traditional music composers

• Antonio Jesus Naguiat Molina

  • Also know as “Debussy of the Philippines” because his compositions exhibit traits of Impressionist music
• Antonio Jesus Naguiat Molina

  Born December 26, 1864
• Antonio Jesus Naguiat Molina

  • He grew up in a home where music was a part of everyday life, and learned instruments because of his family
• Antonio Jesus Naguiat Molina

  • Gained the ability to play many instruments, including the violoncello, as a result of this exposure, and allowed him to have an understanding of the secrets of music.
• Lucio Diestro San Pedro

  • Aka “the Creative Nationalist”
• Lucio Diestro San Pedro

  Born February 11 1913
• Lucio Diestro San Pedro

  • Wrote his first compositions as a teenager
• Lucio San Pedro encountered Levi Celerio, (who composed the lyrics for his symphony's movement) while traveling home on a ship. This became "Sa ugoy ng duyan," a touching lullaby and tribute to the love of a mother.
• Lucio Diestro San Pedro

  He took the place of his granddad as organist at the church when he was a teenager. It was then that he composed his first compositions.
• San Pedro and his painter cousin Carlos Botong Francisco call their hometown of Angono, Rizal, the "Arts Capital of the Philippines" because here is where they grew up and first found inspiration.
• Some of Lucio Diestro San Pedro's works

  • Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
  • Suite Pastorale
  • Simbang Gabi
  • Lahing Kayumanggi
  • Sa Mahal Kong Bayan
• Some of Antonia Jesus Naguiat Molina's works

  • Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass
  • Ang Batingaw
  • Kundiman- Kundangan
  • Hating Gabi
  • String Quartet
•  Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr

  • Aka “Philippines Composer of the Century”
• Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr

  • Born on September 3, 1922 (born and raised in Caridad, Cavite City)
• Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr

  • He got his love for music from his mother, a harpist. Even though his father who was a mayor. insisted that he enter law school. Still,  Rosendo pursued his career in music
• Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr

  Tutor of 2,000 children in Pennsylvania
• Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr

  • Timpanist, Pianist, and conductor of orchestral groups
• Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr

  • Became a professor later in life
• At the age of 10 -  Rosendo learned music and took lessons under Julian Felipe (composer of the National Anthem)
• 11 - Rosendo was employed as a music teacher
• 12 - Rosendo made arrangements for one of Cavite’s top bands
• 13 - Rosendo composed marches and music for catholic mass and scores
• 14 - Rosendo was called “one of the world’s best timpani players”
• 15 - Rosendo gave Hawaii its first ever live symphony performance
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

  • Born in Bulacan on October 14 1929
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

  • Joined the ‘tiples de santo domingo’ Church boys’ choir at a young age (First class trained by Spanish conductors.)
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

  • Conducted and arranged band music in his hometown when he was 12
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

  With a lot of formal music lessons, he created a ‘Danza’
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

  Unlike other composers, None of his parents were musicians nor were they into music; He was just an ordinary kid who fell in love with music and decided to pursue it
• Alfredo Santos Buenaventura's works

  • Maria Makiling (1961)
  •  Ang Ating Watawat (1965)
  • Gomburza (1981)
  • Diego Silang (1966)