traditional composers

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ART MUSIC

Traditional Composers

Piano Concerto in Bb minor by NICANOR ABELARDO

developed a style that combined European romanticism with chromaticism

Nicanor Abelardo

a 20th century modern composer in style, he is also considered a composer in the Romantic style

Best-known compositions include Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog, Magbalik ka Hirang, Cavatina for violoncello, Piano Concerto in Bb minor

compositions contain hazy tones, dissonance and unusual chordal combinations found in such works as Cinderella Overture, Panoramas and a violin sonata

Cavatina for violin by NICANOR ABELARDO

Mutya ng Pasig - by NICANOR ABELARDO

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Nasaan Ka Irog? by NICANOR ABELARDO

Francisco Santiago

composer, pianist, teacher and film director and is known as the “Father of Kundiman”

obtained his specialisation in music at the Conservatory of Chicago, USA in 1924. It was

there that he presented his Piano Concerto in B flat minor

Sonata Filipina in D flat Major (1922) - first sonata written in the Philippines introducing Philippine musical themes among which are Kundiman, Leron-leron Sinta, Madaling Araw, Manilena, and Pakiusap

Piano Concerto in Bb major by FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

Souvenir de Filipinas (Lulay) by FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

The piece "Lulay" is a popular Filipino folk dance/song which speaks about the difficulty of courtship from a male point of view. Dr. Santiago arranged the folk song for piano into the "Souvenir de Filipinas" where the influence of Liszt becomes obvious (taken from the same You Tube link).

Pakiusap by FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

Lulay

Antonio Molina

a product of both the Romantic and Impressionistic schools of thought, his own compositions and innovations like the whole

Malikmata by ANTONIO MOLINA

composer, musician and educator, National Artist in Music (1973)

tone scale, pentatonic scale, exuberance of dominant ninth and eleventh chords, and linear counterpoint

We Were Moonlight by ANTONIO MOLINA

Hatinggabi by ANTONIO MOLINA

Camia by ANTONIO MOLINA

Amihan by ANTONIO MOLINA

Felipe Padilla De Leon

Known as a nationalist, he sought to express the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions

wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, chamber music, symphonic poems and overtures, band music,

school songs, operas, sarswelas and kundiman

Awit ng Gabi ni Sisa

from the opera Noli me Tangere by FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

Two operas which are considered his masterpieces are the "Noli Me Tangere" (1957) and "El Filibusterismo" (1970)

Payapang Daigdig by FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

Kay tamis ng Buhay sa Sariling Bayan

from the opera Noli me Tangere by FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

Lucio San Pedro

composer, conductor and teacher whose works contain folk elements that can be found in Philippine culture

works include chamber music, violin music for

concertos, with piano accompaniment and for solo performances, cantatas and choral works

Lahing Kayumanggi by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Simbang Gabi by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Lulay arranged by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Leron-Leron Sinta arranged by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan arranged by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Francisco Buencamino

was a Filipino composer who performed as a concert pianist during the American colonial period. Among his many piano works are Mayon, a descriptive fantasy for piano and orchestra, Ang Larawan

for piano and orchestra, which are in the romantic bravura style of Franz Liszt. Both compositions were also written for solo piano; Hibik Ng Diwa (My Soul’s Lament) is marked Tempo Di Danza which is a Filipino dance with a habanera rhythm

founded Centro Escolar de Senoritas, Conservatory of Music, created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930, were in Nicanor Abelardo was one of his students

Ave Maria by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Mayon Fantasia by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Ang Larawan by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Hibik ng Diwa by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Ryan Cayabyab

musician, teacher, composer and conductor

works range from full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to

Piano Concerto in Bb minor by NICANOR ABELARDO

developed a style that combined European romanticism with chromaticism

a 20th century modern composer in style, he is also considered a composer in the Romantic style

Best-known compositions include Mutya ng Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog, Magbalik ka Hirang, Cavatina for violoncello, Piano Concerto in Bb minor

compositions contain hazy tones, dissonance and unusual chordal combinations found in such works as Cinderella Overture, Panoramas and a violin sonata

