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The rondalla is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick and generally known as plectrum instruments. It originated in Medieval Spain, especially in the ancient Crown of Aragon: Catalonia, [1] Aragon, Murcia, and Valencia. The tradition was later taken to Spanish America and the Philippines.
Guitar. Double bass (bajo de uñas) The guitar brought into the Philippines by the Spaniards have inspired the development of the Rondalla in the Philippines. Filipino ingenuity produced several other instruments modeled after it and these instruments joined the guitar in the group that was to develop into the Rondalla.
The Bass Bajo de Uñas, also known as the Bass Guitar or Double Bass, is a large stringed instrument with a deep, rich sound. It is played by plucking the strings with the fingers or using a pick, creating a low and powerful tone that adds depth to the overall sound of the ensemble.
In a standard Filipino rondalla, one would typically find the instruments bandurria, laud, octavina, guitarra, and bajo de uñas, or double bass. These instruments possess similarities in structure and are played with a plectrum made out of turtle shell.
bajo de uñas, or double bass; The bajo de uñas has become unpopular, and the orchestra’s string bass, or contrabass, a poor substitute, has taken its place. The piccolo and the percussion instruments (bass drum, snare drum, and cymbals) have also been added.
The term rondalla refers to the native string ensemble of the Philippines, and it consists of plectrum instruments such as the bandurria, laud, octavina, mandola, guitarra, and bajo de uñas (supplanted today by the regular double bass).
20 mar 2017 · Other stringed instruments composing the standard Filipino rondalla are the bandurria, the laúd, the octavina, the Twelve-string guitar, the Ukulele, the bajo de uñas or double bass, the Guitarrón mexicano, and other Filipino-made instruments modeled and developed after the guitar.
