Contemporary Music

• Francisco B. Buencamino Sr.:

  • Born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan
  • Taught at the Ateneo de Manila and Centro Escolar de Señoritas
  • Founded the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930
  • Works include: Harana, Pandanggo ni Neneng, Collar de Sampaguita, Dulces las Horas, Mayon
• Francisco Santiago:

  • Known as the "Father of the Kundiman" and part of the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"
  • Obtained his Doctorate Degree in American Conservatory of Music in Chicago in 1924
  • Music style: Romantic, incorporating Western forms and techniques with folk materials
  • Works include: Pakiusap, Madaling Araw, Sakali Man, Hibik ng Pilipinas, Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran, and Kundiman (Anak Dalita)
• Nicanor Abelardo:

  • Developed a style combining European romanticism with chromaticism
  • Compositions contain hazy tones, dissonance, and unusual chordal combinations
  • Part of the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"
  • Works include: Cinderella Overture, Panoramas, Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog, Cavatina for Violoncello, and Magbalik Ka Hirang
• Antonio Molina:

  • First National Artist for Music, part of the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"
  • Faculty member at the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music
  • Known for blending Romantic and Impressionist schools of thought
  • Best known for his serenade for violin and piano, Hatinggabi
  • Received the National Artist for Music award in 1973
  • Works include: Malikmata (Transfiguration), zarzuela, Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass, Ang Batingaw, Kundiman-Kundangan: chamber music String Quartet, Kung sa IyongGunita, Pandangguhan, and vocal music - Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, and Larawan Nitong Pilipinas
• Hilarion Rubio Y Francisco:

  • Born on October 21, 1902 in Bacoor, Cavite
  • Served as a conductor for opera, ballet, dance recitals, and movie music
  • Conductor of the National Opera Company for 23 years
  • Works include: Bulaklaken, Theme and Variations for Band, Dance of the Nymphs Rondo, Florente at Laura (overture), Halik, Danza, Unang Katas, Twopart Invention (piano), Ang Konsyerto (ballet)
• Col. Antonio Buenaventura:

  • Promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials in his works
  • Recorded folk and dance music around the country with Ramon Tolentino and National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes Aquino
• Rodolfo S. Cornejo:

  • First Filipino composer to receive an honorary degree from a government-recognized music school in the United States
  • Known for his pianistic and compositional talent
• Felipe P. De Leon:

  • Nationalist composer expressing the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions
  • Born on May 1, 1912 in Barrio Papaya (now General Tinio) in Penaranda, Nueva Ecija
  • Writer and chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
• Lucio San Pedro:

  • Known as a "romantic nationalist"
  • Incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with Western forms and harmony
  • His chords have a rich expressive tonality, as seen in Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
• Rosendo Santos Jr.:

  • Listed in the "New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians"
  • Prolific composer with works including concerti, sonatas, symphonies, symphonic poems, operas, band overtures, marches, and masses
  • Over 1,000 musical compositions in the library of the University of the Philippines
• Alfredo Buenaventura:

  • Composed five full-length operas
  • Combined contemporary and conventional styles, using simple melodies with contemporary harmonies
• Ryan Cayabyab:

  • Contemporary composer and conductor spanning popular and classical genres
  • Works include pop, ballads, operas, zarzuela, orchestral, and choral compositions
• Vessel


  Contains a thing/stuff, to carry something
• Vessels


  • Chalice
  • Purificator
  • Paten and Big Host
  • Pall
  • Corporal
  • Ciborium
  • Cruets
  • Pitcher and Basin
  • Finger Towel
  • Communion Plate
  • Thurible and Incense Boat
  • Aspersory and Aspergillum
  • Monstrance
  • Pyx
  • Inctinctorium
• Chalice


  • A cup made up of gold or silver, the interior must be gold, it holds the wine and water for the consecration
• Purificator


  • A linen cloth used for wiping chalice and the fingers and the mouth of the celebrant after communion
• Paten and Big Host

  • A plate of gold or silver upon which the big host rest
• Pall


  • A square pocket shaped linen with a cardboard inserted in order to stiffen it
• Corporal


  • Additional smaller cloth that is placed at the centre front of the altar for paten and chalice
• Ciborium


  • A small closing golden vessel that is used to hold the blessed sacrament to those who cannot come
• Cruets


  • Small capped glasses used to hold the wine and water that will be delivered on the altar in offertory
• Pitcher and Basin


  • Presented by the acolytes that pour water on the fingers of the celebrant while the basin catches the excess
• Finger Towel


  • Which the priest dries his fingers after washing during the mass
• Communion Plate


  • Used to save the crumbles
• Thurible and Incense Boat


  • Used on solemn occasions to incense the bread and wine in consecration, used also in requiem masses to incense the dead
• Aspersory and Aspergillum


  • Aspersory is the container, Aspergillum is the sprinkler for the blessing
• Monstrance


  • A sacred vessel used to expose the consecrated host to the congregation either for adoration in the church
• Pyx


  • A small closing golden vessel that is used to hold the blessed sacrament to those who cannot come
• Inctinctorium


  • Used by priest
• Sacred Objects


  • Book Stand
  • Sacramentary
  • Gospel Book
  • Lectionary
  • Crucifix
  • Holy Water
  • Baptismal Towel
  • Altar Cloth
  • Paschal Candle
• Crucifix


  • Principal Ornament, Essential in Sanctuary, May have a figure of Christ nailed to it
• Holy Water


  • Water blessed by a priest and used in religious ceremonies
• Baptismal Towel


  • Used to wipe the wet head
• Altar Cloth


  • To protect the altar table
• Paschal Candle


  • Used for Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Easter, Pentecost
• Sacramentary


  A liturgical book containing prayers used by priest
• Ordo


  A list of offices and feasts of the Roman Catholic Church for each day
• Rueda


  Used in entrance, gloria, consecration, and great amen
• Kampana


  Processional - Rueda
• Vestments


  • Alb
  • Cinture
  • Stole
  • Chasuble
  • Cope
  • Dalmatic
  • Surplice
  • Sotana
  • Cassock
  • Humeral Vail