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 overblowingeven with
the rather weak airflow from one nostril.

3. Tongatongis a bamboo percussion instrument used by the people of

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 instruments 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

is tied together.
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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 jaws harp

Southern Islands:

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
Cariosa:

The Cariosa(meaning loving or affectionate one), is a

Philippine national dance from the Mara 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, Jos 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.