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MUSIC OF THE
LOWLANDS OF LUZON
Music for Liturgy and Devotional Music
By: BRENDA E. CACHERO
Kaypian National High School

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Content Standards
The learner…
•demonstrates understanding of the musical
characteristics of representative music from
the lowlands of Luzon

3.
Performance Standards
The learner…
•performs music of the lowlands with
appropriate pitch, rhythm, expression and
style

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Content
Music of Luzon ( Lowlands)
Geographical and Cultural Background
1.Vocal Music
c. Sacred (Liturgical and Devotional) music:
Mass, Pastores, Senakulo, Pasyon, Salubong,
Flores de Mayo, Santacruzan;

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Learning Objectives
The learner . . .
1. identifies the musical characteristics of representative music
selections from the lowlands of Luzon after listening;
2. analyzes the musical elements of some Lowland vocal and
instrumental music selections;
3. Perform liturgical and devotional Music

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DAY 2 (1 hour)
2. LITURGY AND DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
Religious music of the lowlands of Luzon reveals the impact of Spanish Colonization to the
Philippines
Introduction of Christianity came the different Western forms of music that are used for religious
rites
Some of these are adapted by Filipino musicians to suit Philippine culture and traditions
- (i,e. Music used for Salubong, Senakulo, Santacruzan, Flores De Mayo) at the same time,
Some indigenous Philippine musical forms were incorporated to the Christian practices
- (i.e. Obando Fertility Rites and Pasyon Chant)

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Music of Luzon (lowlands)
1. VOCAL MUSIC
c) Sacred (Liturgical and Devotional)
a. Mass
b. Pastores
c. Senakulo
d. Pasyon
e. Salubong
f. Flores de Mayo
g. Santacruzan

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Activity No. 2: Film Viewing Activity
1. Watch the following videos excerpts;
a. PASYONDEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)8_Philippine Pasyon
(Passion of Christ).mp4
b. REGINA COELI (performed during the Salubong)DEVOTIONAL AND
LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)Regina Coeli (Salubong).mp4
c. ALAY (performed during the Flores De Mayo)
d. DIOS TE SALVE (performed during the Santacruzan) DEVOTIONAL AND
LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)Dios te salve (flores de mayo).mp4
2. Divide the class into 4 groups. Each group will be assigned to analyze the different songs.

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Film Viewing Activity
3. Describe the elements of these religious musica.
a. MELODY
b. PITCH
c. TIMBRE
d. TEXTURE
e. RHYTHM
4. Describe the manner of singing the Pasyon, Santacruzan, Flores De Mayo and Salubong

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Activity No. 3 THE MASS
Latin
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus
5. Agnus Dei
English
1. Lord, have mercy
2. Glory to God
3. Creed
4. Holy
5. Lamb of God
Filipino
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LITURGICAL MUSIC
• Liturgical music originated as
a part of religious ceremony.
• Liturgical music is well known
as a part of Catholic Mass.

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THE MASS
• "Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of
the Eucharist is commonly called in the Roman Catholic
Church.
• The term "Mass" is derived from the Late Latin word
missa (dismissal), a word used in the concluding formula
of Mass in Latin

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DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
•is a hymn which accompanies religious
observances and rituals.
•In Eastern and Near-Eastern religions,
devotionals can function as communion
prayer and meditation

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PASTORES
DEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)PASTORES_ A Waray Christmas Tradition.mp4
- a Waray Christmas Tradition

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SENAKULO (from the Spanish cenaculo)
DEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)SENAKULO (Inay).mp4
• It is a Lenten play that depicts events from the Old and
New Testaments related to the life, sufferings, and death
of Christ.
• It is traditionally performed on a proscenium-type stage
with painted cloth or paper backdrops that are called
telon.

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PASYON
DEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)8_Philippine Pasyon (Passion of Christ).mp4
• It is a Philippine epic narrative of
the Passion, Death,
and Resurrection of Jesus Christ in
a form of song with a dramatic
theme.
• It is a book of stanza of five lines
of eight syllables.

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The Pasyón (Spanish: Pasión)
•The whole text is chanted and known as “Pabasa”
and is recited during Holy Week (Semana Santa)
•The entirety of the text is chanted during
the Lenten season and particularly Holy Week,
and is a popular Filipino Catholic devotion.

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• It is an Easter Sunday pre-dawn ritual that reenacts the Risen Christ's
meeting with His mother.
• It is performed in the churchyard under a specially prepared arch where
the veiled image of the Virgin Mary has been placed.
• A child dressed as an angel is lowered by ropes from a high platform to
lift the mourning veil of the grieving Mother while other children dressed
in angel costumes sing the “Regina Coeli Laetare” meaning “Queen of
Heaven”.
• The church bells are rung to signify the end of Virgin Mary’s mourning
for Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead.
SALUBONG
DEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)9_SALUBONG 2010_ STA. MARIA, BULACAN.mp4

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•The participants in the procession are
segregated by gender. The men and boys
follow the image of Jesus Christ, while
women and girls follow the image of Mary.
The procession ends with the two groups
meeting in the church, where Mass is said.
SALUBONG

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FLORES DE MAYO
DEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)FLORES DE MAYO 2009 DIOS TE SALVE MINALIN amanuningbie_com.mp4
•The name of the festival is derived from
the Spanish language word flores meaning
"flowers". Other names are "Flores de María"
("Flowers of Mary") and "Álay" (Filipino for
"offering").

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FLORES DE MAYO
• It is a festival held in the Philippines in the month of
May.
• It is one of the May devotions to the Blessed Virgin
Mary and lasts for the entire month.
• It is held in the church or chapel wherein children offer
flowers to the image of the virgin Mary while singing
“Alay.”

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SANTA CRUZAN
DEVOTIONAL AND LITURGICAL (VIDEOS)Santacruzan Characters (Animation).mp4
• (Spanish for "sacred cross") It is the ritual pageant held
on the last day of Flores de Mayo
• It is a religious historical event that dramatizes of finding
the Holy Cross by Queen Helena of
Constantinople (known as Reyna Elena) and her son
Constantine the Great in Jerusalem.

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SANTA CRUZAN
•held throughout the Philippines during the month
of May
•sagalas and escorts parade the streets of the
community, the musiko (brass band) accompanies
the procession with the music “Dios Te Salve”

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Thank you for listening!!