Unit IV Lesson 19

Music of Mindoro

Hanunuo-MangyansMangyan – is the generic name for all the indigenous groups that live in the island of Mindoro.Hanunuo – is used to describe the Mangyans who have remained faithful to their traditions and have kept their customs free from foreign influences.

Ambahan – is a poem and a song chanted by the Hanunuo-Mangyans. It came from the word amba meaning “invocation to the spirit.”

Ambahan: Childhood

Sweet are the memories of our childhood. For the Mangyan child, it is a time of unconcern and carefreeness, even if the child has to take his share of the family duties to the measure of his capacities. It is with feelings of sentimentality and homesickness that a young man recalls the happy years of his youth that passed away too fast. It is also with pride that he remembers the love and kindness shown to him by his parents.

That time, when I was still young,(I was just a baby still)

when I sat on mother's lap,when she rocked me in a crib,

in a cradle newly made.Mommy lulling me asleep,did not leave me in a crib,

in her arms she cradled me.Oh, how sweet these memories!

wish I could climb once againin the cradle lovely made!So I could be showing offhow I grew so beautifully!

You, the people from the shore,people from the mountains too,

could you just come here this way!

Visit me just once again,the unfolding, blooming tree!

I'll recall this all my life.

Noong ako'y muraanSanggol na sanggol pa lang

Karga pa sa kandunganInuugoy sa duyan

Sa kagagawang duyanHinehele ni NanayHindi n'ya iniiwan

Sapo n'ya sa kandunganO kay gandang nagdaan!Muli sanang mahimlaySa banayad na duyan

Nang tunay kong mamasdanPaglaki kong kariktan

Kayong taga-baybayanMaging taga-burulan

Kung maaring puntahanPasyalan at pagmasdanPunong namumukadkad

Alaala kailanman!

Luka – is a portion of the bamboo pole where then Mangyans carve or engrave their ambahans.

Musical Instrumentsof Mindoro

Chordophones or String Instruments

Gitgit – it is a three stringed fiddle played with a bow made from bamboo and human hair.

Kudlung – is a zither made from bamboo that has parallel strings.

Kudyapi – is a six-stringed zither that is carved out from soft wood. It has six nylon threads that can be plucked or strummed.

Aerophones or Wind Instruments

Cantuy – it is a nose flute.

Bangsi – is an external pipe flute.

Tangkap – is a bamboo whistle.

Idiophones or Instruments that are Struck or Shaken

Agong – is a bossed bronze gong that is struck with bamboo sticks. This instrument is used in social gatherings to celebrate good harvest and burial ceremonies.

Kalutang – are percussion sticks cut from softwood. They are played by striking each other.

Barimbaw – is a bamboo slit gong that is played with a stick.

Unit IV Lesson 20Music of Visayas

Tugo

Guimbal

Buktot

Litguit

Lantoy

Pasiyak

Tulali

Unit IV Lesson 21Music of Mindanao

Cultural Communities in the Mindanao Region

Islamic Tradition and Non-Islamic Tradition

Musical Instruments of theIslamic Communities

Dabakan Gandingan

Musical Instruments of theNon-Islamic Communities

Chordophones Aerophones 1.Kudlong 1. Suling2.akumbo 2. Tambuli

Idiophones Membranophones3.Palakpak 1. Amel4.Agong a Tamlang 2. Tugo