mapeh music q3 identification

• FRANCISCO B. BUENCAMINO Sr. was born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan. He studied music composition and harmony at Liceo de Manila. He created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930 where Nicanor Abelardo was one of his students. Expanding his career, he ventured into musical directing and scoring , and composing film music for Sampaguita Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior.

  Buencamino’s compositions include Harana, Pandanggo ni Neneng, Collar de Sampaguita, Dulces las Horas, Mayon, My Soul’s Lament, Larawan, Mazurka Boholana, Mi Bandera, Ang Bagong Balitaw, Himig ng Nayon and Pizzicanto Caprice.
• Francisco Santiago, PhD was born on January 29, 1889 in Sta.Maria, Bulacan. He is known as the “Father of the Kundiman” and belongs to the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers “.

  Among his famous works are Pakiusap, Madaling Araw, Sakali man, Hibik ng Pilipinas, Ano kaya ang Kapalaran, and Kundiman (Anak Dalita). He became the first Filipino Director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Conservatory of Music. He died on September 28, 1947.
• Nicanor S. Abelardo was born in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan on February 7, 1893. He is one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers”. He studied at the Chicago Music College and was influenced by the musical styles of Schoenberg, Hindemith, and Stravinsky. Abelardo developed a style that combined European romanticism with chromaticism . His best-known compositions include Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan ka Irog, Cavatina for Violoncello, and Magbalik ka Hirang. He also composed the melody for the University’s official anthem U.P. Naming Mahal
• Antonio J. Molina was born on December 26, 1894 in Quiapo, Manila. He is the first National Artist for Music. He is considered one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers”

  He began his music career as an orchestral soloist at the Manila Grand Opera House. He went on to serve as Dean of the Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music from 1948 to 1970. He is best known for his poignantly romantic serenade for violin and piano Hatinggabi. Other works by Molina include orchestral music Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass, Ang Batingaw, Kundiman-Kundangan.
• Col. Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura was born on May 4, 1904 in Baliuag, Bulacan. He is a renowned composer, conductor,and teacher. His father Lucio was the chief musician of the Spanish artillery band in Intramuros and founder of Banda Buenaventura.

  At the age of 19, Buenaventura further developed his musical abilities at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines.

  Buenaventura was actively involved with the various military bands which ultimately earned him his rank of Colonel. A multi awarded musician, he composed Minuet, Mindanao Sketches, Variations and Fugue and Greetings.
• Dr. Rodolfo Sodevilla Cornejo was born on May 15, 1909 in Singalong, Manila
• He performed on stage after only two years of music studies
• He was invited as the organist of the Pasay Catholic Church
• His first composition at the age of 10 was a piano piece entitled Glissando waltz
• Three years later, he composed a military march entitled Salute
• Cornejo was the soloist of the Manila Symphony Orchestra, the Filipinas Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the UP Symphony Orchestra
• He wrote over 300 compositions ranging from classical to pop
• Some of his compositions include:

  • A la Juventud Filipina
  • Bailes de Ayer
  • Christ the Redeemer
• Felipe Padilla de Leon was born on May 1, 1912 in Penaranda, Nueva Ecija. Known as a nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines cultural identity through his composition. He wrote piano compositions , hymns, marches, art song, chamber music, symphonic poems, overtures, band music, school songs, orchestral works, operas, kundiman, and zarzuelas. His two operas, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, are considered his masterpieces. He is a National Artist for Music.
• Lucio Diestro San Pedro was born on February 11, 1913 in Angono, Rizal. He started composing as early as his elementary days. He later pursued his music degree at the University of the Philippines and the Juilliard School in New York.

  San Pedro is known as a “romantic nationalist”. He incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with Western forms to create highly tonal melody and rich expressive harmonies.
• Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr. was born on September 3, 1922 in Caridad, Cavite City. At age 11, he started composing band marches , instrumental and vocal scores.

  As a UNESCO scholar, Santos was awarded the “Philippine Composer of the Century”. A prolific composer whose works include concerti, sonatas, symphonies, symphonic poems, five operas in a Philippine dialect, numerous band overtures, and over 200 marches. He also wrote 50 masses in Latin and 20 in English.
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura, composer, conductor, and a teacher , was born in Sta. Maria, Bulacan on October 14, 1929.

  A prolific composer, he has composed over 50 major works including five full length operas, operettas, dance drama, cantatas, symphonies, concerti, ballets, overtures, preludes, fugues, and chamber music.

  Among Buenaventura’s works are Maria Makiling(1961), Diego Silang(1966), and Prinsesa Urduja (1969).
• Raymundo Cipriano “Ryan” P. Cayabyab was born on May 4, 1954 in Manila. A contemporary composer and conductor who spans both popular and classical worlds with his pop music, ballads, operas, zarauelas, orchestral arrangements, masses, psalms, and choral compositions. Among these are the award winning Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika , the modern zarzuela Alikabok and the opera Spoliarium with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio. His compositions are mostly of traditional Western influence
• HILARION FRANCISCO RUBIO (1902-1985)

  He was born on October 21, 1902 in Bacoor, Cavite. A composer, music teacher, conductor, and clarinettist, he created substantial works for the orchestra. He served as conductor for opera, ballet, dance, recitals, and movie music.
• Levi Celerio was named national artist for Music and Literature in 1997
• He was born in Tondo, Manila on April 30, 1910
• Levi Celerio studied at the Academy of Music in Manila
• He was a violinist
• Levi Celerio wrote lyrics for over 4,000 songs in his lifetime
• Many kundiman and Filipino love songs have lyrics written by Levi Celerio
• Notable songs with lyrics by Levi Celerio include:

  • Dahil sa Iyo
  • Buhat
  • Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
• Levi Celerio's achievement includes a citation in the Guinness Book of World Records for making music with a mouth-blown leaf
• Songs with lyrics by Levi Celerio include:

  • Ang Pipit
  • Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
  • Misa
  • Itik Itik (folksong)
• Levi Celerio passed away on April 2, 2002
• Constancio Canseco de Guzman was born on November 11, 1903 in Guiguinto, Bulacan. He grew up in Manila where he studied piano and composition under Nicanor Abelardo. In 1948, his songs Ang Bayan ko and Kung kita’y kapiling won the gold medal at the Paris International Fair. Bayan ko was later adopted as the symbolic song of the People Power Movement of 1986.

  De Guzman’s notable compositions includes Babalik Ka Rin, Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig, Maalala Mo kaya and Sa Piling Mo. He passed away on August 16, 1982.
• "Mike" Guison Velarde Jr. was born in Manila on October 23, 1913, as the second of two children of Dr. Miguel Velarde Sr. and Dolores Guison
• His family moved to Zamboanga when he was one year old, where he spent the next 18 years of his life
• The simple environment of Basilan and Zamboanga influenced his creative imagination
• Velarde learned the basics of harmony and composition from Antonio Molina and Ariston Avelino
• He had a jazz band called "Mike Velarde's Jazztocrats"
• Velarde composed musical scores for Sampaguita Films' movie production and managed its advertising department
• Velarde created his own style of composing highly melodious and romantic songs such as Ikaw, Lahat ng Araw, Habang Buhay, Minamahal Kita, and Dahil sa Iyo
• Santiago Suarez was born in Sampaloc, Manila in 1901
• He attended the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines (UP) and the Ateneo de Manila in Intramuros
• Suarez took private music lessons from Cayetano Jacobe, Pedro Floriaga, and Nicanor Abelardo