Music(Traditional composer)

• Francisco Buencamino Sr.:

  • Studied music composition and harmony at Liceo de Manila
  • Founded the Conservatory of Music at Centro Escolar de Señoritas
  • Created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930
  • Taught Nicanor Abelardo
  • Composed film music for Sampaguita Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior
  • Posthumously honored with the title "Outstanding Composer"
  • Composition: Harana, Pakiusap
• Francisco Santiago:

  • Known as the "Father of the Kundiman"
  • Finished his music specialization at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago
  • His music was Romantic in style, incorporating Western forms and techniques with folk materials
  • Famous works: Pakiusap, Kundiman (Anak Dalita), Pilipinas Kong Mahal
• Nicanor Abelardo:

  • Studied music at the Chicago Music College
  • Influenced by Schoenberg, Hindemith, and Stravinsky
  • Developed a style combining European romanticism with chromaticism
  • Compositions contain hazy tones, dissonance, and unusual chordal combinations
  • Compositions: Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog, Magbalik Ka Hirang
• Antonio Molina:

  • First National Artist for Music and one of the Triumvirates of Filipino composers
  • Fascinated by the dynamics and harmonies of Debussy
  • Retained much of the Romantic style in his melody
  • Characteristically impressionist work: piano piece Malikmata (Transfiguration)
  • Wrote compositions for piano, violin, voice, and zarzuela
• He wrote a spanish style opera form known as the_____

  known as the zarzuela;Antonio Molina
• The mysteriously exotic chords of this piece gradually lead to a lyrical melody with the traditional harmonies abruptly returning to the initial mood

  Malikmata(Transfiguration) by Antonio Molina
• Hilarion Rubio:

  • Born in Bacoor, Cavite
  • Composer, music teacher, conductor, and clarinetist
  • Accepted as a member of the Bacoor Band as a clarinetist at eight years old
  • Made his first composition, Unang Katas, for his concert with the band
  • Co-founded the Anak Zapote Band after graduating from high school in 1930
  • Held various positions, including Vice President of PASAMBAP
  • Conductor of the National Opera Company for 23 years from 1937 to 1960
  • Passed away on December 28, 1985
• Col. Antonio Buenaventura:

  • Born in Baliuag, Bulacan
  • Actively involved with various military bands, earned the rank of Colonel
  • Music instructor and band conductor of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
  • Restored the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1945, later renamed the Philippine Army Band
  • Founded the San Pablo Music Academy in Laguna
• What highschool does Hilarion Rubio studied

  North High School(Arellano Hig School)
• One of the best military bands in the world?

  Philippine Constabulary Band(renamed--Philippine Army Band)
• Rodolfo Cornejo:

  • At age 14, had 26 compositions listed by United Publishing Company Inc
  • Researcher and official composer of the Philippine government-in-exile under President Manuel L. Quezon
  • Composed music for a documentary film on President Quezon's funeral
  • Musical director of Sampaguita and Vera-Perez Movie Companies
  • Compositional outputs include: Ibong Adarna, Kandingan, Malakas at Maganda, Ruby, and Song of the Miners
• Felipe Padilla de Leon:

  • Born in Barrio Papaya (now General Tinio) in Penaranda, Nueva Ecija
  • Known for operas Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
  • he was known as a nationalist composer who Expressed Philippines' cultural identity through compositions
  • Wrote popular Christmas carols: Payapang Daigdig (1946), Noche Buena, and Pasko Na Naman
  • Received posthumous award as National Artist for Music in 1997
• To considered masterpiece of felipe padilla de leon that have stage in the philippines and abroad

  Noli me tangere and el filibusterismo
• His talent in painting and drawing was discovered during his high school days and admired by his uncle's,peers

  Felipe Padilla de Leon
• He took a fine arts at the university of the philippines in 1927 bati had to stop schooling in order to make a living

  Felipe padilla de leon
• He played the trombone in dance orchestras which perform in cabarets circuses and boda bill or vaudeville

  Felipe Padilla de Leon
• He also wrote a march during the japanese regime entitled

  Felipe Padilla de Leon;Tindig, aking inang bayan, and another march BAGONG LIPUNAN during the martial law
• Lucio San Pedro:

  • Born in Angono, Rizal
  • Declared National Artist for Music in 1991
  • Known as a "romantic nationalist" who incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with Western forms and harmony
  • His chords have a rich expressive tonality, as seen in his well-loved Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, a lullaby melody sung by his mother
• Rosendo E. Santos Jr.:

  • Born on September 3, 1922 in Caridad, Cavite City
  • Awarded "Philippine Composer of the Century" as a UNESCO scholar
  • Composed background music for J. Arthur Rank Films at Pinewood Studios in London, England
  • Last musical work and only ballet composition, Melinda's Masquerade, was performed in 1995, a year after his death
• Among Rosendo E. Santos Jr.'s teachers were famous composers Aaron Copland, Irving Fine, Humphrey Searle, and conductor Norman Del Mar
• Dr. Alfredo Buenaventura:

  • Born in Sta. Maria, Bulacan on October 14, 1929
  • Compositional style combines contemporary and conventional materials, with simple and understandable melodies but with contemporary harmonies that enhance their complexity
• Among_____ teachers were famous composers aaron coupland irving fine humphrey and conductor norman del mar

  Rosendo e santos jr
• He passed away on _______ in Swoyersville pennsylvania usa

  Rosendo E. Santos Jr.; November 4, 1994
• Cipriano "Ryan" Cayabyab:

  • Born on May 4, 1954 in Manila
  • Spans both popular and classical worlds with his pop, ballads, operas, zarzuela, orchestral, and choral compositions
  • Style includes syncopation, extended chords, and chromatic harmony
  • Major works: Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (1978), modern zarzuela Alikabok (2003), the opera Spoliarium with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, and a variety of choral pieces and song cycles
• Dr.alfredo Buenaventura compositions have transcended territorial, racial, and language barriers, being performed abroad by international virtuosi and religious groups
• Many of DR. Alfredo Buenaventura compositions are based on Filipino heroes, legends, and epics, using native songs, both tribal and folk, as themes
• Some of Dr. Alfredo Buenaventura major works include the operas Maria Makiling (1961), Diego Silang (1966), Prinsesa Urduha (1969), cantatas Ang Ating Watawat (1965), Pasko ng Barangay (1964), and three piano concertos subtitled Celebration, Determination, and Exultation