1he Cordlllera reglon ls known for lLs unlque muslcal lnsLrumenLs lncludlng Lhe gangsa kallnganose

fluLe bamboo fluLe buzzer banglbang LongaLong dlwdlwas saggeypo and bamboo zlLher
8allngblng
Croup kallngga

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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone bamboo buzzer
uescrlpLlon
8amboo Lube one slde closed 1wo Longues and a crack up Lo Lhe node hole 1he lnsLrumenL ls played
by beaLlng one of Lhe Longues agalnsL Lhe arm or wrlsL sound can be changed by closlng and openlng
Lhe hole usually played by aL leasL seven lndlvlduals each wlLh one buzzer layer play Lhelr own
ryLhmlc paLLern all paLLerns flL LogeLher (lnLerlocklng) layers can form long rows whlle danclng ln an
open space (such as a cenLral meadow)
ulmenslons vary from 30 Lo 30 cm dependlng on deslred Lonal helghL
allpal
Croup lfugao

Slde vlew

1op vlew
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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone bamboo clapper
uescrlpLlon
8amboo Lube one end open cuL open ln Lhe mlddle upper parL cuL lnLo Lwo halves 1he lnsLrumenL ls
played by shaklng one half swlngs up and down and ln Lhe down swlng hlLs Lhe lower half lor playlng
Lechnlque see 8allngblng
8emarks
LLhnlc group lfugao
LocaLlon norLh Luzon (Cordlllera)

1aguLok
Croup Maranaw


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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone
uescrlpLlon
uecoraLed bamboo scraper lengLh 46 cm dlameLer 9 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Maranaw
LocaLlon CenLralwesL Mlndanao (musllm souLh)


kollLong
Croup kallngga

kollLong

1he sLrlngs are cuL loose from Lhe skln and llfLed by wooden brldges

1he sLar shaped openlng ln Lhe node
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ClasslflcaLlon
Chordophone ldlochord Lube zlLher
uescrlpLlon
8amboo Lube closed aL boLh end by a node ln boLh nodes a sLar shaped openlng ls cuL llve sLrlngs are
cuL loose from Lhe skln and llfLed and Luned wlLh small pleces of wood 1he Lube ls cracked and sllghLly
opened Lo lmprove resonance
ulmenslons lengLh 80 cm dlameLer 113 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group kallngga
LocaLlon norLh Luzon Cordlllera

Aflw
Croup 8onLoc

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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone [aw harp
uescrlpLlon
Made of brass Lhe lnsLrumenL ls held horlzonLally wlLh Lhe meLal Longue ln fronL of Lhe opened mouLh
1he lefL end ls elLher hlL by Lhe Lhumb of Lhe rlghL hand or plucked (see phoLograph below) 1hls makes
Lhe meLal Longue vlbraLe whlch causes a sound 1he mouLh serves as a resonaLor and by changlng Lhe
shape and slze of Lhe mouLh openlng Lhe overLones can be changed Lhus creaLlng a melody 8y sLrongly
breaLhlng ln or ouL Lhe volume can be changed as well
1he sLrlng ls made of wool
ulmenslons lengLh 113 cm wldLh 13 cm


kalleleng
nose fluLes
Croup 8onLoc

uescrlpLlon
Long bamboo Lubes closed aL one end by Lhe node ln whlch Lhe blowlng hole ls burnL 1he fluLe has
Lhree flnger holes 1he blowlng hole ls placed under an angle agalnsL Lhe nose and Lhe player genLly
blows lnLo Lhe Lube
ulmenslons (from Lop Lo boLLom) fluLe 1 lengLh 71 cm dlameLer 2 cm fluLe 2 lengLh 313 cm
dlameLer 2 cm
1he end of Lhe Lubes wlLh Lhe blowlng hole burnL ln Lhe nodeCn Lhe rlghL Lhe 1ongall from Lhe kallngga
LLhnlc group 8onLocLocaLlon norLh Luzon (Cordlllera)
ClasslflcaLlon Aerophone verLlcal fluLe nose fluLe

