Traditional Philippine musical instruments
Appearance
Philippine Musical Instruments:
- Budlong - bamboo zither
- Pas-ing - a two-stringed bamboo with a hole in the middle from Apayao people.
- Lutes
- Bandurria – part of rondalya ensemble, it has a shorter neck and 14-strings compared to its Spanish ancestor.
- Utot – a four-stringed instrument made from coconut shells originating in the Visayas.
- Kudyapi – a two-stringed boat lute from Mindanao.
- Laúd – similar to the bandurria, it is ultimately of Spanish origin. Also part of a rondalya ensemble.
- Octavina – part of a rondalya ensemble, it is of ultimately Spanish origin.
- Tuned gongs
- Kulintang – set of eight tuned gongs placed horizontally in an ornate frame, tuned pentatonic scale|pentatonically.
- Xylophones
- Metallophones
- Kulintang a tiniok – set of eight, tuned knobbed metal plates strung on a wooden frame (Maguindanaon)
- Babandil- small gong
- Saronay – eight tuned knobbed metal plates strung over a wooden frame (Maranao)
- Agung a tamlang – bamboo (slit drum)
- Dabakan – goblet drum (Maranao)
- Gandang – double-headed barrel drum (Maranao)
- Kagul – scraper
- Libbit – conical drum (Ifugao)
- Sulibao – conical drum (Ibaloy)
- Gambal- drums
- Tambul- drum