Question:
What are the Similarities between Filipino folk music and romantic period music?
Answer:
Filipino Folk music - The traditional music of the Philippines, like the folk music of other countries, reflects the life of common, mostly rural Filipinos. Like their counterparts in Asia, many traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However, much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the "more Asian" pentatonic scale, with the exception of indigenous people ritual music.
Romantic Period music - Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western orchestral music associated with the period of the nineteenth century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period). It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the intellectual, artistic and literary movement that became prominent in Europe from approximately 1800 until 1910. Romantic composers sought to create music that was individualistic, emotional, dramatic and often programmatic; reflecting broader trends within the movements of Romantic literature, poetry, art, and philosophy. Romantic music was often ostensibly inspired by (or else sought to evoke) non-musical stimuli, such as nature, literature, poetry, or the fine arts.
Similarities - The Filipino folk music is the traditional music of the Philippines like the folk music of other countries, reflects the life of common mostly rural Filipinos. Like their counterparts in Asia, many traditional song's from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature while Romantic Music is a stylistic movement in western orchestral music associated with the period of the nineteen century commonly referred to as the romantic era or (Romantic Period).
