The Lowlands of Luzon consist of several ethnolinguistic groups. Throughout the lesson, one will discover how the people of the Lowlands of Luzon express their feelings towards each other and the environment, their history, and their religious beliefs through voice and musical instruments. A group performance inspired by the Lowlands’ musical examples will culminate the educational experience

1. MUSIC OF THE
LOWLANDS OF LUZON
LITURGY AND DEVOTIONAL MUSIC

2.  It originated as part of religious rites
and includes both ancient and modern
traditions.
 It is also known as part of the Roman
Catholic Mass.
LITURGICAL MUSIC

3.  It accompanies religious observances
and rituals
DEVOTIONAL MUSIC

4. VOCAL MUSIC

5. THE MASS
 a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral
composition that sets the invariable portions of the
Eucharistic liturgy to music.
 Masses can be a cappella, that is, without an independent
accompaniment, or they can be accompanied by
instrumental obbligatos up to and including a full orchestra

6. SONGS IN MASS
LATIN ENGLISH FILIPINO
Kyire
Panginoon, Maawa
Ka
Lord, have mercy
Gloria Papuri sa Diyos Glory to God
Credo Sumasampalataya Creed
Sanctus Santo, Santo Holy
Agnus Dei Kordero ng Diyos Lamb of God

7.  Kyrie – is the first movement of a setting of the Ordinary
of the Mass
 Gloria – a celebratory passage praising God and Christ
 Credo – a setting of the Nicene Creed, is the longest text
of a sung Mass
 Sanctus – a doxology praising the Trinity
 Agnus Dei – a setting of the “Lamb of God” litany.
SONGS IN MASS

8. SENAKULO
 Lenten play depicting the life, suffering & death of Christ
 Comes from Spanish word “cenaculo” meaning “cenacle”
room where the Last Supper took place
 takes at least 8 nights (Sunday to Sunday)

10. SENAKULO (modernized)
 Focus more on Christ’s courageous motives rather than his
submissiveness
 May be presented in different types of venues
 Comedy, courtship and special effects may be added
 Street Senakulos - a form of penance. Reenacting the
sufferings of Jesus on his way and on the cross.

11. PABASA NG PASYON
 Every year during Holy Week celebrations some Filipino
Catholics get together. This tradition is called “Pabasa”.
 Pabasa starts on a Holy Wednesday until Good Friday. Which
are often held in community chapels.

12. PABASA NG PASYON
 Pabasa festival is more like a tradition when old folks read a
book called “Pasyon” ( The Passion of Christ ).
 This festival is celebrated to commemorate the death of Jesus
Christ in a solemn and calm manner compared to the other
traditions.

14. SALUBONG
 An Extra-Liturgical Activity
 It is an Easter Sunday ritual done before dawn at exactly 4am
 Reenacts the Risen Christ’s meeting with His mother
 Originated from Marinduque
 It signifies how powerful God is for he sacrificed his only son
and brought Him back to life again to save us all from our sins

16. SALUBONG (at present time)
 It is still being performed on Easter Sunday
 It is most popular in places like Marinduque, Cebu, Bulacan and
Rizal
 Now, instead of using a toddler to lift the veil from the image of
Mary, they now use stronger 12 year old

17. FLORES DE MAYO
 A month-long Catholic event to honor the Virgin Mary
 Finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena and her son Emperor
Constantine
 Introduced during the Spanish era
 Associated with youth, love and romance
 Originated in Malolos, Bulacan

19. SANTACRUZAN
 Also known as The Sagala
 Pageant on the last day of Flores de Mayo
 Procession of “queens” (ex. Reyna Elena, Reyna ng Sába, Reyna
Móra)

21. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

23.  considered a Philippine National Treasure
 On November 24, 2003, it was given this
recognition by the National Museum of the
Philippines since “it is the only 19th century
Bamboo Organ in the Philippines that has
survived and is still functioning.”
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN

24.  This unique musical instrument is
composed of 1,031 pipes, and 902 of which
are made out of bamboo while the rest are
metal.
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN

25. Fray Diego Cera Dela Virgen Del Carmel
 a Spanish missionary who is behind this
masterpiece.
 the first parish priest in Las Piñas during the
Spanish era
 He came from the town of Graus (Huesca, Spain),
but he settled in this part of the Philippines from
1795 to 1830
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN (A DOSE OF HISTORY)

26. Fray Diego Cera Dela Virgen Del Carmel
 He started with the construction of the bamboo
organ in 1816 and it was finished eight years after
in 1824. It has gone through a lot since then
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN (A DOSE OF HISTORY)

27. During the 1880s, there was a typhoon and earthquake that
damaged the roof of the church, which left the bamboo
organ open to nature’s elements. The rainwater and stones
got inside the organ case, which destroyed the instrument
and made it unplayable for years. After that, the pipes
were stored in the old sacristy and were forgotten about
until around 1917 when a tourist rediscovered its beauty.
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN (A DOSE OF HISTORY)

28.  1972 – when the bamboo organ restoration project
began.
 Johannes Klais Orgelbau – he was the one who was
awarded the contract, and he had the organ shipped all
the way to Bonn, Germany in 1973.
 After about a couple of years, the bamboo organ
returned to its homeland in 1975.
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN (A DOSE OF HISTORY)

29.  St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas - it is the houses
the Bamboo Organ
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN (LOCATION)

30.  International Bamboo Organ Festival – celebrated every
February
 The Bamboo Organ Foundation Inc. organizes this
annual musical and cultural event, in cooperation with
the people of Las Piñas.
 The festival’s aim is to pursue and develop the rich
cultural tradition of Las Piñas.
LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN
(THE FESTIVAL & THE
FOUNDATION

31. MUSIC OF THE
LOWLANDS OF LUZON
LITURGY AND DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
Prepared by:
ANGELA MAE C. ALBA
Instructor