Contemporary Music

CONTEMPORARY ART IN
THE PHILIPPINES- MUSIC

FROM REGION 1 AND 2
WHAT IS MUSIC?
•Music is a form of art that uses sound
organised in time.
•Music is also a form of entertainment

that puts sounds together in a way that
people like, find interesting or dance
to.
•Most music includes people singing

with their voices or playing musical
instruments, such as the piano, guitar,
Music history, sometimes called
historical musicology, is a highly
diverse subfield of the broader
discipline of musicology that studies
music from a historical point of view.
In theory, "music history" could refer
to the study of the history of any type
or genre of music.
MUSIC FROM
REGION 1
Region 1 (Ilocos Region) is
Compose of four
province:IIocoNorte,Ilocos
Sur,La Union,Pangasinan
Native Ilocano songs
The Ilocanos have a handful of

meaningful ethnic songs. These
songs narrate lifestories of the
native Ilocanos, which are mostly
about courtship,
marriage,occupation and life.
Pamulinawen (Hardened Heart)
— this is the most popular Ilocano
love song, which portrays a girl
who does not heed the pleading of
her lover. It compares the heart of
a girl to a hardenedflint.Jose
A.Bragado the Author of this song.
•Jose Bragado was born in Ilocos Sur
on August 25, 1936. His parents are
Emilio Bragado and Timotea Asia. He
is married to Crispina Balderas. He
completed AB Journalism courses at
Manuel Luis Quezon University
•He is a novelist, storyteller and

poet. He received many writing
awards and among them was the
Pedro Bukaneg Award given to him
by Gumil Filipinas in 1993. He
became president of Gumil
Filipinas and Director of Umpil.
Pamulinawen
(Stone hearted lady)
Pamulinawen
Pusok imdengam man
Toy umas-asug
Agrayo ita sadiam.
Panunotem man
Dika pagintultulngan
Toy agayat, agruknoy ita emmam.
Issemmo diak kalipatan
Ta nasudi unay a nagan,
Ta uray sadin ti ayan,
Disso sadino man,
Toy agayat, agruknoy ita emmam.
Issemmo diak kalipatan
Ta nasudi unay a nagan,
Ta uray sadin ti ayan,
Disso sadino man,
{Aw-awagak a di agsarday
Ta naganmo nga kasam-itan}
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran
Adu nga sabsabong, adu nga rosrosas
Ti adda’t ditoy, Nena, nga mabuybuyak,
Ngem awan manlaeng ti sabali nga liwliwak
No di la dayta sudim ken imnas.
No umulogak nga mapan magmagna
Manang Biday- is a traditional
Ilocano folksong in Northern Luzon,
particularly in the province of Ilocos.
This song implies the courtship of a
young maiden named Manang Biday.
Serenading a love interest is a custom
of the Filipinos. Until today, it is still
practiced by the Ilocano. composed
by Florante Aguilar.
•Florante Aguilar is one the leading
figures championing Philippine music
art forms in the US and international
markets today. He advances and
popularizes Philippine music through
the medium of film, recordings and
live performances. His arrangements
and compositions successfully craft
the right balance between respect and
redefinition of a tradition.
•Born in Manila, Aguilar grew up
in Cavite province where he
learned to play the octavina in a
rondalla group. By 16 he was
enrolled at the University of the
Philippines College of Music
where he was trained as a classical
musician. He later moved to New
York under scholarship to study at
the Manhattan School of Music.
He received his Bachelor of Music
Degree at the San Francisco
Conservatory for Music.
Manang Biday
(Older Sister Biday)
Manang Biday, ilukatmo man
Ta bentana ikalumbabam
Ta kitaem toy kinayawan
Ay matayakon no dinak kaasian
Siasinno nga aglabaslabas
Ditoy hardinko pagay-ayamak
Ammon ngarud nga balasangak
Sabong ni lirio, dipay nagukrad
Denggem ading ta bibinenka
ta inkanto diay sadi daya
agalakanto’t bunga’t mangga
Osi-osi —this ethnic song portrays the
traditional ways of courtship.
Ayat ti Ina (Love of a Mother)—is a

song that expresses how a mother loves
and takes care of her child.
Napateg a Bin-I (Cherished Seed)—

this song basically uses metaphors
comparing a woman to a seed.
Duayya ni Ayat (Love’s Lullaby)—is a song
that expresses a man’s love for his lady. The
man asks the lady to be careful in changing her
mind and choosing another man.
Siasin ti Agayat Kenka (Who is in love with

you?)—this song expresses an insistent love.
No Duaduaem Pay (If You Still Doing)—this

is an ethnic song that gives the idea that the
lover feels that his loved one doubts him. The
man asks the lady to understand him and
convince her to believe that his love is true.
Teng-nga ti Rabii (Midnight)—is a
song that tells a lover who sees the
image of his loved one in the middle of
the night and is awakened by her voice.
Dinak Kad Dildilawen (Do Not

Criticize Me)—is an Ilocano song that
expresses patriotism. This song conveys
service to love of country.
Kasasaad ti Kinabalasang (The life of a
Maiden)—is an advice for the young
maidens to consider carefully their plans of
getting married.
Other popular ethnic songs are Agdamili

(Pot Making), which is an occupational
song; and Kanaganan, which is a birthday
song.
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CONTEMPORARY ART IN

THE PHILIPPINES- MUSIC

•Music is also a form of entertainment

•Most music includes people singing

The Ilocanos have a handful of

•He is a novelist, storyteller and

Ayat ti Ina (Love of a Mother)—is a

Napateg a Bin-I (Cherished Seed)—

Siasin ti Agayat Kenka (Who is in love with

No Duaduaem Pay (If You Still Doing)—this

Dinak Kad Dildilawen (Do Not

Other popular ethnic songs are Agdamili

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