Characteristics of Music of the Lowlands of Luzon

1. Secular Music
Music of the Lowlands of Luzon

2. Secular music refers to
any music that is not
religious in nature.

3. Harana
•A serenade
traditionally
sung by a
man to
express
affection to
a woman.

4. “Dungawin mo Hirang”
by: RubenTagalog

5. Kumintang
•Originated from
Balayan,
Batangas with
themes of love
and courtship.

6. “Mutya ng Pasig”
by: NicanorAbelardo

7. Pandanggo
•A courtship dance
but also refer to a
type of song to
entertain the
farmers in the rice
field.

8. Polka
•Performed in
elegant evening
gatherings.
•Philippine folk song
and dances are
formed into this
structure.

9. Balitaw
•Which is very much
sung in the Visayan
islands.
•It is often sung by
a man and a woman
while they dance
and try to out sing
each other.

10. “Sa Libis ng Nayon”
by: Santiago Suarez

11. Kundiman
•Came from th ewords
“kung hindi man.”
•It conveys a selfless and
spiritual attitude, intense
love, longing, caring,
devotion and oneness not
only with a romantic
partner but also with a
parent, child, a spiritual
figure, or the motherland. “Kundiman” by Fabian Dela Rosa

12. “Nasaan ka Irog”
by: NicanorAbelardo

13. References:
• Tendilla, Sanny, “Traditional folk song” -
https://filipinofolksongsatbp.blogspot.com/2011/02/popular-
filipino-folk-songs-harana.html
• “Dungawin mo Hirang” -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1FmTt0n-KU
• “Mutya ng pasig” -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hegm_WDSYe4
• “Sa libis ng nayon” -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX4ulhyu9Zs
• “Nasaan ka Irog” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8-
NqGJYkeE