LECTURE 2 IN MUSIC 10
QUARTER 2
The music of Latin America is the
product of three major influences – MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF LATIN
indigenous, Spanish-Portuguese, and AMERICA
Africa.
AZTEC AND MAYAN INSTRUMENT
INFLUENCE ON LATIN AMERICAN
Tlapitzalli is a flute variety from
MUSIC
the Aztec culture made of clay
Indigenous Latin-American Music with decorations of abstract
- Materials for making instruments designs or images of their deities
ranged from hollow tree trunks, The teponaztli is a Mexican slit
animal skins, fruit shell, dry drum hollowed out and carved
seeds, hardwood trees, jaguar from a piece of hardwood
claws and animal and human The concha is a wind instrument
bone usually made from the shell of a
Afro-Latin American Music large sea snail
- Vocal music was often deep- The Rasp is a hand percussion
chested while instrumental music instrument whose sound is
greatly relied on drums and produced by scraping a stick that
buzzers to produce rich sounds. has series of indentations or
Euro-Latin American Music notches stick, reacting rattling
- Melodies of the Renaissance effects
period were use. Some influences The hueheuti is an upright
seen from unaccompanied vocal tubular drum used by the Aztecs
solos to accompanied by stringed and other ancient civilization
instruments Whistles are instruments made
Mixed American Music of natural elements such as bone
- Rich combination of musical from animals.
elements. Combining native
instruments with European INCAN INSTRUMENT
counterpart and musical theories
led to other music and dance form Ocarina
Zamponas
POPULAR LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC ANDEAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The samba is a dance form of Siku
African origin which evolved into an Wooden Tarka
African-Brazilian favorite in the Quena
working class and slum district of Rio Charango
de Janeiro. The Mariachi is an extremely
The son is a fusion of the popular popular band in Mexico whose
music or canciones of Spain and the original ensemble consisted of
African rumba rhythm of Bantu origin violins, guitars, a harp, and an
The salsa is a social dance. The enormous guitarron.
execution of the salsa involves
shifting the weight by stepping
sideways, causing the hips to move
while the upper body remains level.
This style relied on percussion, wind,
rhythm (guitar, piano, double bass,
vibes), and instruments, with a
lyrical string section to accompany a
lyrical melody.
Vocal and Dance Form of Latin
American music Bebop or Bop is a musical style of
modern jazz . It was characterized by
Cumba - Panama and Colombian
Popular Courtship Dance a fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity,
Tango - The choreograph steps and improvisation. The speed of the
followed the dance trend of the harmony, melody, and rhythm
Viennese waltz. Involving close resulted in a heavy performance
contact between the male and where the instrumental sound
female became more intense and free
Cha Cha - Cuban Ballroom dance.
Contain polyrhythmic patterns, a Jazz rock is a mix of funk and R&B
normal count of “two-three- rhythms, where the music used
chachacha” and ”four and one, two, amplification and electronic effects,
three” complex time signatures, and
Rumba - Popular recreational dance extended instrumental compositions
of Afro-Cuban origin, performed in with lengthy improvisation in the jazz
complex duple meter. styles.
Bossa Nova - Slower, gentler
POP MUSIC
version of the classic Cuban samba.
It contains themes centering on love, Popular music literally means
women, nature, longing, and music of the populace. It is generally
youthfulness consisted of music for entertainment
Reggae - Contained a Western-style of large numbers of people, whether
melodic-harmonic base with African on radio or in live performances.
sounds and characteristics.
Folk music refers to melodies and
Foxtrot - It was executed as a one
songs of the common people that
step, two step and syncopated
are handed down from one
rhythm pattern
generation to the next. As the music
Paso Doble - It is theatrical Spanish
of the people, it can express political
dance used by the Spaniards in
or religious beliefs, tell a story,
bullfights
recount history, or simple provide
amusement
JAZZ MUSIC - BOB DYLAN
Ragtime is American popular Country and Western music is a
musical style mainly for piano. Its blend of popular musical forms. It
music is written and contains regular features simple tunes, usually sung
meters and clear phrases, with an solo accompanied by a guitar, a
alteration of low bass or bass banjo, or occasional whistling.
octaves and chords
- TAYLOR SWIFT
The term Big Band refers to a large - JIM REEVES
ensemble form origination in the US.
The ballad originated as an sounds, oppressive lyrics, and
expressive folksong in narrative defiant attitudes
verse with text dealing typically with
PHILIPPINE POPULAR MUSIC
love.
ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC
- GEORGE GERSHWIN
1980s to 1990s
Standard is used to denote the
most popular and enduring songs Ryan Cayabyab
from a particular genre or style. Gary Valenciano
Jose Marie Chan
- FRANK SINATRA
- NAT KING COLE 1980s and 1900s,
Regine Velazquez
Sharon Cuneta
Martin Nievera
Rock and roll It combined Afro- Recently
American forms such as the blues,
jump blues, jazz, and gospel music Yeng Constantino
Sarah Geronimo
with the Western swing and country
Charice Pempengco
music. The lead instruments were Pop music in the Philippines started
the piano and saxophone, but these as an adaptation or translation, if not
eventually replaced by modern complete imitation, of Western hits
instruments - BOBY GONZALES
- ELVIS PRESLEY - RICO PUNO
Disco music pertained to rock - APO HIKING SOCIETY - The start of
music that was more danceable, thus the Manila Sound gave rise to
leading to the establishment of songs using a colloquial language
venues for public dancing also called called taglish, a combination of
discos. Tagalog and English.
- THE BEE GEES JAZZ MUSIC - Among them are jazz
Most popular solo performer of all pianist and recording artist Boy
time is Michael Joseph Jackson Katanding, who comes from well-
who was born on August 29, 1958 known clan.
and died on June 25, 2009.
Hip hop music is a stylized, highly PHILIPPINE ALTERNATIVE FOLK MUSIC
rhythm type of music that usually This new form combined ethnic
instrumentation with electronic
includes portions of rhythmically
accompaniment, while presenting
chanted words called “rap”. themes or issues of Philippine
In rapping, the artist speaks along society and the environment
with an instrumental or synthesized - FREDDIE AGUILAR
beat. - FLORANTE
- EMINEM PHILIPPINE ROCK
- KANYE WEST This new sound was introduced by
the legendary Juan dela Cruz Band
Alternative music was an
which had for its members Pepe
underground independent form of Smith, Wally Gonzales, Jeproks, and
music that arose in the 1980’s. It Mike Hanopol.
was known for its unconventional - PAROKYA NI EDGAR
practices such as distorted guitar - TRUE FAITH
- RIVERMAYA
In the Philippines, rap also made
popular by such composers and
performers as Francis Magalona,
Andrew E, and gloc 9.
- FRANCIS MAGALONA
