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National Artist in Literature
National Artist in Literature
ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA
(MAY 4, 1904-JAN. 25, 1996)
National Artist of the Phil. For Music in
1988. Buenaventura together with
Francisca Reyes Aquino, National Artist
Among his compositions are:
for Dance researched on the popularized -By the Hillside
-Triumphal March
folk songs and dances. He wrote songs -Ode to Freedom
-Concert Overture
and musical instrument based on the folk -Mindanao Sketches
-Symphony to C Major
songs of different ethnic groups in the
country.
LEVI CELERIO (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)