1.
CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC

2.
What is Philippines Contemporary Music?
• Contemporary music in the Philippines usually
refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and
elements from 20th century art music in the west, as
well as the latest trends and musical styles in the
entertainment industry.

3.
Examples of Contemporary Music
• Aleatory
• Atonality
• Serialism
• Electronic Music
• Concept Music

4.
What is the Importance of Contemporary
Music?
• Contemporary music helps us understand the
world around us and ourselves, and challenges us
to think in new ways about the same problem
we’ve always had.

5.
Characteristics of Contemporary Philippine
Music includes the following:
• The use of dissonant harmonies.
• The use of uncommon and/or complex instrument.
• More use of brass and percussion instruments.
• Use of electronically created and synthetic sounds.

6.
Forms and Types of Philippine Music
• There are 3 kinds of music here in the Philippines:
1. ETHNIC TRADITIONAL MUSIC
2. EUROPEAN-INFLUENCED MUSIC
3. AMERICAN INSPIRED MUSIC

7.
Ethnic Traditional
Music
The traditional and
typically anonymous
music that is an
expression of the life of
people in a community.

8.
BALLAD
This refers to a song that explain an
event occurring in a community.
Usually described as a popular
romantic song in the urban areas.
Examples: ( IDANGDANG from
Bukidnon and LOLAI
LIYANGKIT of tausug).

9.
CHANT
This refers to a song with an
accompanied melody and
variable rhythm.
Example:( MEKENI
MEKENI DUGDUG
DOREMI)

10.
SONG DEBATE
This is a song involving
male and female singers
who try to outsmart each
other about a certain
topic.

11.
EUROPEAN-
INFLUENCED MUSIC

12.
ART SONG
It is a composition characterized by
merging the voice, part, lyrics and
the accompaniment together “to
achieve an artistic musical whole”
Example: (Kundiman / Habanera)

13.
DANZA
This refers to a social dance in
duple time
Example: ( Nicanor Ablerador’s
“ikaw rin!” and Antonio Molina’s “
Hatinggabi”)

14.
LITURGICAL
MUSIC
This refers to vocal and
instrumental composition
that go together with the
official rites of Christian
churches.

15.
KUMINTANG
It is originally
documented as a war
song, the kumintang is a
dance of love
accompanied by a guitar.

16.
PASYON CHANT
This refers to the various
styles used throughout
the country for the
singing of the payson.

17.
AMERICAN
INSPIRED MUSIC

18.
Classified into Three:
1. CLASSICAL MUSIC
2. SEMI- CLASSICAL MUSIC
3. POPULAR MUSIC

19.
CLASSICAL MUSIC

20.
CHAMBER MUSIC
This refers to instrumental
music played by a small
ensemble.

21.
CHORAL
MUSIC
This involves music
written for a group of
singers.

22.
OPERA
It is essentially drama that is
sung and accompanied by
instruments.

23.
SEMI-CLASSICAL MUSIC

24.
BAND MUSIC
This refers to a
composition created for
the band, which is group
of brads, percussion and
woodwind instruments.

25.
MARCHA/MARCH
This refers to composition
with music played in regular
phrases and strongly accented
rhythm, usually in 4/4 time
signature.

26.
POPULAR MUSIC

27.
PINOY ROCK
It involves the uses of drums,
electric guitars, synthesisers,
and other electronic
instruments.

28.
SAFE PINOY POP or
“MIDDLE-OF-THE-
ROAD”
It is a type of music that is
shown in the composition of
Apo Hiking Society and Jose
Mari Chan.

29.
PINOY FOLK
It is inspired by simple and
repetitive tunes made popular
by Western disco music.

30.
PINOY DISCO
It is essentially a Filipino
adaptation of Western
disco music.

31.
RAP
It is describe as musical form
involving a fast-paced rhythmic
narration accompanied by
electronic musical instruments
(FRANCIS MAGALONA the one
who introduced pinoy RAP).

32.
Contemporary
Philippine Composers

33.
Ogie Alcasid
(19670
Herminio Jose Lualhati Alcasid, Jr. (born 27 August
1967), known as Ogie Alcasid is a Filipino singer-songwriter,
television presenter, comedian, parodist, and actor. He is
currently the President of OPM (Organisasyon ng Pilipinong
Mang-Aawit) and Commissioner of the Edsa People Power
Commission. .Ogie was a former batch member of all male
singing group Kundirana batch 1985 after Gary V. in 1985. His
first album was released in 1988, his debut movie was Feel Na
Feel was released by Regal Entertainment in 1990, followed his
2nd movie was Tiny Terrestrial: The Tiny Professors released by
OctoArts films in 1991, the same year, Ogie made his VIVA
films debut movie, Pitong Gamol released in 1991.Alcasid's
television career started as one of the hosts of comedy show
Small Brothers on ABS-CBN in 1992.

34.
Rico Blanco
(1973)
Rico Rene Granados Blanco (born March
17, 1973) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-
instrumentalist, record producer, actor, endorser
and entrepreneur. Best known of being one of the
founding members, chief songwriter and served as
the lead vocalist of the Filipino rock band
Rivermaya from 1994 until 2007, His compositions
gained success and critical acclaim, those earn
himself a reputation of being one the most
respected music icons in the the Philippines.

