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Learn about the 5 traditional Filipino musical instruments used in Rondalla ensembles, including the bandurria, laúd, octavina, guitarra, and bajo de uñas.
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.
The double bass is played with a bow (arco), or by plucking the strings , or via a variety of extended techniques. In orchestral repertoire and tango music, both arco and pizzicato are employed. In jazz, blues, and rockabilly, pizzicato is the norm.
4 lis 2020 · The document describes the rondalla, a musical ensemble from the lowlands of Luzon, Philippines. The rondalla features plucked string instruments like the guitar, bandurria, laud and octavina which play the melody, countermelody and harmony. The bajo de unas plays bass and double bass provides rhythmic support.
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.
The rondalla instruments are the bandurria, the laud, the octavina, the guitar and the bass-guitar (bajo de uñas). Of these instruments, the bandurria is the mainstay of the group. It has the biggest number of players in the family of instruments.
22 mar 2017 · The major Philippine rondalla instruments are the banduria, the guitar, the octavina, the laud, and the bass guitar or double bass. The banduria is the central instrument of the ensemble and, along with the octavina and laud, is unique to the Philippines.
