Hi students, welcome to our third quarter music lesson for grade 10. This topic is focused on the contemporary music in the Philippines. According to national artist Ramon Santos, 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 modern Filipino repertoire consists of musical pieces that have been written in 20th century idioms that have evolved out of such stylistic movements as Impressionism, Expressionism, Neoclassicism, as well as Avant-Garde and New Music. New Music are compositions which are improvisational works such as the early compositions of Dr. Ramon Santos, Radiation, Encuadration, Josefino Chino Toledo Samutsari, Pintigan and Terminal Lamentations, and Jonathan Baez, Wala and Banwa.
With Spain and America having colonized the Philippines from the early 1500s to the late 1800s, it was unavoidable that Western compositional techniques found their way into the works of Filipino composers. Yet, even 20th century Filipino composers have managed to retain some traditional elements in their assimilation of Western techniques. In fact, they have become the strongest foundations of what we know now as Philippine music.
Among the major Philippine contemporary composers are Francisco Buencamino Sr., Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, Antonio Molina, Hilarion Rubio, Colonel Antonio Buenaventura, Rodolfo Cornejo, Lucio San Pedro, Rosendo Santos Jr., Alfredo Buenaventura, and Ryan Cayabiab. Let's first discuss the life and works of Francisco Buencamino Sr. He lived from 1883 until 1952. He was born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan. He was the son of a musically inclined couple. His father was Fortunato Buencamino, a church organist and bandmaster.
His mother was Luisa Beltran, a noted singer, and he studied music composition and harmony at Liceo de Manila. I'm Unfortunately, he was not able to finish. He taught at the Ateneo de Manila and at Centro Escolar de Señoritas, whose conservatory of music he founded. He also created the Buen Camino Music Academy in 1930, where Nicanor Abelardo was one of his students. Expanding his career, he ventured into musical directing and scoring, and composing film music for Sampaguita Pictures, LVM, and Excelsior.
Among his compositions are Harana, Pandango ni Neneng, Color de Zampaguita, Dulces Las Horas, Mayon Fantasia de Concierto, My Soul's Lament, Larawan, Mazurka, Boholana, Mi Bandera, Princesa ng Kumintang, Maligayang Bati, Ang Bukang Liwayway, Pandango ni Neneng, Ang Bagong Balitaw, Himig ng Nayon, Damdamin, and Pitsikato Capris. Many of his piano works have become a staple part of the Philippine repertoire of today's young students, especially Mayon, Larawan, and Maligayang Bati. He also wrote several sarsuelas and kondimans.
He passed away in 1929. way on October 16, 1952, after which a posthumous award honored him with the title Outstanding Composer. Next artist is Francisco Santiago. He lived from 1889. until 1947. Francisco Santiago is known as the father of the Condiman and belongs to the triumvirate of Filipino composers.
He finished his music specialization at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, where he obtained his doctorate degree in 1924. Santiago's music was romantic in style, incorporating Western forms and techniques with folk materials. He composed several works such as kundiman, symphonies, piano concertos, and other music pieces for the piano, violin, and voice. Among his famous works are Pakiusap, Madaling Araw, Sakali Man, Hibik ng Pilipinas, Ano Kaya Ang Kapalaran, and the kundiman entitled Anak Dalita. This piece was sung before the war.
the Royal Court of Spain upon the request of King Alfonso II. He was also a musical director for films. Among the films whose music he supervised are Kundiman, Leron Leron Sinta, Madaling Araw, Manilenya, and the movie inspired by his own composition, Daki Usap. He became the first Filipino director of the UP Conservatory of Music.
Pilipinas Kung Mahal is one of the most popular patriotic songs in the Philippines. The song was composed by Filipino musician Francisco Santiago and lyrics by Ildefonso Santos. The musical tune was adopted from the U.S. state.
song, Maryland, My Maryland. Santiago changed the melody and Santos translated the text into Filipino for Filipinas kong mahal. Next artist is Nicanor Abelardo. He lived from 1893 until 1934. Nicanor Abelardo is one of the triumvirate of Filipino composers, which includes Antonio Molina and Francisco Santiago. He studied music at the Chicago Music College and was influenced by the musical styles of Schoenberg, Hindemith, and Stravinsky.
Abelardo developed a style that combined European romanticism with dramaticism. His compositions contain hazy tones, dissonance, and unusual chordal combinations found in such works as Cinderella Overture, Panoramas, and A Violin Sonata. Although a 20th century composer in style, he is also considered a composer in the romantic style.
