Filipino Song Composers

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Filipino Song Composers

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Introduction
Philippine contemporary music is categorized into three parts in accordance with the
curriculum guide given by the Department of Education; (1) traditional music, (2) new music,
and (3) song composers. In this lesson, we will discuss the third topic: song composers.
When we are talking about [song] composers, a composer is a musician who is an author of
music in any form, including vocal, instrumental, electronic [music], and music that
combines multiple forms. On the other hand, a composer could be a lyricist and one who
creates the melody out of the lyrics made.
Objectives:
 Distinguish certain musical pieces and styles.

 Describe distinctive characteristics of traditional and contemporary song composers.
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 Listen to and respond to compositions and/or music works of song composers.

 Identify notable song composers.
 Enumerate sample music compositions composed by traditional and contemporary
song composers.
Learning Competencies
The Learner:
1. listens perceptively to excerpts of major Contemporary works;

2. describes characteristics of the music of the song composers;
3. gives a brief biography of selected Contemporary Philippine composer/s; and
4. sings selections of Contemporary music with appropriate pitch, rhythm, style, and
expression.
Song Composers
Activity: Take a look at the given sample music lyrics, can you guess the title of the song?
This music composition is entitled Maala-ala Mo Kaya, and was composed by Constancio De
Guzman.

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Constancio De Guzman is considered the “Dean of Filipino Movie Composers and Musical
Directors,” because much of his music was broadcasted on many TV and radio programs; an
example of those is the Maala-ala Mo Kaya segment by one of the networks in television.
Some of his compositions include Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig, Sa Lumang Simbahan, and
Bayan Ko. Observe and analyze the sample music sheet below composed by Constancio De
Guzman, entitled Bayan Ko:

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Processing Questions:
1. What is the time signature of the first music (Bayan Ko)? Is it considered as
kundiman? Why?
2. What is the message of the song?
This music composition is entitled Ang Pipit and was composed by Levi Celerio.

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Two notable awards were given to Celerio, as National Artist in Music, as well as in Literature,
for he endured and contributed in both art forms: music and literature.
Levi Celerio and Lucio San Pedro had become partners for some of their music compositions
– Celerio as the lyricist and San Pedro for the melody of the music composition; and some
of the examples are the songs “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan,” and “Ang Pasko ay Sumapit.”
Moreover, he made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the only person to
make music with a leaf.
This music composition is entitled Ngayon at Kailanman composed by George Canseco.

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George Canseco was considered “a nationally acclaimed composer of numerous popular

Filipino classics.” He composed songs for Filipino singers and movie stars.

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1. Song composers became popular with their musical compositions used as musical
background or theme songs in movies and films (Sunico, 2015).
2. The 20th-century Filipino song composers/lyricists include Levi Celerio, Constancio
de Guzman, Mike Velarde Jr., and George Canseco, as they had produced a
memorable output of traditional Filipino love songs, music for the movies, and
materials for contemporary arrangements and concert repertoire.
Bibliography
Afable, V. D. (2006). Music workbook VII. Quezon City: Saint Pedro Poveda College.
Bañas, R. C. (1969). Pilipino music and theater. Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art Vol. VI: Philippine music. Manila: Cultural Center of the
Philippines.
Samson, H. (1976). Contemporary Filipino composers. Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing

Company.
Sunico, R. M. (2015). Horizons grade 10 learner’s materials, music and arts appreciation for
young Filipinos. Quezon City: Tawid Publications.

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To cite this article (APA Style 7th Edition) - from Music Classroom Guide: Asian
and Contemporary Music:
Tabuena, A. C. (2018, November 3). Filipino song composers. Music Classroom

Guide: Asian and Contemporary Music.
https://actmusicguide.wordpress.com/2018/11/03/filipino-song-composers/
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Filipino Song Composers

 Distinguish certain musical pieces and styles.

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 Listen to and respond to compositions and/or music works of song composers.

1. listens perceptively to excerpts of major Contemporary works;

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This music composition is entitled Ngayon at Kailanman composed by George Canseco.

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George Canseco was considered “a nationally acclaimed composer of numerous popular

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Samson, H. (1976). Contemporary Filipino composers. Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing

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Tabuena, A. C. (2018, November 3). Filipino song composers. Music Classroom

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