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22 mar 2021 · Whereas classical Western music strictly follows the seven-note diatonic scale (the “do re mi”) with sharps and flats in between each note, traditional Filipino music has “no isolated notes,” de Leon points out.
The document discusses the historical development of popular culture forms in the Philippines, including music, dance, cinema, entertainment press, and literature. It focuses on the three main influences on Philippine music: indigenous traditions, Spanish-European traditions from 333 years of colonial rule, and American traditions from 45 years ...
Musical Forms: Pre-Hispanic Period Tracing back the emergence of music and the development of cultural music during the Pre-Hispanic Period is a complex task. Filipinos have a strong and well-developed ritualistic musical practice in a form of chanting, dancing, and indigenous instrumental playing.
In an archival piece published in Tatler Philippines' August 2008 issue, we survey the origins of our nation's love and passion for music and performance.
27 wrz 2012 · Early Filipino music was simple, using indigenous instruments like bamboo. Their songs had religious and social functions and were often recitative with two-note melodies. Later influences included neighboring cultures through trade, introducing instruments and scales.
The result is that the Philippines were exposed during centuries to a Western culture that produced changes in manners, philosophy and in many facets of life. As in Latin America, one music towards the West and another derives from indigenous sources.
The music of the Philippines (Filipino: Musika ng Pilipinas) includes the musical performance arts in the Philippines and the music of Filipinos composed in various local and international genres and styles.
