CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS
TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS
TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS
Francisco Buencamino Sr.
Lived & Died (Nov. 5, 1983 – Oct. 16, 1952)
Bulacan.
He belonged to a family of musicians, studied
music and harmony at Liceo de Manila which
he was not able to finish
He taught at the Ateneo de Manila, and at the
Centro Escolar de Senoritas where he founded
the Conservatory of Music.
Music Academy in 1930 where Nicanor
Abelardo was one of his students.
Some of his compositions:
Harana, Collar de Sampaguita, My Soul’s
Lament & Larawan.
Francisco S. Santiago
Lived & Died(Jan 29, 1889 – Sept. 28, 1947)
Bulacan.
He was known as the “Father of Kundiman” and
belongs to the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers”
Poverty did not stop him, and he supported himself
throughout his schooling as a piano instructor in
1916. Became First Filipino Director of UP
Conservatory of Music
His music was Romantic in style, incorporating
Western forms and techniques with folk materials.
Some of his compositions:
Pakiusap, Madaling Araw, Sakali Man, Kundiman,
& Hibik ng Pilipinas.
Nicanor S. Abelardo
Lived & Died (Feb. 7 1983 – Mar 21, 1934) Bulacan.
He is one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers.”
He won first prize for the composition of the melody of “UP
Naming Mahal.”
He developed a style that combined European romanticism
with chromaticism. He was credited for bringing the
Kundiman to the level of art
Some of his compositions:
Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog, Magbalik Ka Hirang, &
Malikmata.
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Raymundo Cayabyab
Lived (May 4, 1954) Manila.
National Artist for Music (2018) and a popular contemporary
composer.
He also served as the Executive and Artistic Director of the San
Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts.
His compositional style makes much use of syncopation, extended
chords, and chromatic harmony.
He sang the unaccompanied songs on different tracks to produce
16 voices.
Some of his compositions:
Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika, Da Coconut nut, & Kumukuti-kutitap.
Lucio San Pedro
Lived & Died (Feb. 11, 1913-Mar. 31 2002) Rizal
He is known as a “Romantic nationalist” & a National Artist for Music
in 1991.
Since his elementary days, he started composing and studied the
banjo which inspired him to become a serious Musician.
He incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with
Western forms and Harmony and his chords have a rich expressive
tonality
Some of his compositions:
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan (lullaby), Suite Pastorate, & Lahing Kayumanggi
(1962).
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Antonio J. Molina
Lived & Died( Dec. 26, 1894 – Jan. 29, 1980) Manila
“Dean of Filipino Composers” in his time, he was the first National Artist
for Music awardee (1973) and also one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino
Composers.”
He was the first composer invited to perform his works at Malacanang
Palace (1931).
He was called the “Claude of Debussy of the Philippines” for first
introducing several he technical characteristics of impressionistic music,
and came to be known as the “Father of Philippine Impressionist Music”.
He is best known for his poignantly romantic serenade for violin and piano,
Hatinggabi.
Some of his compositions:
Ang Batingaw, Pandagguhan, & Larawan.
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