Music

• European and American influences brought by colonizers


  Found their way into Philippine compositions
• Francisco Buencamino founded the Centro Escolar de Señoritas, Conservatory of Music
• Francisco Buencamino created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930
• Nicanor Abelardo was a student of Francisco Buencamino
• Francisco Buencamino ventured into musical direction and scoring, composing music for Sampaguita Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior
• Francisco Buencamino wrote several zarzuelas and kundiman
• Francisco Santiago


  Known as the "Father of the Kundiman" and belongs to the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"
• Nicanor Abelardo


  Developed a style combining European romanticism with chromaticism and belongs to the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers"
• Antonio Molina


  Known as the "Father of Philippine Impressionist Music"
• Lucio San Pedro


  Integrated indigenous musical forms, conventions, and instruments in his works in the modern nationalistic style
• Hilarion Rubio was a Filipino composer, music teacher, conductor, and clarinetist
• Col. Antonino Buenaventura promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials in his works
• Rodolfo S. Cornejo was considered "the first Filipino composer who received an honorary degree from a government-recognized music school in the United States"
• Felipe P. de Leon wrote various types of musical compositions and was known as a nationalist composer expressing the Philippines' cultural identity
• Lucio San Pedro


  Known as a "romantic nationalist" who incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with Western forms and harmony
• Rosendo Santos Jr. is listed in the "New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians" and was a prolific composer with over 1,000 musical compositions
• Alfredo Buenaventura composed five full-length operas and had his own set of ideas about music and composition
• Ryan Cayabyab is a contemporary composer and conductor known for spanning both popular and classical worlds with various compositions
• Works of Antonio Molina

  • Hatinggabi
  • Misa Antoniana
  • Grand Festival
  • Mass
  • Ang Batingaw
  • Kundiman-Kundangan
  • String Quartet
  • Kung sa lyong Gunita
  • Pandangguhan
  • Amihan
  • Awit ni Maria Clara
  • Larawan Nitong Pilipina
• Works of Lucio San Pedro


  • Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
  • Suite Pastorale
  • Lahing Kayumanggi
• Works of Ryan Cayabyab

  • Misa
  • Four Poems for Soprano and Piano
  • Te Deum
  • Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
  • Limang Dipang Tao
  • Da Coconut Nut
  • Alikabok
  • Spoliarium
  • Kumukuti-kutitap
• Works of Col. Antonino Buenaventura

  • Minuet
  • Mindanao Sketches
  • Divertimento for Piano and Orchestra
  • Variations and Fugue
  • Greetings
  • Pandanggo sa llaw
  • Princesa ng Kumintang
  • Pandanggo ni Neneng
  • Maria Makiling (1961)
  • Diego Silang(1966)
  • Prinsesa Urduha (1969)
  • Ang Ating Watawat (1965)
  • Pasko ng Barangay (1964)
  • Dakilang Lahi (1971)
  • Gomburza (1981)
  • Rizal, the Great Malayan Antagonist (1990)
• Works of Rodolfo Cornejo


  • A la Juventud Filipina
  • Bailes de Ayer
  • Caprice on a Folksong
  • Cello Sonata
  • Cello Sonata
  • Ibong Adarna
  • Kandingan
  • Malakas at Maganda Overture
  • Okaka
  • Oriental Fantasy
  • Ibong Adarna
  • Piano Concerto Nos. 1,2,3
  • Ruby
  • Song of the Miners
• Works of Hilarion Rubio

  • Bulaklaken
  • Dance of the Nymphs Rondo
  • Florente at Laura
  • Halik
  • Danza
  • Ang Konsyerto (ballet)
  • Ang Magsasaka
  • Bukang Liwayway
  • Concertino in C (Marimba and piano)
  • Filipinas Kong Mahal
  • Hatulan Mo Ako
  • Ginintuang Araw
  • In a Tropcal Sea
  • Filipino Youth
  • Nela
  • Light
  • Narra
  • Mutya ng Silangan
• Works of Rosendo Santos Jr.


  • Melinda's Masquerade
• Ion Rubio compositions


  • Bulaklaken
  • Dance of the Nymphs Rondo
  • Florente at Laura
  • Halik
  • Danza
  • Ang Konsyerto (ballet)
  • Ang Magsasaka
  • Bukang Liwayway
  • Concertino in C (Marimba and piano)
  • Filipinas Kong Mahal
  • Hatulan Mo Ako
  • Ginintuang Araw
  • In a Tropical Sea
  • Filipino Youth
  • Nela
  • Light
  • Narra
  • Mutya ng Silangan
• Rosendo Santos Jr. compositions


  • Melinda's Masquerade
• Nicanor Abelardo compositions


  • Nasaan Ka Irog?
  • Bituing Marikit
  • Mutya ng Pasig
  • Paskong Anong Saya
  • Cavatina
  • Kundiman ng Luha
  • Magbalik Ka Hirang
• Francisco Santiago compositions


  • Kundiman (Anak Dalita)
  • Himutok
  • Pakiusap
  • Madaling Araw
  • Sakali Man
  • Pilipinas Kong Mahal
  • Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran?
• k. Felipe de Leon Sr. compositions

  • Bulaklak Alitaptap
  • Bagong Lipunan
  • Payapang Daigdig
  • Pasko na Naman
  • Noche Buena
  • Kay Tamis ng Buhay
  • Sapagkat Mahal Kita
• l. Francisco Buencamino compositions

  • Harana
  • Pandanggo ni Neneng
  • Collar de Sampaguita
  • Dulces las Horas
  • Mayon (Fantasia de Concierto)
  • My Soul's Lament
  • Larawan
  • Mazurka
  • Boholana
  • Mi Bandera
  • Princesa ng Kumintang
  • Maligayang Bati
  • Ang Bukang Liwayway
  • Pandanggo ni Neneng
  • Ang Bagong Balitaw
  • Himig ng Nayon
  • Damdamin (Romance)
  • Pizzicato Caprice
• Antonio Molina
• String Quartet
• Lucio San Pedro
• Ryan Cayabyab
• Antonino Buenaventura


  • Minuet, Mindanao Sketches, Divertimento for Piano and Orchestra, Variations and Fugue, and Greetings, Pandanggo sa llaw, Princesa ng Kumintang, Pandanggo ni Neneng, Maria Makiling (1961), Diego Silang(1966), Prinsesa Urduha (1969); Ang Ating Watawat (1965), Pasko ng Barangay (1964); Dakilang Lahi (1971), Gomburza (1981), and Rizal, the Great Malayan Antagonist (1990
• Rodolfo Cornejo
• Hilarion Rubio
• Rosendo Santos Jr.
• Ion Rubio

  • Bulaklaken
  • Dance of the Nymphs Rondo
  • Florente at Laura
  • Halik
  • Danza
  • Ang Konsyerto (ballet)
  • Ang Magsasaka
  • Bukang Liwayway
  • Concertino in C (Marimba and piano)
  • Filipinas Kong Mahal
  • Hatulan Mo Ako
  • Ginintuang Araw
  • In a Tropcal Sea
  • Filipino Youth
  • Nela
  • Light
  • Narra
  • Mutya ng Silangan