MUSIC OF THE VISAYAS

The Visayan music is a highly

Spanish influence because they
colonized the Philippines for a long
time. They brought his/her culture
and religion from Western practice.
Vocal Music

•The songs include children songs,

lullabies, ballad, working songs, and
serenade
•The music style of Visayan is a song-
and-dance debate between a man
and woman known as balitaw
•The theme of musical style is about
love and marriage and usually
performed by a good singers as well
as a dancers and actors
Examples:
•Matud Nila – Visayan love song
•Rosas Pandan – Visayan courting song
•Condansoy – Visayan drinking song
•Ilo Nga Bata- children’s song
•Dandansoy – Ilonggo farewell song
•Ili-ili Tulog Anay – Ilonggo lullabye
•Ako Kini si Angi – Visayan work song
•Si Pilemon – Visayan work song
Instrumental Music
•The different ensembles, with their
respective sounds reflect not only the
enthusiastic musical involvement of
the Visayan people but also their
sentiments, way of life, and
interactions with their environment
and other people
Rondalla
Rondalla
Is a string ensemble which originated
from Spain. It is a group of string
instruments played with a pick or
plectrum
Juan Silos known as the Father of
Rondalla
Rondalla came from the Spanish
ronda, meaning “serenade”
Its origins were in the folk playing
bands stringed-instruments that were
played using the plectrum (pick) such
as the piccolo, Bandurria, Laud,
octavina, guitar, bajo de unas
(double bass), and often a drum for
Cussion
Rondalla Instruments

BAJO
DE ARCO
BANDURRIA
Bandurria is a 14-string instrument with
16 frets and shorter neck.
It is the soprano instrument of the
rondalla and usually plays the melodic
line of the composition.
The specific notes of the strings are
- F# B E A D G
Laud
Laud comes from Spanish word which
means “lute”
It is a plectrum-plucked chordophone
that has twelve strings in pairs, similar
to the bandurria, but with a longer
neck
Like the bandurria, it is turned in
fourths, but its range is one octave
lower
Octavina
Octavina has a shorter neck
compared to the guitar, with 14 strings
and 16 frets
It serves as the alto of the rondalla
The instrument is played like the laud,
the lower notes in accompanishments
and in unison with the bass notes
Guitar
Guitar is a popular musical instrument
classified as a chordophone
instrument with usually having 6 strings
It is typically played by strumming or
plucking the strings. It plays the rhythm
or beat of the music piece
The specific notes of the strings are
-EADGBE
Bajo De Arco
Bajo De Unas is the largest among the
instruments in most stringed ensembles
– evident by its thick string , large
body, and low tones
It plays the bass part or the musical
piece.
Tultogan
Is a bamboo and drum ensemble.
Long time ago, the bamboos where
used by the natives for
communication. To produce sound,
the body of the bamboo is struck with
sticks
Binanog
Is a gong, drum, wooden percussion
ensemble. It is used to accompany a
dance movement imitating the flight
of the hawk.
 QUESTION (15)

1. Laud is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _
chordophone that has twelve strings in pairs ,
similar to the bandurria, but with a longer neck
2. It serves as the alto of the rondalla
3. What are the specific notes of the guitar
4. Is the largest among the instruments in most
stringed ensembles
5.Is a gong, drum, wooden percussion ensemble
6.Is a string ensemble which originated from Spain
7. Rondalla came from the Spanish ronda,
meaning “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _”
8. The musical style of the Visayan is a song
–and-dance debate between a man and
woman known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. Known as the “Father of Rondalla”
10. Is highly Spanish influenced because
they colonized the Philippines for a long
time
11.Is a 14-string instrument with 16 frets and
shorter neck
12-15. Give 4 example of Theme
musical style
Answer
1. Plectrum-Plucked
2. Octavina
3. E A D G B E
4. BAJO DE ARCO
5. Binanog
6. Rondalla
7. Serenade
8. Balitaw
9. Juan Silos
10. Visayan Music/ Music Of The Visayas
11. Bandurria
12. Matud Nila
13. Rosas Pandan
14. Ilo Nga Bata
15. Dandansoy
/Ili – ili Tulog Anay
/Ako Kini Si Angi
/Si Pilemon