35.
Ryan Cayabyab
(1954)
Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab
on May 4, 1954 in Manila, Philippines but known as Mr. C) is a Filipino
musician, composer and conductor; he was Executive and Artistic
Director for several years of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the
Performing Arts. He was also a resident judge for the only television
season of Philippine Idol, broadcast in 2006. His works range from
commissioned full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a Mass
set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial
recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials.
Cayabyab's current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a
group of seven young adult singers comparable to his group Smokey
Mountain in the early 1990s. He is the executive director of the Philpop
MusicFest Foundation Inc., the organization behind the Philippine
Popular Music Festival. This songwriting competition for amateurs and
professionals puts the spotlight on songwriters and encourages Filipinos
to preserve their unique musical identity

36.
Levi Celerio
(1910-2002)
Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) was a Filipino
composer and lyricist. Celerio was a prolific songwriter, with over
4,000 songs to his credit. He is perhaps best known for being a leaf-
player, a feat for which he was put into the Guinness Book of
World Records. In 1997, he was named National Artist of the
Philippines for Music. Levi Celerio was born on April 30, 1910, in
Tondo, Manila to parents that hailed from Baliuag, Bulacan. He
received a scholarship to the Academy of Music in Manila and
became the youngest member of the Manila Symphony Orchestra.
He wrote several number of songs for local movies, which earned
for him the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Film Academy of
the Philippines. Celerio has written lyrics for more than 4,000
Filipino folk, Christmas, and love songs, including many that
became movie titles.

37.
Rey Valera
(1954)
Reynaldo Valera Guardiano (better known as
Rey Valera) (born May 4, 1954 in Meycauayan,
Bulacan, Philippines) is a well-known singer,
songwriter, music director, film scorer and
television host from the Philippines. He wrote and
produced songs that were recorded by various
singers, most notably Sharon Cuneta. He is former
head judge of the singing contest segment "Tawag
ng Tanghalan" in a variety noontime show It's
Showtime.

38.
Nilo Alcala
(1973)
Nico Alcala is a Los Angeles-based Filipino composer
whose works have been performed in Asia, Europe, Africa, and
the Americas. His awards include the POLYPHONOS Young
Composer Award from The Esoterics (Seattle, WA), the 2nd
Prize Asian Composers League Young Composer Award (Tel
Aviv, Israel), and an Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honor) Award
from the Philippine President. Alcala’s work Mangá Pakalagián
for chorus and kulintang ensemble was commissioned by the
Grammy-nominated Los Angeles Master Chorale, directed by
Grant Gershon and premiered on November 15, 2015, at the
Walt Disney Concert Hall). His commissions also include the
National Music Competition for Young Artists of the
Philippines, the Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral
Festival, Korean Ministry of Culture, Asia Europe Foundation,
and premieres by the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra.

39.
Lito Camo
(1972)
Lito Camo (born March 12, 1972) is a Filipino
singer and songwriter. He established his
reputation more solidly as a composer instead of
being a singer which was his initial dream. He is
known for songs such as "Bakit Papa? Tawag mo
ako?", "Spaghetti Song", "Bulaklak", "Wowowee",
"Boom Tarat Tarat", and "Otso-Otso". In the
roster of artists and musician, Lito found
inspiration in Ely Buendia of the Eraserheads. Lito
Camo was a native of Bongabong, Oriental
Mindoro.

40.
Snaffu Rigor
(1964)
Snaffu Rigor he started composing in
1964. His first recorded Tagalog
composition was "T.L Ako Sa'yo", a hit by
Cinderella in 1975; he also wrote the lyrics
to Ernani Cuenco's "Bato sa Buhangin" and
the English version of "Araw-araw, Gabi-
gabi". Rigor was a member of the bands
Ramrods, Cinderella, Backdoor and
Blackbuster, heads the Domestic A&R of
Blackgold and 70's Superband.

41.
Lucio D. San Pedro, Sr.
(1913-2002)
Lucio D. San Pedro,Sr.(February 11,
1913 – March 31, 2002) was a Filipino
composer and teacher who was proclaimed
a National Artist of the Philippines for
Music in 1991.

42.
Ernani Joson Cuenco
(1936-1988)
Ernani Joson Cuenco (May 10,
1936 – June 11, 1988) was a Filipino
composer, film scorer, musical
director, music teacher and Philippine
National Artist for Music.

43.
Contemporary Philippine Music Instrument
• We Filipinos are known as music lovers whether its on an
international stage or at the karaoke down the street, we
perform and sing with passion.

44.
3 examples of Traditional Filipino Music
Instruments
• 1.KUBING
• 2.KULINTANG
• 3.KUDYAPI

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1. KUBING
This is a jaw harp made
with bamboo and is one
of the more well known
traditional musical
instrument.

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2. KULINTANG
Another well-known Filipino
instrument, the natives of
meranao,tausug, and
maguindanao take or a lot of
pride and joy with these.

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3. KUDYAPI
Also known as the
Kutiyapi ,this is a
stringed wooden flute
that’s about 4-6 ft.
long.

48.
3 examples of New Musical Instruments

49.
SLUDOY
The skin of a single node
of bamboo is raised
forming 5 strings. These
are raised from the body
with frets underneath

50.
2. BALIING
It is an instrument played
with noses of the
Apayaos Tribes in the
region. It is called “nose
flute”.

51.
TUGO
Is a musical percussion instruments
native to the Philippines, where it is
still played by many residents. It is
large and shaped like a guitar, but
made completely of wood.

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