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The document discusses different instruments that are part of the Philippine rondalla ensemble. It describes the bandurria, guitar, octavina, and laud. The bandurria comes in regular and piccolo sizes and both have 14 strings tuned in intervals of fourths.
Rondalla is a Filipino string band that originated from Spanish musical traditions. It is comprised of various stringed instruments including the banduria, laud, piccolo, octavina, guitar, harp, and bajo de unas.
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 Aragon , Murcia , and Valencia .
The document describes the different instruments that make up a rondalla group: The laud is the largest string instrument with 14 strings that plays lower notes. The banduria is pear-shaped with 14 strings and usually carries the main melody. The bajo de uñas is the four-string double bass that provides the fundamental tone and reinforces rhythm.
Rondalla Instruments . 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.
Download Free PDF. The Philippine Rondalla: A Gift of Musical Heritage in a Migrant Context. Kim Rockell. This paper reports on two recently developed contemporary rondallas outside the Philippines: one in Dansui, Taiwan and another in Queensland, Australia.
Instruments The main instruments of the rondalla are the bandurria, octavina, laud, guitarra, and bajo or else the upright bass. In some cases, a piccolo bandurria is added for music that requires higher tones; a mandola for lower tones.
