MUSIC 3RD MT

• Antonio Molina:

  • Composer, conductor, pedagogue, and music administrator
  • Known as the "Claude Debussy of the Philippines"
  • One of the first composers to incorporate pentatonic scales and ethnic instruments like the Kulintang and Gabbang in his symphonies
  • National Artist of the Philippines
  • Wrote over 500 compositions including "Hatinggabi," "Amihan," "Awit ni Maria Clara," and "Larawan Nitong Pilipinas"
• Antonio Buenaventura:

  • Soldier, composer, conductor, and educator
  • Exposed to music from his father, a band leader during the Spanish times
  • Graduated from the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music
  • Conducted the Philippine Military Academy Band and led the Philippine Constabulary for sixteen years
  • Conducted research on Philippine folk songs and dances with Francisca Reyes Aquino
  • Major works include "Symphony in C Major," "Echoes of the Past," "Mindanao Sketches," and "Pandanggo sa Ilaw"
• Lucio San Pedro:

  • Composer, conductor, and teacher
  • Known for works like "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan," "Lahing Nayumanggi," and "Malakas at Maganda Overture"
  • "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan" is a popular Filipino lullaby dedicated to his mother, written in F major and using the kundiman form
• Ryan Cayabyab:

  • Known as "Mr. C"
  • Conductor, composer, arranger, pianist, singer, and mentor
  • Born to an opera singer mother
  • Earned a Bachelor of Music, Major in Composition degree from UP College of Music
  • Famous works include "Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika," "Paraiso," "Nais Ko," and "Kumukutikutitap"
• Rosendo Santos Jr.:

  • Composer, timpanist, pianist, conductor, Filipino patriot, and educator
  • Started composing at age 11
  • Known as "The Philippine Composer of the Century"
  • Works include concertos, sonatas, symphonies, symphonic poems, operas, band overtures, and more than 200 marches
  • Wrote 50 masses in Latin and 20 in English, with over 1,000 musical compositions in the University of the Philippines library
• Antonio Molina was known as?

  Claude Debussy of the Philippines
• what ethnic instruments were used by antonio molina?

  Kulintang and gabbang