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Music ❖ Music is a form of art; an expression of emotions through harmonic frequencies. ❖ A form of entertainment that puts sounds together in a way that people like, find interesting or dance to. ❖ Music includes people singing with their voices or playing musical instruments ❖ Musi...

Music ❖ Music is a form of art; an expression of emotions through harmonic frequencies. ❖ A form of entertainment that puts sounds together in a way that people like, find interesting or dance to. ❖ Music includes people singing with their voices or playing musical instruments ❖ Music of the Philippines includes musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles. ❖ Contemporary music in the Philippines refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from 20th century art music in the west, as well as the latest trends and musical styles in the entertainment industry. The compositions are often a mixture of different Asian, spanish, latin american, american and indigenous influences. Elements of Music ❖ 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. Melody is inseparable from rhythm. ❖ Rhythm This has something to do with the patterns in time; it has three qualities. Tempo (how fast/slow) Meter (unit of time, group of accented and unaccented beats or pulses) Rhythmic Pattern ❖ Harmony a combination of different tones or pitches played or sung together. These notes played or sung together at the time called a chord. ❖ Texture refers to the relationship of melodic and harmonic lines in music. Music is considered thicker, more melodic lines ❖ Dynamic refers to the degree of softness and loudness of music. Include the way of changing from soft to loud (vice-versa) ❖ Form how the other elements of music are organized. Music can be describe if: Repeating sections of melodies Contrast among musical instruments and rhythm = brings new idea of melody Variation of musical composition = change the melody that is already heard ❖ Timbre  also known as tone color. Refers to the quality of sound generated by an instrument or by a voice Music from the regions ❖ Ethnic traditional music originally made from the Philippines where at least Filipino avoided spanish influence Ballad - songs that tell a story about a certain event. Ballad is a popular romantic song in urban areas. Example: Region 10 Bukidnon - Idangdang Chant - found in epic songs, chant refers to a song unaccompanied melody and variable rhythm. Example: “Region CAR” The Cordillera Song debate - song about men and women who try to outsmart each other, themes usually include love courtship and marriage. Example: “Visayas Region 6, 7, &8” Anugon- From Balitaw ❖ European Influenced there are religious and even secular music Art song - merging the voice part, lyrics and the accompaniment together to achieve an artistic musical whole. Example: Minamahal kita - kundiman Habanera/Danza - social dance, originally from cuba, usually performed on a stage or a ballroom. Example: Ikaw rin - Nicanor Abelardo Liturgical Music - Vocal and instrumental composition that go together with the official rights of christian churches. Example: Glory and praise Kumintang - originally documented as war song, dance of love, accompanied by a guitar and bajo de uñas Example: Region 4-A Prinsesa ng Kumintang Pasyon chant - various styles used throughout the country singing for of the bible verses ❖ American inspired composed of popular, classical, and semi classical music; Classical music - from the western country, classical and modern music adapted Filipinos Chamber Music - Instrumental music played by a small ensemble, each part is played by one performer, different from orchestra music because the latter involves several instruments playing one part. Choral Music - This involves music written for a group of singers, can be monodic or sung together  Opera - essentially a drama act, sung and accompanied by instruments a. Solo instrumental literature ◆ Concerto - musical composition usually for an orchestra and a soloist or a group of soloists ◆ Sonata - solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble B. Symphonic literature - composition for an orchestra may contain several movements ◆ Symphony - considered as a sonata written to be played by an orchestra ◆ Suite - a well - arranged set of individual movements Semi-classical music - usually composed of band and rondalla music hymns and marches, sarswela and stylized folk songs Band Music - compositions created for a band, which is a group of brass, percussion and woodwind. Brass band, symphonic band, military and jazz band. March band- composition with music played in regular phrase strongly accented rhythm, usually 4/4 time signature. Played with dance or marching groups. Popular music - some are originally composed by Filipinos which utilizes western and local musical influences, fusion of rock gave birth to "Pinoy Pop" Pinoy Rock - usually played with drums, electric guitars and synthesizers Pinoy Folk - simple and repetitive tunes Pinoy Disco - adaptation of western disco Rap - usually fast paced, rhythmic narration Protest songs - express and promote changing social and political system, inspire bravery heroism and nationalism Jazz and classical music - Introduced by American soldiers, the genre opened up many opportunities for Filipino performers who have turned it into a musical tradition in the Philippines