Spanish influences

on Philippine Music
 A. Sacred Music
B. Paraliturgical Music
C. Secular Music
 SPANISH INFLUENCES
• Sacred Music (Religious Music)
• Music performed or composed for religious use or through religious
influence
• Paraliturgical Music Forms
• Music form of public worship in which Catholics engage without
following the official liturgy or take unauthorized liberties in removing or
changing the words or actions required by Church law.
• Secular Music (Non-religious Music)
• music not written for the church
Sacred Music
• More conservative style
• Start of Catholic Schools
• It was part of the Spanish conquest to convert all the natives to Christ
through their Catholic tradition. Because of this, there is a strong
tradition of Christianity among the Filipino people.
• Las Pinas Bamboo Organ
• Playing music using bamboo canes, palm leaves, and bark of trees
• 1031 pipes 902 are made of bamboo. It was completed after 6 years of
work in 1824 by Father Diego Cera
• National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines in 2003
PARALITURGICAL MUSIC

• Flores de Mayo
• Santacruzan
• Salubong
• Panunuluyan
• Pamamasko
• Pabasa
Paraliturgical Music: FLORES DE MAYO

• “Flowers of May”
• may refer to the whole flower festival held
in the Philippines in the month of May.
• It is one of the May devotions to the
Blessed Virgin Mary and lasts for the
entire month.
Paraliturgical Music: SANTACRUZAN

• “Holy Cross”
• the ritual religious-historical beauty
pageant held on the last day of the Flores
de Mayo
• It honors the finding of the Holy Cross by
Queen Helena (known as Reyna Elena),
mother of Constantine the Great.
Paraliturgical Music: SALUBONG

• “to meet” or “to welcome”

• a traditional Filipino devotion that
reenacts the encounter of the risen Christ
with his mother
Paraliturgical Music: PANUNULUYAN

• a dramatization of the search for

Bethlehem by Joseph and Mary right
before the birth of Jesus Christ.
• This tradition is generally held on
Christmas Eve, when Filipinos of the
Catholic faith prepare for the midnight
Mass.
Paraliturgical Music: PAMAMASKO

• Every Christmas day, children with their

parents are busy preparing to visit their
godparents for "Pamamasko."
• with Christmas carols heard as early as
September
• Every year, Filipinos from around the world
mark September 1 as the beginning of the
countdown to Christmas. This countdown,
which spans from September to
December,
Paraliturgical Music: PABASA

• “act of reading”
• a Catholic devotion in the Philippines popular
during Holy Week involving the uninterrupted
chanting of the Pasyón, an early 16th-century
epic poem narrating the life, passion, death,
and resurrection of Jesus Christ
• It is a way for Catholics to repent to their sins, a
form of meditation, expression of faith to God
What does this paraliturgical music influence mean
to us today?
• Besides honoring traditions and ensuring
that they continue to be observed by future
generations, Catholic practices bring
members of a community together, each
one contributing his or her time and talents
to making sure a church activity goes just
as planned.
SECULAR MUSIC

• Kundiman
• Harana
• Kumintang
• Balitaw
Secular Music: KUNDIMAN

• came from the words “kung hindi man”

• It is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs.
• The lyrics of the Kundiman are written in
Tagalog.
• The melody is characterized by a smooth,
flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic
intervals.
• Kundiman was the traditional means of
serenade in the Philippines.
Secular Music: HARANA

• This is how the men court the women from

before.
• A man accompanied by his friends would
visit a woman and sing to her love songs
to make her fall in love with him. The man
is usually accompanied by his friends to
give him moral support and also help him
with the songs he will use to serenade the
woman.
Secular Music: KUMINTANG

• originally a war song, then later became a

plaintive song
• this song in triple time can be of any topic: love,
resentment, or a social commentary.
• It can also be a dance or a combination of song
and dance in this style.
• It originated in Balayan, Batangas, so that
Batangas is known as the province of
Kumintang
Secular Music: BALITAW

• a type of folk song originating in the

Visayas islands
• It is a form of dialogue or debate in song,
in which a man and woman compete at
improvising romantic verses.
• It was originally accompanied by a three-
string coconut-shell guitar, but later a harp
became more popular for accompaniment.
Spanish influences
on Philippine Music