CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ART from Regions Contemporary Art: -art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary art includes, and develops from, Postmodern art, which is itself a successor to Modern art. In vernacular English, “modern” and “contemporary” are synonyms, resulting in some conflation of the terms “modern art” and “contemporary art” by non-specialists. Contemporary art forms are the following: 1. Choreography 2. Musical instrument 3. Literary and music composition 4. Visual design 5. Theatrical performance
Contemporary dance: -is a popular form of dance which developed during the middle portion of the twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominating performance genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, -with particularly strong popularity in the U.S. and western Europe. Although originally informed by and borrowing from classical, modern, and jazz styles, it has since come to incorporate elements from many styles of dance.
-but due to its popularity amongst trained dancers and some overlap in movement type, it is often perceived as being closely related to modern dance, ballet and other classical concert dance styles.
MUSIC, DANCE & THEATER MUSIC OF FILIPINO: Cordillera
The flat gong commonly known as gangsaand played by the groups in the Cordillera region of the bossed gongs played among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines.
2. Kalaleng or Tongali(nose flute) Because the kalaleng is long and has a narrow internal diameter, it is possible to play different harmonics through overblowing—even with the rather weak airflow from one nostril.
3. Tongatongis a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of
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Kalinga to communicate with spirits during house blessings. It is made of bamboo cut in various lengths. When you hit it against soft earth a certain drone reverberates though the instrument’s open mouth. When an entire set of Tongatong is played in interloping rhythm and prolonged with the tribal chanting, it could put the audience and the dancers in a trance 4. Diwdiw-asis 5 or more different size of slender bamboo that
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5. Saggeypoit is a bamboo pipe that is closed on one end by a node
with the open end held against the lower lip of the player as he blows directly across the top. The pipe can be played individually by one person or in ensembles of three or more.
6. Solibao is hallow wooden Igorot drug topped with pig skin or lizard skin this is played by striking the drum head using the palm of the hand.
7. Bungkaka- bamboo buzzer.
8. Kullitong- polychordal bamboo tube zither.
9. Ulibaw- bamboo jaw’s harp Southern Islands:
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Kulintangrefers to a racked gong chimeinstrument played in the
southern islands of the Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles. ensembles. Different groups have different ways of playing
the kulintang. Two major groups seem to stand-out in kulintangmusic. These are the Maguindanaon and the Maranaw. The kulintang instrument itself could be traced to either the introduction of gongs to Southeast Asia from China from before the 10th century CE, or more likely, to the introduction of bossed gong chimes from Java in the 15th century. Harana and Kundiman:
The Harana and Kundimanare lyrical songs popular in the
Malaysian Islands dating back to the Spanish period. In the 1920s Harana and Kundiman became more mainstream
musical styles led by performers such as Atang de la Rama, Jovita Fuentes, Conching Rosal, Sylvia La Torreand RubenTagalog. Rondalla:
The Rondallais performed on ensembles
comprisingmandolin instruments of various sizes called banduria composed on the Iberian tradition. Other instruments including guitars, is also performed. It is original to Spain. Tinikling:
The Tiniklingis a Philippine dance which involves two
individual performers hitting bamboopoles, using them to beat, tap, and slide on the ground, in co-ordination with one or more dancers who steps over and in between poles Cariñosa:
The Cariñosa(meaning loving or affectionate one), is a Philippine national dance from the María Clara suite of Philippine folk dances,
where the fan, and handkerchiefplays an instrument role as it places the couple in romance scenario. OPM (Original Pilipino Music)
Original Pilipino Music, now more commonly termed Original PinoyMusic, Original Philippine Music or OPM for short, originally referred only to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballads, such as those popular after the collapse of its predecessor,the Manila Sound in the late 1970s, up until the present. In the 1970s, popular OPM artists included Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales, Eddie Peregrina, Victor Wood and Asin, among others.The more major commercial Philippine pop music artists were Pops Fernandez, Claire dela Fuente, DidithReyes, Rico Puno, Ryan Cayabyab, Basil Valdez, CelesteLegaspi, Hajji Alejandro, Rey Valera, Freddie Aguilar, ImeldaPapin, Eva Eugenio, Nonoy Zuniga and many others.Between the 1980s and 1990s, OPM was led by artists such as RegineVelasquez, Sharon Cuneta, APO Hiking Society, José Mari Chan, Dingdong Avanzado, Rodel Naval, Janno Gibbs, OgieAlcasid, Joey Albert, Lilet, Martin Nievera, Manilyn Reynes, LeaSalonga, Vina Morales, Raymo nd Lauchengco, JoAnneLorenzana, Francis Magalona and Gary Valenciano, among manyothers.In the 1990s, famous artists/bands included Eraserheads, Smokey Mountain, Donna Cruz, JessaZaragoza, Ariel Rivera, South Border, AfterImage, Andrew E., Jaya,Lani Misalucha, Rivermaya, Ella May Saison and Roselle Nava, among many others.
