What is Contemporary

Music?
Contemporary Music

– The term ‘contemporary music’ can mean a variety of things to a variety of

people. For the purpose of setting the scope of this draft Strategic Plan,
Australian contemporary music is defined as music that is currently being
written, recorded and performed by Australians. Its genres would include (but
would not be limited to) blues, country, electronic/dance, experimental, folk,
funk, hiphop, jazz, metal, pop, rock, roots, and world.
– – As defined by the Federal Government’s Strategic Contemporary Music
Industry Plan, 2010.
– According to National Artist Ramon Santos, PhD,
“contemporary music in the Philippines refers to compositions that have adopted
ideas and elements from 20th century art music in the west, as well as the latest
trends and musical styles in the
entertainment industry.”
– The Contemporary Music period is the period following the
Modern Music period. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1945 A.D.
to the present.
– Contemporary music is (in general) based on originality. Then Contemporary
artists use dissonances and tried to disobey "the laws" that music had followed
for many years.
– Contemporary music also encompasses genres which may not be considered
'classical' by an average person. Many of these are often reliant on the quite
recent invention of synthesised sounds or non-traditional scales and chords,
such as jazz or electronic music.
– Contemporary music in general or based sa originality nila Ang contemporary
artist ay gumgagamit ng dissonance Dissonance. Conversely, dissonant musical
sounds can be described as “sharp”, “jarring”, “unnerving”, .
COMPOSERS
Philippine Contemporary Music
Composers
– Francisco Buencamino Sr.
– Francisco Santiago
– Nicanor Abelardo
– Antonio Molina
– Hilarion Rubio
– Col. Antonino Buenaventura
– Rodolfo Cornejo
– Lucio San Pedro
– Rosendo Santos Jr.
– Alfredo Buenaventura
– Ryan Cayabyab
Members:
Datumanong
Baladsal
Agan
Tubog
Tomas

Topic: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC