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WEB -  INDEX

WEB-addresses (sub-domains) to each of all the single subject-pages on www.AboutPhilippines.ph

Philippines, government authorities etc.

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Order of the National Artist of the Philippines

The Order of National Artists (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts.

K to 12 Curriculum Guide

MUSIC and ART

( Grade 1 to Grade 10)

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The JRG Halad Museum, founded by Dodong Gullas in 2010, explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of Cebuano cultural heritage as expressed through music.

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Anthem &

Anthem and March of the President of the Philippines

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Many videos of the Anthem in different versions - languages

and read the history - text (in Tagalog, Cebuano, English and many more languages) - music - music-notes

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'We Say Mabuhay,' composed by the legendary bandmaster and orchestra leader, the late Tirso Cruz, Sr., is the anthem of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Unlike 'Hail to the Chief,' the march primarily associated with the President of the United States, 'We Say Mabuhay' is not that well-known.

'Mabuhay' is played during military and government ceremonies in which the President is in attendance; the arrival of the President at any given event and right after the president-elect is sworn in during inaugurals that occur every six years as prescribed in the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.

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*Audio derived from the Military Honors for the Fifteenth President of the Philippines, President Benigno 'Noynoy' S. Aquino III on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the AFP - Armed Forces of the Philippines; and the 2004 Presidential Inauguration of the Fourteenth President of the Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Music & Songs in Philippines

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There are two distinct repertoires in Philippine oral traditions: 1) musical forms that evolved from Southeast Asian cultures, usually referred to as indigenous traditions, and 2) musical forms that developed in rural Christian communities, more commonly known as folk music. They may be further categorized into vocal, instrumental or a combination of both.

A very informative article

“Philippine Music & Instruments"

A Historical Overview

by/Corazon Canave-Dioquino

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(AboutPhilippines.ph thinks: One of best descriptions of the evolution)

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A Historical Overview

by/Corazon Canave-Dioquino

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Video Feature about bands that use indigenous musical instruments

The project is a web video feature about Filipino bands that use indigenous Filipino musical instruments in their music that seeks to encourage appreciation for original Filipino music specifically for the urban youth by showing how indigenous musical instruments are used to create contemporary music.

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The concept of the Music Museum is that of an active and living one where the musical instruments are not mere displays but are made to come alive through live performances and audio-video presentations.

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Traditional & Ethnic Musical Instruments

 Folklore & "Traditions" - Literature - Arts - Ethnic groups etc. in Philippines

Culture - Folklore & "Traditions" - Literature - Arts - Ethnic groups etc. in Philippines

Dances

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So many good informations about Pinoy Musicians

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What is Harana?

by Florante Aguilar as published in Filipinas Magazine

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Indigenous Philippine Music: Tradition and Transformation

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Check out the most popular Filipino music bands in the Philippines as well as up and comming Pinoy bands. New bands are added daily. All bands have their songs uploaded by other members.

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YEAR AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND  of Filipino Music
ETHNIC TRADITION (9th to early 16th century) of Filipino Music
SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION (1521 – 1898) of Filipino Music
CONTEMPORARY TRADITION of Filipino Music
Musical Composers of Filipino Music

THE ETHNIC TRADITION IN PHILIPPINE MUSIC

Philippine musical traditions evolved over many centuries. A small minority of Filipinos, perhaps less than 10 %, continue to practice these traditions, managing to exist outside the influence of the Spanish colonial campaign to convert the archipelago to Catholicism.

Exhibit: Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines: ETHS 545

Perhaps the best exhibit on this website is "Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines": perhaps one of the most comprehensive websites about Kulintang culture on the web.

eBook: The Tinguian

Social, Religious, Economic and Music Life of a Philippine Tribe

By Fay-Cooper Cole

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Preserving Living Traditions in Live Performances: A Traditional Music and Dance Troupe of the Kalanguya of the Northern Philippines.

By Bagly Arsenio and Glenn Stallsmith

refers to the native string ensemble of the Philippines, and it consists of plectrum instruments such as the bandurria, laud, octavina, mandola, guitarra, and bajo de uñas (supplanted today by the regular double bass).

is an extemporaneous exchange of love verses between a man and a woman. Danced and mimed, it is accompanied by a song, or the dancers themselves sing, improvising the steps and verses. Balitaw is found mainly in the Tagalog and Visayan regions

Music in the Philippines since 1898

Music in the Philippines since 1898

by: Corazon C. Dioquino

cultural performing arts group - Celebrating the Philippines through Dance and Music

Rondalla

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The Roman Catholic Church in Philippines:

Music - Songs - Hymns - Organs etc.

for all occasions

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• Bahay Kubo
• Ili-Ili Tulog Anay
• Leron-Leron Sinta
• Lubi-Lubi
• Magtanim Ay Di Biro
• Si Pilemon
• Tamsi

Collection of Videos Featuring Philippine Traditional Music
Traditional Music of the Ethnic Minorities in the Philippines

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The SAOT Project
(Sound Archive of Oral Traditions)

Gallery of Photographs from Mindanao e.g. Music and Dance

Many good informations about Philippine music in the regions, artists, bands etc.

