Philippine Classical Music (1 of 6)

Good morning friends. For me music is an art. It has a pleasing sound that can make us imagine and dream. I am a music lover. For those who were enjoying music too, Philippine Classical Music is the great. You will love to hear it and while you are listening as you are being swing by the sound. It has a distinctive sound that you will love most.

Philippine music today is a unique blend of the traditions of the East and the West. It represents a resilient and wide variety of oriental and occidental influences, with the scale tipping heavily to the latter. Because of our long exposure to the culture of the western world, an imbalance in our cultural values was brought about by inevitable historical circumstances and foreign domination in the course of our growth as a nation. Our Asian heritage which existed prior to colonization was almost obliterated. A large percentage of our population understand and perform 197th century European and American types of Philippine music, both parochial and secular.

Philippine music presents the collective experience of its people as expressed in its folksongs and creative music, a reflection of their feelings, hopes and aspirations. Philippine music may be classified into traditional/indigenous and contemporary/western. There are two types of traditional Philippine music—the indigenous music of the pre-hispanic origin, and the hispanized or western-derived. This paper specifically deals with western-derived classical music.

The Spanish Period (1521-1896)

Four centuries of Spanish rule of Christian evangelism over the Philippine archipelago left indelible imprints on the socio-civic and religious life of Filipinos. Spanish friars came to the Philippines and taught the natives host to sing plain chant for Catholic Services.