Local Indigenous Ensembles...PANGKAT KAWAYAN INSTRUMENTS Bumbong - are pieces of bamboo tubes blown...
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Local Indigenous Ensembles
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RONDALLA ENSEMBLE
• A Rondalla is an ensemble of stringed instruments that are
played with a plectrum or pick. They originated in Spain but became most popular in Philippine folk music after their introduction to the islands during the 19th century. Philippine instruments are made of native wood and played with a tortoise-shell plectrum.
• The word "rondalla" is from the Spanish ronda, meaning "serenade." The core instruments of Spanish ensembles are the guitar, the mandolin, and the lute. Rondallas usually are accompanied by at least one singer and sometimes by percussionists playing handheld instruments. Though ensembles of stringed instruments have existed in some form in Spain since at least the 16th century, this form dates from the early 19th century, and it soon
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RONDALLA INSTRUMENTS
Banduria - is the lead instrument of
the rondalla. It plays the
melody and ornamental passages.
The banduria is a pear– shaped
instrument made of wood that has a
round sound hole and with fourteen
strings grouped into six tuning
units. It produces a light and thin
sound.
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Laud - is looks like a
banduria but bigger and
has a longer neck. It
plays lower notes than
the banduria and it
produces a sound that
is not so thick.
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Octavina - is like a
small guitar with a
shorter neck and has a
round sound hole. It
plays the tenor part
and produces a thick
sound.
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Guitar - is a twelve-
stringed instrument
bigger than the octavina.
It gives a steady rhythm
and usually plays the
accompaniment, as the
melodic passages. It
produces a thicker sound
than the octavina.
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Double Bass ( Bajo de
Unas) - is the biggest among
the rondalla instruments and
has the lowest tones. It is
shaped like violin with two– f
sound holes, four thick strings,
and is played by a bow or by
plucking the string . The
sound it produces is dark and
heavy.
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DRUM AND LYRE CORPS
In the Philippines, a drum and lyre corps is a marching ensemble
consisting of strictly percussion instruments and a color guard section.
The drum and lyre corps originated in the Philippines, as an economical
alternative to regular brass bands or a drum and bugle corps. The
instrumentation of a drum and lyre corps consists of a typical marching
band (snare, tenor, and bass drums, and cymbals) with the bell lyre
section. The lyre sections consist of bell lyres, glockenspiels, as well
as vibraphones and marimbas. During competitions, drum and lyre
corps usually include a pit section which consists of the typical pit
instruments used by drum and bugle corps.
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DRUM AND LYRE INSTRUMENTS
Non– tuned Instruments ( Marching Band )Section)
Snare Drum – is a medium
sized, non-pitched
instrument. It is struck by
wooden sticks either on
the drumhead, rim, or shell
to create rhythm or variety
of sound.
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Tenor Drum - is a
mouthed set of four to
six drums.It is struck by
mallets or sticks . The
sound it produces vary
according to the size.
The purpose of tenor
drums is to add more
color to the music.
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Bass Drum - is a large,
non– pitched instrument
that produces a low
sound when struck by a
single, heavy felt
covered mallet. It is
used to mark time and
to order the band to
start or stop marching.
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Cymbals - are made of
thin, round metal plates.
They are struck with a
stick, by sliding one
cymbal to the other , or by
clashing each other.
Cymbals provide a
colorful effect to the
overall sound of the band
or orchestra.
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Tuned Instruments ( Lyre Section)
Bell Lyre - is the main
instrument in the drum and
lyre corps. The bell lyre is a
pitched instrument
consisting of metal bars
tuned in chromatic scale. It
is played with two light
hammers.
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Glockenspiel– is also
called orchestra bells. It is
a series of
Graduated stell bars
arranged in two rows. It is
played with wooden
plastic mallets and has a
higher pitch than a
xylophone.
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Vibraphone – looks like
glockenspiel and a
xylophone . It produce a
bell - liked sound when
struck using a mallet. It
has a foot tubes pedal
that opens and closes the
resonating tubes beneath
the alloy bars
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Marimba– is a large
percussion instrument
similar to a xylophone
but is pitched an
octave lower. It is
made of rosewood
keyboard with brass
pipe resonators and is
struck by mallets.
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PANGKAT KAWAYAN INSTRUMENTS Bumbong - are pieces of
bamboo tubes blown
through a mouthpiece to
produce a sound. The pitch
depends upon the length.
The longer the bamboo,
the lower the tone; the
shorter the bamboo, the
higher the tone.
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Talunggating–
is the Philippine
marimba. It has
several
resonators.
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Tipangklung– is a
bamboo piano or harp.
Its keyboard consists of
36 bamboo keys
attached to an equal
number of bamboo
tubes. It is played by
shaking
To produce a certain
note.
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Tulali– is a flute
with a single hole
for the mouth
and six other
holes for the
fingers to place
on.
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Kalatok– is a
percussion
instrument that
provide the basic
rhythm. The sound
is produced by
beating using a
stick.
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Angklung – are
bamboo musical
rattles made of two
tube attached to a
bamboo frame. The
sound is produced by
gently shaking it
sideways.