THIRD QUARTER

CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE MUSIC
REVIEW
Do you still remember these music genres? Can you describe each of them?
 DISCO MUSIC
JAZZ MUSIC
BIG BAND
BEBOP
ROCK AND ROLL
STANDARDS
Think of as many words and symbols as they
can about 20th Century Philippine Music, then
have them write their answers inside the circle
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR
1.RYAN CAYABYAB
2. NICANOR ABELARDO
3 FRANCISCO SANTIAGO
4 FRANCISCO B. BUENCAMINO SR.
5 LUCIO SAN PEDRO
6 FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON SR
7 ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA
8 ANTONIO J. MOLINA
LESSON 1
TH
20 CENTURY TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS
Among the major Philippine
contemporary composers are
Francisco Buencamino Sr.,
Francisco Santiago, Nicanor
Abelardo, Antonio Molina, Hilarion
Rubio,Col. Alfredo Buenaventura,
and Ryan Cayabyab
The lives and musical contributions of the following 20th century
Filipino composers:
FRANCISCO B. BUENCAMINO SR. (1883 – 1952)
 born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan.
 He was the son of a musically inclined couple.
 His father was Fortunato Buencamino, a church organist and band
master. His mother was Luisa Beltran, a noted singer
 He studied music composition and harmony at Liceo de Manila.
Unfortunately, he was not able to finish.
 He taught at the Ateneo de Manila, and at Centro Escolar de
Señoritas whose Conservatory of Music he founded.
 Created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930 where Nicanor
Abelardo was one of his students.
Expanding his career, Buencamino also ventured into musical
direction and scoring, composing music for Sampaguita
Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior.
 He also wrote several zarzuelas and kundiman.
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) and Pizzicato
Caprice
ANG LARAWAN
Francisco Santiago (1889 – 1947)
 Known as the “Father of the Kundiman” and belongs to
the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers.”
 He finished his music specialization at the American
Conservatory of Music in Chicago, where he obtained
his Doctorate Degree in 1924.
 Santiago’s music was Romantic in style, incorporating
Western forms and techniques with folk materials.
COMPOSITIONS:
Kundiman (Anak Dalita), Himutok, Pakiusap,
Madaling Araw, Sakali Man, Pilipinas Kong
Mahal, Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran?
Pilipinas kong mahal
NICANOR ABELARDO (1893 – 1934)
 one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers” which includes
Antonio Molina and Francisco Santiago.
 He studied music at the Chicago Music College and was influenced
by the musical styles of Schoenberg, Hindemith and Stravinsky.
Abelardo developed a style that combined European romanticism with
chromaticism.
 His compositions contain hazy tones, dissonance and unusual
chordal combinations.
 he is also considered a composer in the Romantic style.
 The Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) of the Cultural
Center of the Philippines and the Abelardo Hall of the College of
Music, University of the Philippines are named after him.
COMPOSITIONS:
Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog?, Bituing
Marikit, Mutya ng Pasig, Paskong Anong
Saya, Cavatina, Kundiman ng Luha, Magbalik
Ka Hirang
NATIONAL ARTIST FOR MUSIC
ANTONIO J. MOLINA (1894 – 1980)
the first national artist for music, is considered one of the
“triumvirate of filipino composes” which includes nicanor
abelardo and francisco santiago
. He began his music career as an orchestral soloist at the
Manila Grand Opera House.
He served as Dean of the Centro Escolar University
Conservatory of Music from 1948 to 1970
He was also a faculty member of the University of the
Philippines’ Conservatory (now College) of Music
known as the “Father of Philippine Impressionist Music,”
COMPOSITIONS:
Hatinggabi, Misa Antoniana, Grand Festival Mass, Ang
Batingaw, Kundiman- Kundangan; String Quartet, Kung sa
Iyong Gunita, Pandangguhan, Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, ,
Pandanggo sa Ilaw
Awit ni Maria Clara
HILARION RUBIO Y FRANCISCO (1902 – 1985)
- Was a Filipino composer, music teacher, conductor, and
clarinetist.
- His name was closely identified with his works for
orchestra, conductor for opera, ballet, dance recitals, and
music for movies.
- born on October 21, 1902 in Bacoor, Cavite
- He was also a member of the Lyric Theater Orchestra, Trozo
Band in Benavides Street, and the Band Moderna in Tondo.
- He later became a bandleader and conductor of the ROTC
Band of the Conservatory of Music, University of the
Philippines (UP) and played the violin and timpani with the UP
Junior Symphony Orchestra.
• COMPOSITIONS:
• 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), Ang Magsasaka,
Bukang Liwayway, Concertino in C (marimba and
piano), Filipinas Kong Mahal, Hatulan Mo Ako,
Ginintuang Araw, In a Tropical Sea, Light, Narra,
Mutya ng Silangan, To the Filipino Youth, Nela,
National Heroes Day Hymn, and Salamism
salamism
COL. ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA (1904 – 1996)
 was a renowned composer, conductor, and teacher.
 promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials in his
works.
 He recorded folk and dance music around the country with Ramon
Tolentino and National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes Aquino.
 Buenaventura composed the music and did the notations for the folk
dances as researched by Aquino.
 He was declared National Artist for Music in 1988 and passed away
in 1996.
COMPOSITIONS:
Minuet, Mindanao Sketches,Pandanggo ni Neneng,
Divertimo for Piano and Orchestra
RODOLFO S. CORNEJO (1909 –
1991)
• was born on May 15, 1909 in Singalong, Manila.
• Inspired by his mother’s genuine support, the young Cornejo started
formal music lessons at the age of six
• . His first composition at age 10 was a piano piece entitled Glissando
Waltz
• At the age of 14, 26 of Cornejo’s compositions were already listed by
the United Publishing Company Inc.
