COLLEGE OF MUSIC

University of the Philippines

Course Outline

Course Number and Title: MuL 9 MUSICS OF THE PHILIPPINES (AH)*

Course Description: An overview of indigenous musical traditions & musical idioms associated with cultures of various peoples of the Philippines.

Course Credit: 3 u.

Domain: Arts and Humanities

Course Outline

I. Prelude to the Philippine Musical Vista: concepts, historical background, geography. (3 hrs.)

II. The Cordillera Soundscape: Music of the Kalinga, Bontok, Ifugao, Ibaloi, Tingguian (3 hrs.)

III. The Literary Mangyan: Hanunoo Music and Syllabary The Negrito Chronicles:

Music of the Ancients (3 hrs.)

HANDS-ON PERFORMANCE (1 ½ hrs.)

EXAMINATION (1 ½ hrs.)

IV The Gong-chime Cultures of the Maguindanao, Maranao, Tausug (3 hrs.)

V. Gong and Bamboo Music of the Bilaan, Manobo, Tiboli, Tiruray (3 hrs.)

HANDS-ON PERFORMANCE (1 ½ hrs.)

EXAMINATION (1 ½ hrs.)

VI. “Bajo las Campanas” (Under the Church bells): Music of Spanish Catholicism:

Liturgical and Extra-liturgical Music (3 hrs.)

VII. The Folk Element: panata in the sanghiyang, subli, sinulog, duplo, loa (3 hrs.)

VIII. Lo-ob, sacrifice and the sentiment of damay, pasyon and kundiman (3 hrs.)

IX. “Harang dito…harang doon”: The culture of banda, musikong bumbong, rondalla, (3 hrs.)

X. Balitao, zarzuela, opera (3 hrs.)

XI. Art Music in the 19^th century Idiom:

Santiago, Molina, Buencamino, San Pedro, De Leon (3 hrs.)

XII. Beyond the Realm of Tradition: 20^th century Modernity and Post-Modernity –

Abelardo, Pajaro, Kasilag, Maceda, Santos, Feliciano, Toledo, etc. (3 hrs.)

XIII. Cine… Pelikula… Musika: The Filipino Film Industry –

Umali, Cuenco, Velardo, etc.

Pinoy Beat: the Popular Music Culture – Cayabyab, etc. (3 hrs.)

XIV. Music and Mayhem: Music of the Streets, Revolutions, Politics and Protest

The Contemporary Sound Collage: Ethnic-pop, Rock, Manila Sound, Fusion, etc. (3 hrs.)

FINAL EXAMINATION