Many of the collected traditional songs have a translation in Filipino, the national language.

The largest body of songs are those using the various vernacular languages, especially the eight major languages in the country. Another example is the Visayan song Ako Ining Kailu, which has the same melody as the Ibanag Melogo y Aya and Kapampangan Ing Manai.įilipina girls playing Philippine folk music Many songs in the different Philippine languages, however, share the same tune, such as the Tagalog Magtanim ay 'Di Biro, Kapampangan Deting Tanaman Pale and the Gaddang So Payao. Linguistics of traditional Muse Asia īorromeo also noted that one interesting feature of Western-influenced traditional music is that a tune is not bound to a particular language or dialect. Regarded to have a wide range, as most of them stretch more than an octave, they are still considered within the capacity of even an average singer. Although there are some music intended for dance, the best-preserved form of traditional music is that intended for the voice, with chanting epic poetry as having been the earliest form and later augmented by instrumental accompaniment. It is thus difficult to strictly classify the whole corpus of Philippine music as either western or eastern.Ī frequently used system is to classify it according to ethno-linguistic or cultural divisions: for example, traditional Tagalog music, which is somewhat more Hispanic in flavour, differs from Ifugao music and Maranao kulintang music.Ī commonality is that vocal music is of significant import to every ethnic group in the country. Among the dominant cultural strains noticeable today are Hispanic, American and to some extent Chinese, Indian and Islamic. Traditional Filipino music is reflective of the country's history as a melting pot of different cultures.

7 Modernization of Philippine Folk Music.

Songs with binary form