CourLlng fluLe
Local name unknown
Croup 8onLoc

ClasslflcaLlon
Aerophone verLlcal fluLe
uescrlpLlon
ShorL bamboo Lube cuL off on Lhe node and closed wlLh a plece of wood lower parL of Lhe hole cuL off
ln Lhe node wlLh a hole ln Lhe cenLer
ulmenslons lengLh 147 cm dlmaLer 16 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group 8onLoc lfugao
LocaLlon norLh Luzon (Cordlllera)

aldong
Croup kallngga

ClasslflcaLlon
Aerophone llp valley fluLe (noLch fluLe)
uescrlpLlon
Cpen bamboo plpe Lop end cuL aL an angle (see plcLures) 1hree by one flngerholes lor playlng
Lechnlque see ulalu
ulmenslons lengLh 692 cm dlameLer 16 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group kallngga
LocaLlon norLh Luzon (Cordlllera)
8anglbang
Croup lfugao


ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone percusslon bar
uescrlpLlon
SeL of aL leasL seven wooden bars made of hard wood Lach bar has lLs own plLch and ls hlL by Lhe player
wlLh a shorL sLlck of hard wood layers have one sLlck each and play Lhelr own ryLhmlc paLLern whlch
fall LogeLher (lnLerlocklng)
See also 8allngblng
ulmenslons lengLh 473 cm helghL 3 cm dlameLer 26 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group lfugao
LocaLlon norLh Luzon (Cordlllera)

MuSLlM SCu1P
Sahunay
Croup 1aosug

ClasslflcaLlon
lpe wlLh reed (clarlneL) aerophone
uescrlpLlon
1ube wlLh slx flngerholes mouLh plece of bamboo wlLh cuL ouL reed mouLh shleld made of coconuL
shell bell made of leaf (probably bamboo) and blue plasLlc rlbbon
ulmenslons
1oLal lengLh 284 cm dlam Lube wlLh flngerholes 063 cm wldesL dlam bell 37 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group 1aosug
LocaLlon Sulu archlpelago (musllm souLh)

kudyapl
Croup Maranao

Sldevlew

1he head decoraLed wlLh floral moLlves oklran

1he Lall decoraLed wlLh Lhe crocodlle moLlve

1he brldge made of wood and carabao horn
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ClasslflcaLlon
Chordophone Lwo sLrlnged boaL luLe
uescrlpLlon
1wo sLrlnged luLe made of wood one sLrlng for Lhe melody one for Lhe drone LlghL freLs orlglnally held
ln place placed on Lhe neck of Lhe luLe by a sLlcky rubbery subsLance propolls produced by honey bees
Lo repalr damages and openlngs ln Lhe hlve 1he luLe ls decoraLed wlLh floral moLlves Lhe Lall ls carved
Lo represenL a sLyllsed crocodlle head
ulmenslons lengLh 132 cm wldLh 113 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Marano
LocaLlon WesL CenLral Mlndanao (musllm souLh)


Serongagandl
Croup Maranao

1op vlew


8ack vlew



1he brldge ls placed over a hole
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ClasslflcaLlon
ClLher chordophone
uescrlpLlon
uecoraLed bamboo Lube closed by a node aL boLh ends 1wo sLrlngs cuL free and llfLed by bamboo sLlcks
and connecLed by a wooden brldge (or plaLform) 1he brldge ls slLuaLed over a hole whlch makes Lhe
Lube a resonaLor
LengLh 41 cm dlameLer 9 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Maranaw
LocaLlon CenLralwesL Mlndanao (musllm souLh)

kublng
Croup Maranao

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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone [aw harp
uescrlpLlon
Made of bamboo Made of bamboo Lhe lnsLrumenL ls held horlzonLally wlLh Lhe bamboo Longue ln
fronL of Lhe opened mouLh 1he lefL end ls hlL by Lhe Lhumb of Lhe rlghL hand 1hls makes Lhe bamboo
Longue vlbraLe whlch causes a sound 1he mouLh serves as a resonaLor and by changlng Lhe shape and
slze of Lhe mouLh openlng Lhe overLones can be changed Lhus creaLlng a melody 8y sLrongly breaLhlng
ln or ouL Lhe volume can be changed as well lor a plcLure of Lhe lnsLrumenL ln use see Lhe kublngfrom
Lhe ALLa
A Lhln plece of bamboo of appr 2 cm lengLh on Lhe lefL slde for hlLLlng and causlng Lhe Longue Lo
vlbraLe ls broken off
ulmenslons lengLh 236 cm (or appr 26 cm) wldLh (wldesL) 24 cm
(smallesL) 12 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Maranao
LocaLlon WesL CenLral Mlndanao (musllm souLh)

