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Cordillera Music: Traditions & Instruments

The music of the Cordillera region of the Philippines can be categorized into vocal music, instrumental music, and vocal ensembles accompanied by instruments. Vocal music includes ceremonial songs, lullabies, and chanted epics, and is characterized by melismatic singing and free meter. Instrumental music features both metal instruments like gongs and bamboo instruments like flutes, tubes, and struck pieces. Vocal ensembles commonly involve song debates accompanied by stringed instruments and zithers during courtship rituals.

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Cordillera Music: Traditions & Instruments

The music of the Cordillera region of the Philippines can be categorized into vocal music, instrumental music, and vocal ensembles accompanied by instruments. Vocal music includes ceremonial songs, lullabies, and chanted epics, and is characterized by melismatic singing and free meter. Instrumental music features both metal instruments like gongs and bamboo instruments like flutes, tubes, and struck pieces. Vocal ensembles commonly involve song debates accompanied by stringed instruments and zithers during courtship rituals.

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Music Of Cordillera

• In the highlands of Luzon music is related to


different occasions such as life cycle events
and occupational activities and various rituals.
• During the agricultural cycle, peace pacts,
courtship, marriage and death rites, musical
performances may be witnessed in the region.
Categories of Music of Cordillera
• Vocal Music -   music that uses and emphasizes the
human voice. Sometimes instruments are used,
but the voice is the most important part
• Instrumental Music -
 music intended to be performed by a musical instr
ument or group of instruments.
• Vocal Ensemble with instrumental accompaniment
supports or provides background for other musical 
parts
A. Vocal Music
1. Ibaloi Badiw – is a ceremonial song for dead
a style of singing without prior preparation
or practice in the leader- chorus form.
2. Owiwi ( Kalinga)- lullabies
3. Dagdagay ( Kalinga) – Infancy – related songs
4. Oppia ( Kalinga) – infancy-related songs
5. Langan bata-bata (Tausug) - infancy-related
songs
6. Bua (Subannen) – infancy-related songs
7. Kawayanna ( Kalinga) – infancy –related
songs
8. Hudhud (Ifugao) – chanted epic poetry which
is recited and chanted only during four
occasions: the harvesting of rice and
wedding, funeral wakes, bone –washing
(bogwa) rituals. It also comprises of over 200
stories of about 40 episodes each. Themes
are about celebrations of the Ifugao heroes,
heroines, wealth and culture.
Characteristics of Vocal Music
1. Melismatic -
a musical phrase of several notes sung to one
 syllable.
- vocal passage with one syllable
- sung against several note passages
2. Free – meter – musical meter without time
signature.
Instrumental Music
1. Metal Instruments –
gongs
A. Gangsa Toppaya –
gongs played by striking
with the palm while
rested on the lap.
B. Gangsa Palook – gongs are struck or beaten
with wooden mallets while held by the left
hand. This usually played by men.
2. Bamboo Instruments
A. Bungkaka or Bilbil –
played by striking
against the palm of
one hand.
B. Tongali – a nose flute
with extreme forward
edge of the right or
left nostril.
C. Tongatong – are
bamboo tubes played
by stamping each
against the ground.
D. Ulibaw – a mouth-
resonated bamboo
instrument played with
a flexible tongue fixed
to one end to a
surrounding frame.
D. Patteteg – bamboo
of different sizes for
varied timbre that is
split in half and is
struck by a wooden
stick while rested on
the lap.
Vocal Ensemble w/ Instrumental
Accompaniment
Vocal ensemble is performed during
courtship usually in song – debate form
accompanied by different instruments
such as:
Kudlong - two-stringed lute
Saluroy – polychordal zither
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