What is Tayoy mga Pinoy all about?

The unison of four OPM legends is a perfect tribute to EDSA revolution and the Filipino people. The song Tayo’y mga pinoy, tayo’y hindi kano is a composition of Heber Bartalome in the year 1978. The Filipino rock star was born on Nov. 4, 1948, and was known for his outstanding skills in guitar, painter, and bluesman.

How did the colonizers influence the music of the philippines?

The Spanish Influence The Spanish colonisation changed Filipino music forever. The Spanish brought with them their own musical traditions and instruments, which dominated Filipino musical expression in the last 400 years.

How would you describe Philippine music?

The Philippines music are a mix of European, American and native sounds. Influenced by the music of the Philippines 377 year-long heritage of colonial Spain, Western rock and roll, hip-hop and popular music from the United States, the folk music of population Austronesian and Indo-Malayan music Gamelan.

What makes contemporary music unique?

Firstly, although contemporary music makes use of harmonies, many times it is dissonant. This is intended to give the music an unusual sound, eliciting various reactions by the audience. Secondly, the complexity of many contemporary music beats make it very different from classical and many indigenous music.

What is the importance of folk songs in our culture?

Folk songs are important to music because they give a short history of the people involved in the music. Folk songs often pass important information from generation to generation as well. Folk songs tell stories of life forgotten or on the verge of disappearing.

What is the importance of folk song in our daily lives?

When we sing folk songs it connects us with the generations who have come before us as well as other cultures from around the world. We follow in their footsteps and gather together because of our love for singing and dancing. What a beautiful legacy and what a wonderful culture to be a part of!

What are the characteristics of contemporary Philippine music?

Fewer lyrical melodies than the music of former periods.

Dissonant harmonies.

Complex rhythms.

Percussiveness.

Greater use of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments than in music of earlier periods.

The use of synthetic and electronic sounds.

What are the classification of Philippine traditional musical instrument?

In the Philippines there are metal and wooden (principally bamboo) idiophones. Metal idiophonse are of two categories: flat gongs and bossed gongs. Flat gongs made of bronze, brass, or iron, are found principally in the north among the Isneg, Tingguian, Kalinga, Bontok, Ibaloi, Kankanai, Gaddang, Ifugao, and Ilonggot.

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