What Are The Instruments Of Mindoro Island? (Examples)

What Are The Instruments Of Mindoro Island? (Examples)

INSTRUMENTS OF MINDORO ISLAND – In this topic, we will now take a look at some examples of the instruments of Mindoro Island.

The island of Mindoro, formerly called Ma-i or Mait, is the seventh largest island of the Philippines in the region of Mimaropa or the Southwestern Tagalog Region. Mindoro is derived from the Spanish phrase “mina de oro” or “gold mine”. It consists of two provinces:

• Occidental Mindoro (Capital: Mamburao)
  • Also known as Natundan na Mindoro or Laud nga Mindoro, it is the western half of Mindoro Island.
• Oriental Mindoro (Capital: Calapan)
  • Also known as Amianan nga Mindoro or Sidlanganong Mindoro, it is the eastern half of the Mindoro Island.

Here are the following instruments of Mindoro:

• String Instruments (Chordophones)
  • Gitgit
    • indigenous violin or lute with three strings made from human hair
  • Batiwtiw
    • Instrument made from bamboo
  • Kudyapi
    • A lute
  • Kudlung
    • A zither (guitar) made from bamboo with strings that are parallel
• Wind Instruments (Aerophones)
  • Bangsi
    • External pipeflute or duct flute with a chip attached to the tube of a flute
  • Badyung
    • Trumpet made of bamboo
  • Cantuy
    • A nose flute
  • Plawta
    • A transverse or side-blown flute
• Percussion Instruments (Idiophones)
  • Buray Dipay
    • A bend pod rattle
  • Kalutang
    • A percussion stick
  • Agung
    • Brass gongs
  • Kinaban
    • A jaw harp made from bamboo
  • Subing
    • A jaw harp
  • Barimbaw
    • A slit gong made from bamboo

READ ALSO: Musical Instruments Of Japan – Examples Of Japanese Instruments