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• The musical styles of 20th-century Western composers found their way into Philippine compositions due to European and American influences brought by the country's colonizers
• Notable Filipino composers like Francisco Buencamino, Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, Antonio Molina, Hilarion Rubio, Col. Antonino Buenaventura, Rodolfo Cornejo, Felipe P. de Leon Sr., Lucio San Pedro, Rosendo Santos Jr., Alfredo Buenaventura, Ryan Cayabyab, and Leopoldo Rigo Silos Sr. have made significant contributions to Philippine music
• Francisco Buencamino founded the Centro Escolar de Señoritas, Conservatory of Music, and the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930
• Francisco Buencamino's piano works like Mayon, Larawan, and Maligayang Bati are staples in the Philippine repertoire
• Francisco Santiago, known as the "Father of the Kundiman," was part of the Triumvirate of Filipino Composers along with Nicanor Abelardo and Antonio Molina
• Nicanor Abelardo, a 20th-century modern composer, was known for his Romantic style compositions like Mutya ng Pasig and Nasaan Ka Irog
• Antonio Molina, known as the "Father of Philippine Impressionist Music," was influenced by both Romantic and Impressionist styles
• Hilarion Rubio was a composer, music teacher, conductor, and clarinetist known for his works for the orchestra and music for movies
• Col. Antonino Buenaventura promoted Philippine music by using folk materials extensively in his works
• Rodolfo Cornejo was the researcher and official composer of the Philippine government-in-exile during World War II
• Felipe P. de Leon Sr. expressed the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions like Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
• Lucio San Pedro, known as a "romantic nationalist," incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions
• Rosendo Santos Jr. was a prolific composer known for his concerti, symphonies, and over 200 marches
• Alfredo Buenaventura composed five full-length operas, combining contemporary and conventional styles
• Ryan Cayabyab is a contemporary composer and conductor known for his pop music, ballads, operas, and choral compositions
• Levi Celerio, a National Artist for Music and Literature, was known for making music with a leaf and writing over 4,000 songs
• Constancio de Guzman composed the nationalistic song Bayan Ko and was acknowledged as the "Dean of Filipino Movie Composers and Musical Directors"
• Mike Velarde Jr. composed the popular song Dahil Sa Iyo and received numerous awards for his musical achievements
• Santiago Suarez was known for his traditional Filipino love songs like Dungawin Mo Hirang and Bakya Mo Neneng
• Restie Umali arranged the Philippine national anthem for the Boston Pops Orchestra and composed scores for movies
• Angel Peña was a classical and jazz composer considered one of the founders of traditional jazz in the Philippines
• George Canseco composed numerous popular Filipino classics and served as President of FILSCAP
• Leopoldo Silos Sr. composed romantically soulful songs and was the musical director of the television program Aawitan Kita
• Ernani Cuenco, a National Artist for Music, embodied the Filipino sense of musicality in his works
• Francisco Buencamino founded the Centro Escolar De Señoritas, Coservatory of music as well as the buencamino musical academy in 1930 many of his piano works have become staples in the philippines repertoire of today's performance especially mayon larawan and maligayang bati. He also ventured into musical direction and scoring for films as well as composing several zarzuelas and kundiman