The Ifugao is one of the well-studied indigenous peoples in the Philippines
from the Cordillera Region in the northern Philippines. They have a characteristic
music that has historically been differentiated from the majority of the population
in the country who perform and listen to Western music. There are substantial
ethnographic monographs about their society and their chants, but organological
studies of their musical instruments have not been undertaken in any detail. This
thesis examines a collection of Ifugao musical instruments archived between the
early 20th century and the present to help understand changes and
transformations of the group’s musical culture.
The musical instruments were examined in various institutions in the
Philippines and United States, and a typological analysis was conducted.
Fieldwork was also conducted in the summer of 2010 to further investigate the
presence or absence of these traditional musical instruments in current Ifugao
culture. The materials were systematically measured and assessed based on the
von Hornbostel and Sachs classification scheme with full recognition of its later
revisions.
Most of the musical instruments are no longer in use. The loss of skill in
playing and making instruments has gone along with the marked decline of
agriculture in the area and the rapid shift towards tourism and urbanization
during the middle of the 20th century. Diversity, variations, and ingenuity in their
creation declined considerably during this period and the remaining few musical
instruments have been transformed into objects primarily designed for public
performance or sale to tourists. Attempts to revive cultural heritage have had the
paradoxical consequence of introducing non-traditional instruments, in
coexistence with an altered image of the past. / published_or_final_version / Music / Master / Master of Philosophy
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:HKU/oai:hub.hku.hk:10722/161562 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Campos, Fredeliza Zamora. |
| Contributors | Biancorosso, G |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Source Sets | Hong Kong University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | PG_Thesis |
| Source | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47870023 |
| Rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works., Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| Relation | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) |
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