His best-known compositions include Mutiyanang Pasig, Nasaan Ka Irog, Kavatina for Violoncelo, and Magbalik Ka Hirang. Let's go to another artist named Antonio J. Molina. He lived from 1894 until 1980. Antonio Molina, the first national composer to write the first national composition, The National Artist for Music is considered one of the triumvirate of Filipino composers, which includes Nicanor Abelardo and Francisco Santiago. He began his music career as an orchestral soloist at the Manila Grand Opera House.
He served as dean of the Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music from 1948 to 1970. He was also a faculty member of the University of the Philippines Conservatory, now College of Music. Molina was a product of both the romantic and impressionist schools of thought. He was fascinated by the dynamics and harmonies of Debussy but retained much of the romantic style in his melody.
A CHARACTERISM impressionist work is his piano work Malikmata, the mysteriously exotic chords of this piece gradually led to a lyrical melody, with the traditional harmonies abruptly returning to the initial mood. Molina wrote several compositions for piano, violin, and voice as well as Spanish-style opera form known as the zarzuela. He is best known for his poignantly romantic serenade for violin and piano, Hating Gavi. Subsequent transcriptions of this piece were written for the cello, flute, piano, and guitar.
Other works by Molina include orchestral music, music, Misa Antoniana, Grand Festival Mass, Ang Batingaw, Kundiman entitled Kundangan, chamber music named String Quartet, Kung Sa Iyong Gunita, Pandangguhan, and vocal music such as Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, and Larawan ni Tong Pilipinas. He received the National Artist for Music Award in 1973. He passed away on January 23. 29, 1980. Let's go to the next artist named Hilarion Rubio E. Francisco. He lived from 1902 until 1985. Hilarion Rubio was born on October 21, 1902 in Bacoorca, Vina.
A composer, music teacher, conductor, and clarinetist, he created substantial works for the orchestra. He served as conductor for opera, ballet, dance, recitals, and movie music. When he was 8 years old, he was accepted as a member of the Bakoor band as a clarinetist.
At that time, he made his first composition Unang Katas for his concert with the band. with various movie house bands and orchestras. He was also a member of the Lyric Theatre Orchestra, Trozo Band in Benavides Street, and the Band Moderna in Tondo.
After he graduated from high school in 1930, he co-founded the Anak Sapote Band. He later became a bandleader and conductor of the ROTC Band of the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines, and played the violin and timpani with the band. with the UP Junior Symphony Orchestra.
After his student years, Rubio became a conductor of opera at the Manilang Music School in 1936. He became the choir master and choral conductor of the Choir Islanders. Also, he assumed the position of Instructor at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines. He was also a lecturer at the Buen Camino Music Academy, La Concordia College, College of the Holy Spirit, Santa Isabel College. La Peral Music Academy, Manila Music School, St. Teresa's College, and the Valencia Academy of Music. He became full professor of the UP Conservatory of Music from 1936 until 1937. He was appointed director of the Conservatory of Music, Centro Escolar University in 1944 until 1945. During the Second World War, Rubio composed and arranged He arranged many works and conducted many military and civilian brass bands.
After the war, he was appointed conductor of the Manila Municipal Symphony Orchestra. He held various positions including as Vice President of the Pasambap, Pambansang Samahan ng Mga Banda sa Pilipinas, the National Band Association, Board and Charter Member of the League of Filipino Composers, and the First President of the Philippine Bandmasters Association. He was conductor of the National Opera Company for 23 years from 1937 to 1960. Rubio's compositions include Bulak Laken, Theme and Variations for Band, Dance of the Nymphs Rondo, Florante at Laura an Overture, Halik, Danza, Unang Katas, Two-Part Invention in Piano, Ang Concerto a Ballet, Ang Magsasaka, Bukang Liwayway Concertino in C Amarimba en Piano Instrumental Pilipinas kong Mahal Hatulan mo ako Gininto ang araw In a tropical sea Light Naranjo Next artist is Colonel Antonio Buenaventura.
He lived from 1904 until 1996 and he was also a national artist for music. Colonel Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura was a renowned composer, conductor, and teacher. His father Lucio was the chief musician of the Spanish artillery band in Intramuros and founder of Banda Buenaventura. As a young boy, he had already demonstrated a passion for music while learning the rudiments of music and solfeggio and becoming a proficient clarinet player.