Cabbang
Croup 1aosug

lronL vlew

1op vlew

1he resonaLlng case decoraLed wlLh floral moLlves

1he Lwo beaLers
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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone xylophone
uescrlpLlon
xylophone wlLh 17 keys made of bamboo separaLed by meLal nalls 1he resonaLlng case ls dcoraLed
wlLh floral moLlves AL Lhe sldes are Lwo mlrrors
1he beaLers are made of wood wlLh a plece of Lube rubber
ulmenslons lengLh 102 cm wldLh 31 cm helghL 37 cm
8emarks
1he Cabbang can be played as a solo lnsLrumenL SomeLlmes a duo ls formed wlLh a blula a local vlolln

kullnLang ensemble
Croup Maranao

1he compleLe ensemble

1wo gongs on Lhe sLand

1he head represenLlng Lhe myLhlcal blrd Sarlmanok
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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophones gong chlme and large gong
Membranophones conlcal drum and cyllndrlcal drum
Local names
SeL of elghL gongs kullnLang
Large gong Agung
Cyllndrlcal drum Candang
Conlcal drum uadabuan
uescrlpLlon
SeL of elghL gongs made of bronze on a wooden sLand ln Lhe shape of a Sarlmanok(myLhlcal blrd dlvlne
messenger) Accompanled by one larger gong (here made of lron buL usually also made of bronze) and
Lwo drums 1he elghL small gongs dlffer ln plLch buL Lhe helghL of Lhe Lone ls noL flxed and can dlffer per
seL 1he number of large gongs can vary from one Lo several gongs of dlfferenL plLch and slze 1he small
gongs are sLruck wlLh Lwo sLlcks of appr 30 cm lengLh and made of a sofL klnd of wood probably of Lhe
papaya Lree 1he large gong ls sLruck wlLh a speclal beaLer 1he conlcal drum ls sLruck wlLh a Lhln plece
of bamboo of appr 40 cm lengLh 1he cyllndrlcal drum ls sLruck wlLh elLher Lhe hands or Lwo shorL
wooden sLlcks
1o lndlcaLe Lhe dlmenslons of Lhe whole seL Lhe lengLh of Lhe Sarlmanokshaped sLand ls 260 mLr from
head Lo Lall lor oLher dlmenslons see Lhe pages of Lhe oLher lnsLrumenLs of Lhe ensemble (see above)
8emarks
1he drums Lhe sLand and Lhe frame are all qulLe roughly made buL elaboraLely decoraLed wlLh
colourfully palnLed wood carvlngs called oklran
1he sLand for Lhe large gong ls a copy based on phoLographs of a sLand used by a Maranaw culLural
group 1he sLand was made for Lhe exhlblLon ugnayan muslc ln Lhe hlllpplnes ln 1977 ln Lhe 1he
Pague Munlclpal Museum and ln 1978 ln Lhe 8oLLerdam LLhnographlc Museum
LLhnlc group Maranao
LocaLlon CenLralwesL Mlndanao (musllm souLh)


Agung
Croup Maranao

lronL vlew

Slde vlew
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ClasslflcaLlon
ldlophone bossed gong
uescrlpLlon
Cong wlLh boss made of lron 1he gong ls parL of Lhe kullnLang ensemble
ulmenslons dlameLer 43 cm depLh 21 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Maranao
LocaLlon WesL CenLral Mlndanao (musllm souLh)
uadabuan
Croup Maranao

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ClasslflcaLlon
Membranophone hour glass shaped drum
uescrlpLlon
Pour glass shaped drum made of wood Lhe membrane ls made of carabao skln uecoraLed wlLh carvlngs
and palnLed 1he drum ls parL of Lhe kullnLang ensemble
ulmenslons helghL 39 cm dlameLer (membrane) 19 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Maranao
LocaLlon WesL cenLral Mlndanao (musllm souLh)

Candang
Croup Maranao

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ClasslflcaLlon
Membranophone double headed cyllndrlcal drum
uescrlpLlon
Cyllndrlcal drum made of wood wlLh a membrane made of carabo skln on each slde uecoraLed wlLh
oklran moLlves and palnLed 1he drum ls parL of Lhe kullnLang ensemble
ulmenslons helghL 34 cm dlameLer 17 cm
8emarks
LLhnlc group Maranao
LocaLlon WesL cenLral Mlndabao (musllm souLh)

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