Cavatina for violin by NICANOR ABELARDO

Nasaan Ka Irog? by NICANOR ABELARDO

composer, pianist, teacher and film director and is known as the “Father of Kundiman”

obtained his specialisation in music at the Conservatory of Chicago, USA in 1924. It was

there that he presented his Piano Concerto in B flat minor

Sonata Filipina in D flat Major (1922) - first sonata written in the Philippines introducing Philippine musical themes among which are Kundiman, Leron-leron Sinta, Madaling Araw, Manilena, and Pakiusap

Piano Concerto in Bb major by FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

Souvenir de Filipinas (Lulay) by FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

The piece "Lulay" is a popular Filipino folk dance/song which speaks about the difficulty of courtship from a male point of view. Dr. Santiago arranged the folk song for piano into the "Souvenir de Filipinas" where the influence of Liszt becomes obvious (taken from the same You Tube link).

Pakiusap by FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

a product of both the Romantic and Impressionistic schools of thought, his own compositions and innovations like the whole

Malikmata by ANTONIO MOLINA

composer, musician and educator, National Artist in Music (1973)

tone scale, pentatonic scale, exuberance of dominant ninth and eleventh chords, and linear counterpoint

We Were Moonlight by ANTONIO MOLINA

Hatinggabi by ANTONIO MOLINA

Camia by ANTONIO MOLINA

Amihan by ANTONIO MOLINA

Known as a nationalist, he sought to express the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions

wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, chamber music, symphonic poems and overtures, band music,

school songs, operas, sarswelas and kundiman

Awit ng Gabi ni Sisa

from the opera Noli me Tangere by FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

Two operas which are considered his masterpieces are the "Noli Me Tangere" (1957) and "El Filibusterismo" (1970)

Payapang Daigdig by FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

Kay tamis ng Buhay sa Sariling Bayan

from the opera Noli me Tangere by FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

composer, conductor and teacher whose works contain folk elements that can be found in Philippine culture

works include chamber music, violin music for

concertos, with piano accompaniment and for solo performances, cantatas and choral works

Lahing Kayumanggi by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Simbang Gabi by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Lulay arranged by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Leron-Leron Sinta arranged by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan arranged by LUCIO SAN PEDRO

was a Filipino composer who performed as a concert pianist during the American colonial period. Among his many piano works are Mayon, a descriptive fantasy for piano and orchestra, Ang Larawan

for piano and orchestra, which are in the romantic bravura style of Franz Liszt. Both compositions were also written for solo piano; Hibik Ng Diwa (My Soul’s Lament) is marked Tempo Di Danza which is a Filipino dance with a habanera rhythm​

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founded Centro Escolar de Senoritas, Conservatory of Music, created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930, were in Nicanor Abelardo was one of his students

Ave Maria by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Mayon Fantasia by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Ang Larawan by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

Hibik ng Diwa by FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO

musician, teacher, composer and conductor

works range from full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to

commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials​

Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika by RYAN CAYABYAB

Awit ni Ibarra from NOLI ME TANGERE by RYAN CAYABYAB

Awit ni Crisostomo sa azotea

Matimyas ang Buhay sa Sariling Bayan

from NOLI ME TANGERE by RYAN CAYABYAB

Minsan ag Minahal ay Ako

from KATY! by RYAN CAYABYAB

Magbalik Ka na Mahal

from the ballet-musical RAMA HARI by RYAN CAYABYAB

Limang-dipang Tao by RYAN CAYABYAB

Sanctus from MISA by RYAN CAYABYAB

The Coconut Nut by RYAN CAYABYAB

Tsismis by RYAN CAYABYAB

OPM Medley by RYAN CAYABYAB with LOUIE OCAMPO

Iduyan Mo by RYAN CAYABYAB

with ATENEO CHAMBER SINGERS

for piano and orchestra, which are in the romantic bravura style of Franz Liszt. Both compositions were also written for solo piano; Hibik Ng Diwa (My Soul’s Lament) is marked Tempo Di Danza which is a Filipino dance with a habanera rhythm

commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials