paldong
The paldong is a traditional lip-valley flute of the Kalinga tribes in the Philippines.
paldong
- Name
- Paldong
- Field
- open single end-blown flute with fingerholes
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The paldong is a traditional lip-valley flute of the Kalinga tribes in the Philippines.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Paldong • Background — woodwind • Classification — Aerophones Hornbostel–Sachs number • Hornbostel Sachs Desc — Open single end-blown flutes – The lower end of the flute is open with fingerholes • Range — ca. 2 1/2 octaves from b♭ • Related — Palendag
Design
Design
It is an open, single end-blown flute. The lower end of the flute has three fingerholes. The instrument is made from bamboo with its upper edge cut away obliquely from the backside and slightly from the front-side. The paldong is open at both ends, with a total of four fingerholes: three in front, and one at the back. The player's lower lip is placed against the cut away surface.
Role
Role
The paldong is used for serenades, courting women, for leisure and to pass the time. Melodies are mostly improvised. The song titles describe what the melody is trying to mimic, such as the chirping of a bird, the cry of an eagle, the buzz of a wasp, etc.
Instrument variations
Instrument variations
The lip-valley flutes in the Philippines are known by different names: abalao, abellao, sinongyop (Bontoc); balding, paldong, enoppok, innupok (Kalinga); tipano, kipano, paldeng (Isneg); and taladi (Ibaloi); palendag (Maguindanao); palalu (Mansaka); Palandag (Bagobo). The lip-valley flutes from the Southern Philippines tend to be longer than those from the Northern Philippines.
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