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Lucio D.
San Pedro
(1913-2002)
National Artist
for Music
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Lucio was born on February 11, 1913 in
Angono, Rizal, the son of Elpidio San
Pedro and Soledad Diestro. Since his
elementary days, he started composing. He
studied the banjo which inspired him to
become a serious musician. He later
pursued his music degree at the University
of the Philippines and the Juilliard School in
New York, USA. Upon returning to the
Philippines, he became a professor of
theory and composition at the University of
the Philippines’ College of Music.
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San Pedro is known as a “romantic
nationalist.” He incorporated
Philippine folk elements in his
compositions with Western forms
and harmony. His chords have a
rich expressive tonality, as
represented in his well-loved Sa
Ugoy ng Duyan, a lullaby melody
sung by his mother.
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His orchestral compositions are best
represented by the Suite Pastorale
(1956), a poetic aural description of his
hometown Angono, and his nationalistic
symphonic poem Lahing Kayumanggi
(1962). Other compositions include
songs, pieces for violin, cello, and
chorus. His works for the symphonic
band was where he was most prolific
and productive both as composer and
conductor.
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His musical prowess was internationally
recognized when he was invited to be a
judge at the prestigious Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition in 1980.
He was declared National Artist for
Music in 1991 and passed away on
March 31, 2002.
 • Sa Ugoy ng Duyana, a lullaby
• Lahing Kayumanggia, a poem
• The Devil’s Bridge, an orchestral music
•
SAN PEDRO’S •
Malakas at Maganda
Sa Mahal Kong Bayan and Rizal’s
WORKS Valedictory Poem
• In the Silence of the Night
• Dance of the Fairies
Rosendo E.
Santos Jr.
(1922-1994)
 Rosendo E. Santos Jr.
Rosendo Ejercito Santos Jr. was born
on September 3, 1922 in Cavite City. Son
of the late Rosendo and Castora Santos.
At age 11, he started composing band
marches, instrumental, and vocal scores,
as well as music for Catholic masses. He
studied in Cavite schools and later
graduated from the UP Conservatory of
Music where he eventually became a
faculty member. He also pursued a
Master of Music degree in theory and
composition from the Catholic University
ofAmerica in Washington, D.C. After
which, he also served on its faculty as
well as in West Virginia Universityand
Howard University.
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As a UNESCO scholar, Santos was awarded
the “Philippine Composer of the Century” after
receiving the “Composer of theYearAward” in
Manila in 1956 and 1957. He joined the
facultyat Wilkes University, Pennsylvania in
1968. He performed as timpanist, pianist, and
conductor with several orchestral groups. He
conducted church choirs in Maryland, New
Jersey, Lehman, Huntsville, and Shavertown
United Methodist Churches in Pennsylvania,
USA. He composed the background music for
J. Arthur Rank Films at Pinewood Studios in
London, England, where he worked with
British composers Malcolm Arnold and Muir
Mathieson. Among Santos’ teachers were
famous composers Aaron Copland, Irving
Fine, Humphrey Searle, and conductor
Norman Del Mar.
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A prolific composer, he had composed
several piano concerti, sonatas,
symphonies, symphonic poems, five
operas in Filipino, numerous band
overtures, and more than 200 marches.
He had also written 50 masses in Latin
and 20 in English. He has more than
1,000 musical compositions in the
library of the University of the
Philippines. Santos’ last musical work
and only ballet composition, Melinda’s
Masquerade, was performed in 1995, a
year after his death. Santos passed
awayon November 4, 1994 in
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Santos Jr.
• Mga Awit ng Batingaw
Mga Awit ng Batingaw ROSENDO’S
Awit ng kabukiran vocal/piano
• Awit ng kabukiran
Bagong Liwayway march WORKS
vocal/piano
• Bagong Liwayway
march
• Concerto No. 3 in C for
Piano
• Dalagang Batangas
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M e l i n d a ’s
Masquerade
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Concerto No. 3 in C
f o r P i a n o
Thank You