MUSIC

• 20th CENTURY TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS

  • Francisco B. Buencamino SR.(1883-1952)
  • Francisco Santiago(1889-1947)
  • Nicanor Abelardo(1893-1934)
  • Antonio J. Molina(1894-1980)
  • Col Antonino Buenaventura(1904-1996)
  • Rodolfo S. Cornejo(1909-1991)
  • Felipe Padilla De Leon SR.(1912-1992)
  • Lucio San Pedro(1913-2002)
  • Rosendo E. Santos JR.(1922-1994)
  • Alfredo Buenaventura(1929)
  • Ryan Cayabyab(1954)
• Francisco Buencamino(1883-1952)

  Born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan.

  -Son of a musically inclined couple.

  -He taught at the Ateneo de Manila, and at Centro Escolar de Senoritas

  -Awarded as "Outsanding Composer"

  Compositions

  1. Harana
  2. Pandanggo ni Neneng
  3. Larawan
  4. Collar de sampaguita
  5. Maligayang Bati
  6. Ang bagyong Balitaw
  7. Himig ng nayon
• Francisco Santiago(1889-1947)

  Known as the "Father of Kundiman"

  -He belongs to the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"

  -The first Filipino Director of the UP Conservatory of Music

  Compositions

  1. Pakiusap
  2. Madaling Araw
  3. Sakali Man
  4. Hibik ng pilipinas
  5. Ano kaya ang kapalaran
  6. Pilipinas kong mahal
• Nicanor Abelardo(1893-1934)

  -One of the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"

  -He studied music at the chicago Music College and was influenced by the musical styles of Schoenberg

  -Known for composing Kundimans

  Compositions

  1. Mutya ng Pasig
  2. Nasaan ka Irog
  3. Magbalik ka Hirang
  4. Cavatina for Violoncello
• Antonio J. Molina(1894-1980)

  -One of the "Triumvirate Of Filipino Composers"

  -Manila Grand Opera House.

  -He served as Dean of the Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music from 1948 to 1970

  -the first National Artist for Music in 1973

  Composition

  1. Ang Batingaw
  2. Hating Gabi
  3. Amihan
  4. Awit ni Maria Clara
  5. Pandangguhan
  6. Larawan nitong pilipinas
• Col Antonino Buenaventura(1904-1996)

  -Born on May 4, 1904 in Baliuag,Bulacan

  -A clairnet player at young age.

  -Established the UP junior Orchestra

  -National Artist for music

  -multi-awarded musician

  Composition

  1. Pandanggo sa Ilaw
  2. Minuet
  3. Variations and Fugue
  4. Greetings
  5. Mindanao Sketches
• Rodolfo S. Cornejo(1909-1991)

  -Born on May 15, 1909 in Manila

  -Started formal music lessons at the age of six

  -His first composition at age 10 was a piano piece entitled Glissando waltz

  -He is listed in "The International Who's Who in Music"

  Compositions

  1. Ibong Adarna
  2. Kandingan
  3. Malakas at Maganda overture
  4. A la Juventud Filipina
• Felipe Padilla De Leon Sr.(1912-1992)

  -National Artist for Music in 1997

  -Born on May 1, 1912 in Nueva Ecija

  -Composer of the year(1949)

  -Manila Music Lovers Society

  -musician of the Year(1958)

  Composition

  1. Tindig
  2. Aking Inang Bayan
  3. Bagong Lipunan
  4. Noli Me Tangere (1957)
  5. El filibusterismo (1970)
  6. Pasko na naman
• Lucio San Pedro(1913-2002)

  -born on February 11, 1913 in Angono, Rizal

  -He is known as "Romantic Nationalist"

  -National Artist for music in 1991

  Composition

  1. Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
  2. Lahing kayumanggi
  3. Suite pastorale(1956), a poetic aural description of his hometown Angono
• Rosendo E. Santos Jr.(1922-1994)

  -born on september 3, 1922 in Cavite

  -Studied at the UP Conservatory of Music

  -"Philippine Composer of the Century"(UNESCO)

  -"Composer of the Year Award" in Manila in 1956 and 1957

  Composition

  1. Melinda's Masquerade
  2. Portrait of an Artist
  3. Piano concerti
  4. Symphonies
  5. Operas in Filipino
• Alfred Buenaventura

  -Born in Sta. Maria, Bulacan on October 14, 1929

  -Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Philippine Womens University

  -He was twice an awardee of the Republic Cultural Heritage Award

  -The outsanding Filipino Award(TOFIL) for music in 1995

  -More than 50 musical compositions

  Compositions

  1. Maria makiling
  2. Diego silang
  3. Danza
  4. Lakambini
  5. Prinsesa Urduja
• Ryan Cayabyab

  -Born on May 4, 1954 in manila.

  -He studied at the university of the Philippines' College of music

  -National Artist for Music in 2018

  Composition

  1. Kay ganda ng ating musika
  2. Alikabok
  3. Opera Spolarium
• New/Experimental Music Composers

  • Jose Maceda(1917)
  • Lucrecia R. Kasilag(1918)
  • Jerry Dadap(1935)
  • Fr. Manuel Maramba(1936)
  • Ramon P. Santos(1941)
  • Francisco F. Feliciano(1942)
  • Josefine J. Toledo(1959)
  • Jonas Baes(1961)