MUSIC OF THE LOWLANDS OF LUZON

It is the largest and the most populous island of the country.

• Mindanao

• Visayas

• Luzon

• Dinagat Island

It is performed or composed for religious gatherings and fellowship.

• Secular Music

• Sacred Music

It is originated as part of religious rites and includes both ancient and modern traditions. It is also known as part of the Roman Catholic Mass.

• Liturgical Music

• Devotional Music

It is a traditional Filipino serenade by man to a woman outside the woman’s house to show one’s love to a woman.

• Balitaw

• Harana

It is celebrated during pre-dawn of Easter Sunday. It is a scene that shows the Risen Christ’s meeting with His mother Mary.

• Salubong

• Senakulo

A 14- stringed pear-shaped lute with a round sound hole and played with a plectrum. It plays the main melody in Rondalla.

• Laud

• Bandurria

a bass guitar which looks like a big guitar and is played by a plectrum

• Bajo de Uñas

• Cello

Derived from Italian word tromba (trumpet) and –one (a suffix meaning “large”, or large trumpet.

• Tuba

• Trombone

A 14-stringed lute which is shaped like a small guitar and played with a plectrum. It plays a counter melody or harmony fill-in for a rondalla

• Octavina

• Laud

It is a musical ensemble that consist of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section.

• Brass Band

• Rondalla