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The main instrument used for harana is the guitar, which is played by the courter. However, other string instruments such as the ukulele and, less frequently, the violin and trumpets are also used. The word harana has derived from the Spanish string instrument Jarana. It resembles a guitar, but is smaller in nature.
Litguit – a three-stringed bamboo violin of the Aeta people; Butting – a bow with a single hemp 5 string, plucked with a small stick; Faglong – a two-stringed, lute-like instrument of the B'laan; made in 1997; Budlong – bamboo zither; Kolitong – a bamboo zither; Pas-ing – a two-stringed bamboo with a hole in the middle from Apayao ...
The Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis), one of the birds locally known in the Philippines as tikling, which were the inspiration for the movements of the dance. The name tinikling is a reference to birds locally known as tikling, which can be any of a number of rail species, but more specifically refers to the slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus), the buff-banded rail ...
Folk music musical instruments. The music of the Philippines' many Indigenous peoples are associated with the various occasions that shape life in indigenous communities, including day-to-day activities as well as major life-events, which typically include "birth, initiation and graduation ceremonies; courtship and marriage; death and funeral rites; hunting, fishing, planting and harvest ...
Jazz music in the Philippines originated during the American occupation of the Philippines between 1910s and 1920s. At this period, Filipinos began experimenting with Afro-American and Hispano-Filipino music. One of the notable musicians of this age was the self-proclaimed "King of Jazz", Luis Borromeo.
Pages in category "Philippine musical instruments" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Long String Instrument, (by Ellen Fullman, strings are rubbed in, and vibrate in the longitudinal mode) Magnetic resonance piano , (strings activated by electromagnetic fields) Stringed instruments with keyboards
Two-stringed instrument, held between the legs, with a trapezoidal body and a horse's head typically carved on the upper edge of the pegbox 321.322: Montenegro: gusle [101] Stringed instrument, round, typically with one string bound at the top of the neck with a tuning peg 321.321-71: Myanmar: saung-gauk [102] saung, Burmese harp