FPDLS

• Felipe P. de Leon Sr. is known as a nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions
• He wrote a variety of musical compositions including:

  • Piano compositions
  • Hymns
  • Märches
  • Art songs
  • Chamber music
  • Symphonic poems
  • Overtures
  • Band music
  • School songs
  • Orchestral works
  • Operas
  • Kundiman
  • Zarzuelas
• His two operas, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, are considered his masterpieces
• Felipe P. de Leon Sr. is a National Artist for Music