Many good informations about Philippine music in the regions, artists, bands etc.

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Many good videos about the Igorot life & culture e.g. songs

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Visayan Performing Arts - music

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So many many good songs

In 1941, at the outbreak of the second World War, a guerilla fighter from Cebu in central Philippines named Ben Zubiri composed the song Matud Nila ("They Say" in English). Pilita Corrales born also in Cebu was only two years old then, a mestiza, (of Spanish and Austronesian) ancestry. It was Pilita's impeccable rendition of the song in the 1960's that made it so popular and labeled by some as the cultural anthem of the Cebuanos.

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HANUNÓO MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES

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Links to the different festivals

Many filipino songs both with text and chords

is a Waray folk song. Although Waray is a language spoken only  in the Visayas region, this song is taught in elementary schools elsewhere in the Philippines because the last lines serve as  a useful memonic for the months of the year.

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27 Filipino artists worked together to promote the MDGs through music. The album is entitled 'Tayo Tayo Rin Sa 2015 - Sing the Songs.
For a Better Life - Gary Valenciano (Goal 1)
Bata Pa Ako - Julia Abueva (w/ Chi Datu, Kristel Fulgar & Coreen de San Jose) (Goal 2)
Babae - Lea Salonga, Kuh Ledesma Pops Fernandez, Sarah Geronimo, Bayang Barrios (Goal 3)
Kung Sana’y - Sharon Cuneta (Goal 4)
Sa Sinapupunan Ko - Ai-Ai Delas Alas w/ The APO Hiking Society (Goal 5)
Kalinga - Kitchie Nadal (Goal 6)
Tuloy-Tuloy - Spy featuring Papa Dom (Goal 7)
Tayo Tayo Rin, MDG Anthem - Pinoy MDG Artists (Goal 8)
No One Else But Us MDG Anthem (English Version) - Pinoy MDG Artists (Goal 8)
Tayo Tayo Rin (Minus One)

An Ethnography of Korean Pop addiction in the Philippines. This features stories of Filipino K-Pop fanatics, how they got interested in K-Pop and how this has changed their lives.

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Church Music - Hymns general in the Philippines

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The Roman Catholic Church in Philippines:

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Advent & Christmas Songs

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On this day, we celebrate and give thanks for all the blessings we have received.

Let us have faith in God and in ourselves, to face the problems of life with our feet standing firmly on the ground.

Let us all believe in the true spirit of Christmas.
Sharing our love with each other is the best gift we can ever give from our hearts.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
MALIGAYANG PASKO SA INYONG LAHAT!

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Kasadya Ni-ining Takna-a and Ani-a Kami

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A blog about Filipino culture, traditions and music which includes awiting Filipino, tula, parabula, bugtong, salawikain atbp. Hatid sa inyo ni cathy.

Many filipino songs both with text and chords

Easter - Semana Santa "Holy Week" - Lenten rituals

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Pabasa is a Filipino Catholic tradition done during the lent season featuring the burial of our Lord Jesus Christ. The life and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ is read / sung during the Pabasa. The hymns varies from region to region of the Philippines.

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Basbas explores the world of the Lenten rituals of rural Philippine Christendom

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This is the Roman Catholic 'Gloria' sung in Tagalog whose tune was composed by Philippine composer E. P. Hontiveros. The Choir singing is from Cavite City and this was the Gloria on Easter Vigil which proceded the seventh reading (Ezekiel) and preceded the Epistle (Romans). This was performed on the recently restored (2006) Pels & Sons four-manual pipe organ of 104 ranks at the Manila Cathedral, Basilica Minor of the Immaculate Conception, Intramuros, Manila. This is the largest pipe organ in all of Southeast Asia.

I sang this song on Easter Sunday 2011. Enjoy! and God Bless!

Choirbook II with notes

Includes many works especially appropriate for Lenten

Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday

Etc.

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provides FREE downloads of pipe organ recordings of Christian hymns and service music.

We hope you'll want to be a part of our ecumenical movement to make this music available to missionaries, smaller churches, military personnel in the field or just anyone who loves hymns by becoming a Hi-Fi Hymn Book supporter.

The Universidad de Sta. Isabel (USI)

a private Catholic Vincentian university owned and run by the Daughters of Charity in Naga City

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started in its own humble, unique beginnings from a mere garage to what it is today… a 3-storey building complete with education, training facilities, music library and a concert hall.