hollowed out log covered with deer skin.
BUNGKAKA
A bungkaka, also known as the bamboo buzzer is a percussion instrument
(idiophone) made out of bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes around
the Philippines such as the Ifugao, Kalinga, and Ibaloi.
KULLITONG
A Kolitong is a bamboo polychordal tube zither from Bontok, Kalinga,
Philippines, with six strings that run parallel to its tube body. The strings are
numbered from one to six, from lowest to highest pitch. The body acts as the
instrument's resonator.
MUSIC OF MINDORO
GITGIT
Gitgit is an instrument with a 3 or 4 strings made of human hair. Kinaban = A
musical instrument common to many regions in Asia is the jaw harp or mouth
harp, often referred to as "jew's harp".
KUDLUNG
Two stringed lute made of wood, one string for the melody, one for the drone.
Eight frets are glued on the neck of the lute. The body of the instrument is carved
with geometric patterns.
KUDYAPI
The kutiyapi, or kudyapi, is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. It is the
only stringed instrument among the Palawano people, and one of several among
other groups such as the Maranao and Manobo. It is four to six feet long with nine
frets made of hardened beeswax
BANGSI
The Bangsi is an external pipe flute (sometimes called duct flute). It
belongs to mangyan musical instruments. The Bangsi is 8-10 cm,
and also has a chip glued on the tube of the flute. It is an type of
aerophone.
AGUNG
The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the
Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a
supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles.
KALUTANG
Kalutang (Tagalog) Description: A pair of percussion bars which are struck
against each other at specific angles to produce a pitch. These sticks are a part of
an entire ensemble of kalutang which when playing together produce melodies.
The instrument is cut from the kwatingan tree which grows in Marinduque.
MUSIC OF PALAWAN
ARUDING
It is a folk instrument made of bamboo and carved into a long, flat shape with a
hole in the center and the tongue across the hole. ... The instrument is both a
wind instrument and percussion instrument. As a wind instrument, it is placed
against the mouth, which acts as a resonator and tool to alter the sound.
SULING
The Suling is a simple bamboo flute. A notch is cut into the the side of the top
end, and this top end is surrounded by a rattan of bamboo ring, leaving a small
slit where the player will put his mouth on. Suling is the simplest and
cheapest instrument in the gamelan.
BASAL
The basal instruments or the gong ensemble of Palawan is a set of one or two big
gongs also known as agung, and two small ringed gongs known as sanang. On
the other is a gimbal which rests on a lateral platform. These instruments can
also be found in Maguindanao, Maranao, and Tausug
PAGANG
Pagang (Palaw'an) Description: The skin of a single node of bamboo is raised.
The strings are raised with frets underneath. A ring of woven bamboo strips is
placed at the end of the bamboo node to keep the strings from further stripping.
MUSIC OF VISAYAS
TUGO
Tugo This is a percussion instrument native to the Philipines. It's kind of like a
guitar except that there is no hole and it's made entirely of wood. To play it they
hit it with their hands or with a beater
GUIMBAL
The Guimbal or Gimba as its variation, sometimes also spelled gimbal is
confirmed as an ancient Malay instrument.
BUKTOT
Buktot Buktot- a word in the filipino language generally meaning a humpbacked
person. The instrument resonator, usually a coconut shell, resembles a
hunchback! Th buktot is a Visayan Guitar Litguit Traditional
Filipino instrument that is used to make percussion sounds that resemble those
of maracas
LITGUIT
A litguit instrument is a traditional Filipino instrument that is used to make
percussion sounds that resemble those of maracas. The instrument has a long,
thin wooden handle, and, when it is played, it is struck with another long, slim
piece of wood to produce the distinctive sound.
