MUSIC QUARTER 3

• Jose Maceda was born


  January 17, 1917
• Jose Maceda died


  May 5, 2004
• Jose Maceda's music studies


  1. First took studies at the Academy of Music in Manila

  2. Went to study in Paris with Alfred Cortot

  3. Took advanced studies in the USA with E. Robert Schmitz

  4. Earned Doctorate Degree in Ethnomusicology from UCLA
• Jose Maceda's style started to transform when he encountered the music of indigenous groups of Mindoro in 1953
• After encountering the music of indigenous groups of Mindoro, Jose Maceda's life was committed to the preservation of Filipino Traditional music
• Jose Maceda made a collection of recorded music taken from the remote mountain villages all over the Philippines
• Jose Maceda's musical style

  • Still holds western musical ideas
  • Creatively combined environmental sounds with ethnic instruments
• Works of Maceda

  • Ugma-Ugma (1963) for voice and ethnic instruments
  • Agungan (1975) for 6 gong families
  • Pagsamba (1968) for ethnic percussions
  • Cassettes 100 (1971) for 100 cassette tape recorders
  • Ugnayan (1974) an ethnic piece played at the same time over several radio stations
  • Udlot-Udlot (175) for bamboo instruments and voices
• Maceda's Work Experience


  • Worked in a recording studio in Paris in 1958 which specialized in musique concrete
  • Piano and Musicology professor at the University of the Philippine, College of Music from 1952-1990
  • Executive Director of Central Ethnomusicology in 1997
  • Conferred as National Artist for Music in 1997
• Lucrecia R. Kasilag


  • National Artist for Music (1989), pianist and composer
  • Born on August 31, 1918 in San Fernando La Union and died on August 16, 2008
  • Raised in a family of musicians, her mother was her first solfeggio teacher
  • Finished Bachelor of Arts major in English at Philippine Women's University, then pursued music studies at St. Scholastica's College
  • Graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1949 and attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, studying theory with under Allen McHose and composition with Wayne Barlow
• Kasilag's Style


  • She was famous for creating a unique musical sound for Filipinos by combining western orchestral instruments with indigenous Filipino instruments
• Some Works of Kasilag


  • Dularawan: Salakot na Ginto (1969)- Work for stage
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 (983) and No. 2 (1994)
  • Misang Pilipino (1966) – Choral Music
  • The Legend of Sarimanok (1963) – For orchestra
  • Toccata, for Percussion and Winds (1958) – Chamber and solo music
  • Ang Apoy ng mga Hayop (1986) – A musical tale for indigenous instruments
• Kasilag's Career and Work Experience


  • Concert pianist
  • Founded the Bayanihan Folk Ats Center
  • Former president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
  • Head of the Asian Composer League
  • Chairperson of the Philippine Society for Music Education
  • Credited for having written more than 350 musical compositions
• Divertissement is originally written for piano and orchestra. The primera shows the main theme of the piece. This piece is a perfect material to showcase the salient musical style of Kasilag. It may not be included in the given excerpt but she used traditional Philippine instrument like the Kulintang
• Ramon P. Santos


  • Remarkable contemporary composer, conductor and musicologist in the Philippines
  • Bestowed with National Artist for Music on 2014
  • Earned his Teacher's Diploma and Bachelor of Music major in Composition and Conducting at the University of the Philippines, College of Music in 1965
  • Student of Jose Maceda
  • Finished his Master of Music in Indiana University of New York in 1972
  • Pursued graduate studies in Ethnomusicology at the University of Illinois, USA
• Santos' Musical Style


  • Shifted from a Neo Classicism to a distinct sound merging many influences he had in different countries including Philippine and Asian ideas
  • Became more interested in open-ended structures of time and space, function as a compositional concept
  • Involved environmental works, non-conventional instruments, and the incorporation of natural forces in the execution of creating sound
• Some works of Santos