• Cornejo graduated with a Teacher’s Diploma in Pianoforte and a
Teacher’s Diploma in Science and Composition at the Conservatory of
Music, University of the Philippines (UP) in 1930.
• He received his Bachelor of Music degree major in piano and theory
from the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University, USA in 1932
• He was appointed by then President Manuel L. Quezon.
• He was commissioned to write a symphony and an opera and
compose the music for the documentary film on President
Quezon’s funeral.
• Cornejo was also known for his extemporaneous thematic
improvisations based on the letters of people’s names.
• was considered “the first Filipino composer who received an
honory degree from a government recognized music school in
the United States.”
• He was known for his “pianistic and compositional talent” by
extemporizing a piano composition at the spur of the moment
Compositions
• A la Juventud Filipina, Bailes de Ayer, Caprice on a
Folksong, Cello Sonata, Ibong Adarna, Kandingan,
Malakas at Maganda, Overture, Okaka, Oriental
Fantasy, Ibong Adarna, Piano Concerto Nos. 1,2,3,
Ruby, and Song of the Miners
FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON SR.
(1912 – 1992)
• wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, art songs, chamber music,
symphonic poems, overtures, band muic, school songs, orchestral
works, operas, kundimans and zarsuelas.
• He was known as a nationalist composer who expressed the
Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions
• wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, art songs, chamber music,
symphonic poems, overtures, band muic, school songs, orchestral
works, operas, kundimans and zarsuelas. He was known as a
nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines' cultural identity
through his compositions
• He was known as a nationalist composer who expressed the
Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions.
• Two operas which are considered his masterpieces are the Noli Me
Tangere (1957) and El Filibusterismo (1970). These two operas have
been staged in the Philippines and abroad.
• He also wrote a march during the Japanese regime entitled Tindig,
Aking Inang Bayan, and another march Bagong Lipunan during the
martial law.
Compositions
• Bulaklak Alitaptap, Bagong Lipunan,
Payapang Daigdig, Pasko na Naman,
Noche Buena, Kay Tamis ng Buhay,
Sapagkat Mahal Kita l. Francisco
Buencamino -
Bagong lipunan
LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913 –
2002) National Art
• was born on February 11, 1913 inAngono, Rizal. Since his elementary
days, he started composing. He studied the banjo which inspired him
to become a serious musician.
• Integrated indigeneous musical forms, conventions, and instruments in
his works in the modern national style.
• known as a “romantic nationalist.”
• He was declared National Artist for Music in 1991
Composition
•Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Suite Pastorale,
Lahing Kayumanggi
 ALFREDO BUENAVENTURA
(1929-)
• composer, conductor and teacher, was born in Sta. Maria, Bulacan on
October 14, 1929.
• He grew up in a musical environment and became a band member in his
hometown at a young age
• He was drawn by his fascination with trumpets and trombones and became
one of its arrangers and conductors.
• has composed over 50 major works including five full-length operas,
operettas, dance dramas, cantatas, symphonies, concertos, ballets,
overtures, prelude, fugues, and chamber music.
• Many of his compositions are based on Filipino heroes, legends, and epics.
He uses native songs, both tribal and folk, as themes of his music
compositions
Compositions
• 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
 CIPRIANO “RYAN” CAYABYAB
(1954-)
• is a popular contemporary composer who also has classical
compositions to his credit, such as Misa, Four Poems for Soprano and
Piano, and Te Deum. His compositional style makes much use of
syncopation, extended chords, and chromatic harmony.
• Among his numerous compositions are the award-winning Kay Ganda
ng Ating Musika (1978), as well as the modern zarzuela Alikabok
(2003), the opera Spoliarium with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio,
and a variety of choral pieces and song cycles.
• born on May 4, 1954 in Manila
• spans both popular and classical worlds with his pop, ballads, operas,
zarzuela, orchestral, and choral compositions
Generalization
• How does 20th Contemporary Philippine music
makes you feel?
• Who are the major Contemporary composers?
• What are the 20th century music styles and their
characteristic features?
• Form a circle.
• Close your eyes while listening to “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika by Ryan
Cayabyab and sa “Ugoy ng Dayan” by Lucio San Pedro
• Focus on the emotional qualities of the music and express that
physically by creating movements.
Give your personal reactions or feelings and
observe the elements of the music you have
listened to. Identify the title and the
•

composer of the songs presented.

• Lea salonga
• What did you feel? What emotions were
evoked/expressed in the music?
• What can you say about the music you have
heard?
Rhythm
melody-himig
Tempo-speed
Choose 5 composers and write the
musical style
Performance Task “Singing
Activity”
• Sing any of the compositions of Lucio San Pedro, Antonino
Buenaventura, Antonio Molina, Francisco Buencamino Sr. Nicanor
Abelardo, Francisco Santiago, Felipe De Leon, and Ryan cayabyab
• Improvise simple vocal or instrumental accompaniment/s to
the song or instrumental piece you have chosen.
• Explore ways of creating sounds as instrumental
accompaniment to the song or instrumental piece, using
available materials from a variety of sources or from the
environment.
• Perform the song with appropriate pitch, rhythm, style,
timbre, dynamics, melody, texture, harmony, and expression
Rubrics
• a. Musicianship (musical elements) ---------------
60%
• b. Presentation impact and showmanship --------
20%
• c. Ensemble coordination and organization -------
20%