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Aweng Ti Kailokuan: Book One
The Musical Heritage of the Ilocanos
Miriam Factora, Ph.D.
Item #:
MF-5
Price:
$40.00
This book is a contribution to promote and preserve the rich
musical heritage of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, the author’s
home province. It is part of a project to provide teachers and
students with the tools to teach and acquire literate
musicianship fundamentally through their own musical mother
tongue, Ilocano. While students gain a broader perspective and
understanding of the salient, subtle nuances and features of
music, it is hoped that they also become stewards of their own
cultural legacy.
The materials in this publication were collected through
first-hand fieldwork by the author. A total of 141 vocal and
16 instrumental materials include indigenous and Western-
influenced traditional/folk songs, spoken rhymes and musical
games for children and adults, musical oral traditions for
special occasions that are chanted and extemporized and a few
instrumental pieces for particular functions. Several of
these materials have been collected from real-life contexts,
in celebration and observance of special events such as
Christmas, Holy Week, birthdays, fiestas, courtship, weddings,
and wakes. This set of materials consists of a book, three
audio/data CDs and a DVD.
Ilocanos have a wealth of musical heritage culled from the
period of pre-colonization, interactions with neighboring
Asian countries and the major influences of Spain and the
United States of America. Four centuries of Western domination
were long and powerful enough to influence the overall psyche
of the Ilocano. This collection of musical materials reflects
the rich and diverse Ilocano culture. It is a contribution to
make music education relevant, engaging and meaningful.
‘Aweng ti Kailokuan’ literally means ‘Sounds/Echoes of
Ilocos’. The symbol of a bell echoes and resonates the rich
and diverse influences expressed in music and oral tradition
which every Ilocano, across generations and social and
cultural background can truly relate with. “Aweng ti
Kailokuan: The Musical Heritage of the Ilocanos” awakens the
soul and sensibilities of the Ilocano.
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