  • Pangahoy
  • L'Bad
  • Nagnit Igak G'nan Wagnwag Nila (Alingawngaw ng Kagitingan)
  • Awit ni Pulau
  • Siklo
  • Nabasag and Banga at Iba't-Ibang Pinag-Ugpong-ugpong na Pnanalita para sa Labing Anim na Tinig
  • Darangang Magayon
  • Ding Ding Nga Diwaya
  • Du'a
• Some Awards of Santos


  • Achievement Award in the Humanities (1994)
  • Composer-In-Residence of Bellagio Study Center (1997)
  • Artist-In-Residence of Civitella Ranier Center (1998)
  • Chevalier de l'Ordre des Artes et Lettres
• Josefino "Chino" Toledo


  • Notable composer-conductor
  • Executive Director of Miriam College Center for Applied Music
  • Full-time professor at the University of the Philippines, College of Music
  • Teaches major courses for composition and Music Theory
  • Founding director of the Metro-Manila Concert Orchestra (MMCO)
  • Pursued music studies in University of the Philippines, College of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music-Case Western Reserve University in the U.S., and Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris
• Toledo's Musical Style


  • Fuses contemporary western music ideas and Southeast Asian flavors
  • His compositions stretch from solo instrument, to orchestra, chorus, chamber ensemble, theater and film
• Some Works of Toledo


  • Kwaderno No.2: Para sa Perkusyon (Chamber Music)
  • Sitsit Digidak (Chamber choir)
  • Irog Ko'y Pakinggan… Ang Tula sa Tulaq (Female voice, gongs and tape)
  • Kah-non (orchestra)
  • Tanikala 2o (Symphonic band)
  • Isahan sa Pagkakaisa (Rondalla)
  • Awit sa Ilog (Children's Champer Opera)
• This is a large ensemble work of Josefino Toledo. He used choir, guitar, and percussion instruments. His approach to harmony is very contemporary. he incorporated unconventional notes within the harmony, yet it still sounded consonant. Consonance is a combination of two or more sounding notes that result into a musically pleasing sound. This piece reflects his own musical style and many composition majors are inspired with his tone coloring.
• Jonas Baes


  • Composer born in Los Baňos, Laguna in 1961
  • Studied Bachelor of Music major in Composition at the University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Music under Ramos P. Santos from 1977-1982
  • Studied musicology with Jose Maceda from 1982-1985 in the same university
  • Later took composition and musical politics with Mathias Spahlinger at the Hochschule fur Musik Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau from 1992-1994
  • Earned his Ph.D. in Philippines Studies from the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 2004
• Baes' Musical Style


  • His research about the music of the Iraya-Mangyan people of Mindoro gave him inspiration in his music compositions
  • Known for composing music utilizing "unorthodox" musical instruments like bean-pod rattles, leaves, iron-nail chimes as well as variety of Asian instruments like bamboo scrapers and flute
  • Incorporated Asian vocal techniques in his works
  • His early compositions were influenced by Maceda until the 1990s gave him his idea to experiment on the different methods of composition where listeners' participation was part of the music performance
• Baes' Works


  • Wala (1997-201) for 7 or hundreds of men's voice
  • Daluy (1994) for 5 animator-percussionists and about a hundred bird whistles distributed among the audience
  • Ibo-Ibon (1996) for dancer wearing small bells, 2 large wind chimes passed around the audience, 4 animator-callers and iron-nail chimes played by the audience
  • Salaysay- for solo voice, 3 percussionists and pairs of pebbles distributed among the audience
  • Patangis-Buwaya (2003) for 4 sub-contrabass or any blown instruments
  • Pantawag (1981) for 15 bamboo scrappers, 15 palm leaves and 20 muffled "forest" voices
  • Basbasan (1983) for 20 bean-pod rattles and 20 muffled men's voice
• Baes' Awards


  • CCP-LFC Composition Prize (1980, for Awit ng Ibon)
  • Hall of Fame Award for best research at the University of the Philipines "Gawad Chancellor para sa Pinakamahusay na Mananaliksik (2001-2003)
  • Nippon Foundation Senior Fellowship for Asian Public Intellectuals (2008-2009)