Bamboo Ensemble of Mindanao: Filipino Vocal Music Quiz and Flashcards

Study Notes

Traditional Instruments of Mindanao

Gandingan, a type of "talking gongs", consists of four suspended gongs with narrow rims and is played with two light-padded mallets.
Kudyapi is a two-stringed instrument from Mindanao.
Kubing is a mouth-blown instrument held horizontally with a bamboo tongue, and can be played solo or in an ensemble.
Kagul is a bamboo scraper or a slit drum with jagged edges.
Luntang is a type of xylophone used for various purposes, including keeping farmers awake while scaring birds away from fields.
Gabbang is a bamboo xylophone from Sulu, made of wood with a trapezoidal shape.
Gandang is a double-headed cylindrical drum from Maranaos, with both ends covered with animal skin.
Suling is the smallest bamboo flute from Maguindanao, with five finger holes.

Vocal Music of Islamic Filipinos

Langan Bata Bata is a lullaby of the Tausug.
Tarasul is a Tausug song of advice to the wedded couple.
Dekir is a Maranao's death song.
Salathul Juma is a Friday prayer chant.
Mimisad is a song and dance chanted as people walk before the altar.

Vocal Music of Non-Islamic Filipinos

Sunda-ay is a Wedding Chant sung before inviting the groom's party to enter the bride's house.
Balow is a song for the dead husband of Matifsalug.
Ulag Lng is a lament song of Manobo.
Balatuking is a Manobo's harvest song.
Diwata is a curing ceremony of Subanon.

Instrumental Music of Mindanao

Palabunibunyan Ensemble (Kulintang Ensemble) is a loud instruments ensemble mainly comprised of gongs with boss, played by either men or women except the agung, and is used for merrymaking.
Kulintang is a set of eight graduated-sized gongs placed in a row, played by striking the bosses of a knot of the gongs with two wooden sticks.
Dabakan is an hour-glass, conical, or goblet-shaped wooden drum covered with animal skin, played using two wooden sticks.
Babandil is a small suspended gong played on its rim using a wooden stick, used primarily as the timekeeper of the Maguindanao kulintang ensemble.
Agung is a type of gong, consisting of two wide-rimmed, kettle-shaped gongs.

Description

Test your knowledge of Filipino vocal music traditions! Identify and learn about different songs and chants used by Islamic and non-Islamic Filipinos throughout different life cycles. From lullabies to wedding chants, this quiz covers a variety of musical pieces.