The document discusses various types of musical instruments made from bamboo that are used in the Philippines. It describes the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ, considered a national treasure, located in St. Joseph's Church in Las Pinas City. It also discusses other bamboo musical ensembles and instruments like the Musikong Bumbong bamboo marching bands, Pangkat Kawayan bamboo orchestra, angklung bamboo shaker frames, bumbong bamboo tubes, kalatok bamboo knockers, and talunggating bamboo marimba. Each instrument is made from different sizes and shapes of bamboo and is played in unique ways, producing different tones and sounds.
The document discusses various types of musical instruments made from bamboo that are used in the Philippines. It describes the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ, considered a national treasure, located in St. Joseph's Church in Las Pinas City. It also discusses other bamboo musical ensembles and instruments like the Musikong Bumbong bamboo marching bands, Pangkat Kawayan bamboo orchestra, angklung bamboo shaker frames, bumbong bamboo tubes, kalatok bamboo knockers, and talunggating bamboo marimba. Each instrument is made from different sizes and shapes of bamboo and is played in unique ways, producing different tones and sounds.
The document discusses various types of musical instruments made from bamboo that are used in the Philippines. It describes the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ, considered a national treasure, located in St. Joseph's Church in Las Pinas City. It also discusses other bamboo musical ensembles and instruments like the Musikong Bumbong bamboo marching bands, Pangkat Kawayan bamboo orchestra, angklung bamboo shaker frames, bumbong bamboo tubes, kalatok bamboo knockers, and talunggating bamboo marimba. Each instrument is made from different sizes and shapes of bamboo and is played in unique ways, producing different tones and sounds.
The document discusses various types of musical instruments made from bamboo that are used in the Philippines. It describes the Las Pinas Bamboo Organ, considered a national treasure, located in St. Joseph's Church in Las Pinas City. It also discusses other bamboo musical ensembles and instruments like the Musikong Bumbong bamboo marching bands, Pangkat Kawayan bamboo orchestra, angklung bamboo shaker frames, bumbong bamboo tubes, kalatok bamboo knockers, and talunggating bamboo marimba. Each instrument is made from different sizes and shapes of bamboo and is played in unique ways, producing different tones and sounds.
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Some of the main takeaways are that bamboo is widely used to make traditional musical instruments in the Philippines, including the Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas City and bamboo marching bands called Musikong Bumbong. Bamboo instruments are also used by groups like Pangkat Kawayan orchestra.
Some of the bamboo instruments mentioned include the Bumbong (bamboo tubes), Kalatok (bamboo knockers), Talunggating (bamboo marimba), Kalagong, Pan Pipes, Tulali (bamboo flute) and Kiskis.
Pangkat Kawayan is known as the 'Singing Bamboos of the Philippines'. It is an orchestra founded in 1966 that plays music using over 100 different bamboo instruments of varying sizes and shapes.
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LAS PINAS BAMBOO
ORGAN - As the Philippine National Treasure, the Bamboo Organ can be found in St. Joseph’s Church, Las Pinas City. - It is of 902 bamboo pipes completed in 1824 under the supervision of Fr. Diego Cera. - Every February, the city celebrates the International Bamboo Organ Festival. A number of established foreign and local artist participate in the cultural event. It aims to pursue and develop the rich cultural tradition of Las Pinas City. MUSIKONG BUMBONG MUSIKONG BUMBONG - is Filipino marching bands that use bamboo woodwind instruments. - The shapes and the sizes are similar to brass band instruments but have different sounds. - D’ Original Malabon Musikong Bumbong started as a Plain Banda de Boca ( meaning bibig or mouth) in Barrio Tonsuya, Malabon in 1896. - The band was renamed several times but is currently known as MUSIKAYAWAN under the leadership of P/Lt. Col. Gilbert M. Ramos. PANGKAT KAWAYAN PANGKAT KAWAYAN - Popularly known as the “ Singing Bamboos of the Philippines” is an orchestra that plays music using nontraditional bamboo instruments, founded in 1966. - The group’s musical instruments, numbering more than a hundred are side kinds of the versatile bamboo in various sizes, shapes, and designs. - One of the best features of this bamboo band is promoting and playing our native Philippine folksong to other countries. The group’s repertoire also includes folk melodies from other countries, modern and popular music and some light classics. THE PANGKAT KAWAYAN INSTRUMENTS ANGKLUNG Is a bamboo-rattle tubes attached to a bamboo frame. Tubes are carved to have a resonant pitch when struck, each angklung represents a note and are tuned to octaves. Plays the counterpoints to the melody Is played by shaking the lower part with one hand while the upper end holding it with the other hand steady. BUMBONG ( Bamboo Tube) Is made of hallow pieces of bamboo that has been put together and serve as the orchestra’s wind section. Isdivided into bass ( lower) and horn ( higher) sections. Each bumbong represents one note; to produce the sound it has to be blown through a mouthpiece. KALATOK ( Bamboo Knocker) Is a percussion instruments made of pieces of bamboos that are strung together with pieces of bamboo with varying tones when struck by rubber mallet. TALUNGGATING ( Bamboo Marimba) Is made of bamboo. It follows the musical scale and style of the typical xylophone. Plays the melody Mallet made out of rattan and rubber are used to play the instrument. KALAGONG Is a wind instrument that produces a hollow gong-like sound. Plays by tapping the top wholes of the bamboos by two flat and flexible surface tapper. Serves as bass of the group. PAN PIPES Is a small pieces of bamboo in graduated small tubes that has been put together by a string The sound and styling of the wind instruments found in Northern Philippines. Each pipe represents a note and is blown to produce the sound. TULALI ( Bamboo Flute) Ismade of BAGA ( one of the smallest bamboo varieties) A bamboo opening encircled by a banana leafing to a pentatonic scale played on four holes, one found below and three on top of the bamboo flute. KISKIS Is a bamboo piece with ridges and serves as a percussion instruments. Kiskisis a Filipino word which means “to stratch” or “to rub against something” Is played by rubbing a rattan stick on its ridges. ANGKLUNG ENSEMBLE A small group of musicians who plays angklung bamboo instruments Made of bamboo-rattan tubes attached to a bamboo frame Manner of playing the angklung is by rapidly shaking the buttom part of the frame while the other hand steadily holds the upper part of the instrument Angklung shaker plays only one or two pitches Commonly accompanied by double bass, guitars and percussion instruments. Angklung has more than two and a half octaves, or around 30 pitches Can also be a part of the other ensemble like the pangkat kawayan End…