MUSIC 7

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
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