CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE MUSIC

• Also known as “New Music”, or Modern Music.

• Contemporary Philippine Music pertains to compositions that have

adopted elements of 20th-century Western music as well as the latest
trends and musical styles in the entertainment industry and in the
musical world.

FAMOUS FILIPINO COMPOSERS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND THEIR FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS

Antonio Jesus Molina

• December 26, 1894 – January 29, 1980
• He was a conductor.
• He composed “Matinal” in 1912.
• First Filipino composer who was invited to perform at the Malacañan Palace.
• He led the first Philippine performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
• He was remembered as the conductor of the first televised choral concert which featured the
Centro Escolar University Conservatory Chorus.

COMPOSITIONS:
• Hatinggabi (Violin) • Ang Batingaw (Chamber Music)
• Pandangguhan (Vocal Music) • Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara (Poem)
• Arawan Nitong Pilipinas (Vocal Music •Malikmata (Piano)
• Ana Maria (Zarzuela) • Misa Antoniana (Mass)