Colonel Buenaventura further developed his musical abilities at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines, at the age of 19. He received a teacher's diploma in science and composition at UP. Nicanor Abelardo and Francisco Santiago were among his famous mentors. At the university, Buenaventura led the UP ROTC band and established the UP Junior Orchestra, which was the first collegiate orchestra in the country. He pursued further studies at the Institute of International Education in New York.
He was also awarded a study grant by the UNESCO in 1949. He was a delegate to the General Assembly of the International Society for Music Education held in Montreal. Switzerland in 1976. He represented the country at the General Meetings of the International Music Council or IMC in Rome in 1962 and Hamburg in 1964. Buenaventura was actively involved with the various military bands which ultimately earned him his military rank of colonel. He was a music instructor and band conductor of the Philippine Military Academy or PMA.
Later, he restored the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1945, which was reputedly likened to a symphony orchestra. It was considered as one of the best military bands in the world. be renamed the Philippine Army Band. He also founded the San Pablo Music Academy in Laguna. Buenaventura was a faculty member of the UP Conservatory of Music.
Later, he became the music director of the Conservatory of Music, University of Santo Tomas in 1961. After retiring from the military, he became the music director at the School of Music and Arts, University of the East in 1964. He promoted the band to the top of the charts in the United States. He quoted Philippine music through his extensive use of folk materials, which he had recorded around the country with Ramon Tolentino and national artist for dance, Francisca Reyes Aquino. Buenaventura composed the music and folk dance notations for the dance researches of Aquino.
As a multi-awarded musician, he composed minuet, Mindanao sketches, divertimento for piano and orchestra, variations, and fugue. and greetings based on Philippine folk music. Pandango sa Ilaw was one of his most popular compositions, which remains a favorite performance repertoire of many folk dance companies.
He was declared National Artist for Music in 1988 and passed away in 1996. Next artist is named Rodolfo S. Cornejo. He lived from 1909 until 1991. He was born on May 15, 1921. 1909 in Singalong, Manila. Inspired by his mother's genuine support, the young Cornejo started formal music lessons at the age of six. He performed on stage after only two years of music studies.
During this time, he was also invited as organist of the Pasay Catholic Church. His first composition at age 10 was a piano piece entitled Glissando Waltz. It was followed three years later by a military march and titled Salute. At the age of 14, 26 of Cornejo's compositions were already listed by the United Publishing Company, Inc.
Cornejo graduated with a teacher's diploma in pianoforte and a teacher's diploma in science and composition at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines in 1930. He received his Bachelor of Music degree, major in piano and theory, from the Chicago Music College of Roosevelt University, USA in 1932. He received a Master of Music degree, major in Composition and Conducting at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University, USA in 1933. He was conferred a Doctor of Music degree honoris causa in 1954. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree, major in Composition from the Neotarian College of Philosophy in Kansas City, USA in 1940. Cornejo taught at the UP Conservatory of Music and became the researcher and official composer of the Philippine government in exile. He was appointed by then-President Manuel L. Quezon. He was commissioned to write a symphony and an opera and composed a song for the Philippine government in exile.
composed the music for the documentary film on President Quezon's funeral. He served as pianist director of a USO concert unit that entertained the Allied forces of the ATO, the Marianas, and the Hawaiian Islands during the World War II. Cornejo was the soloist of the Manila Symphony Orchestra, Filipinas Youth Symphony Orchestra, and UP Symphony Orchestra. Later on, he became the musical director of the Zampaguita and Vera Perez movie companies. Since 1978, he held concerts in the United States.
He appeared as composer-conductor at the Seattle Opera House and the Seattle Playhouse. He is listed in the International Who's Who in Music. Cornejo was also known for his extemporaneous thematic improvisations based on the letters of people's names. His compositional output includes A La Juventud Filipina Bailes de Ayer, Caprice on a Folk Song, Cello Sonata, Ibong Adarna, Kandingan, Malakas at Maganda, Overture, Okaka, Oriental Fantasy, Ibong Adarna.
Piano Concertos No. 1, 2, and 3, Ruby, and Song of the Minors. He passed away on August 11, 1991. Next artist is Felipe Padilla De Leon. De Leon Sr.
He lived from 1912 until 1992 and was also a national artist for music. Felipe Padilla De Leon was born on May 1, 1912 in Barrio Papaya, now General Tino in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija. He is the son of Juan De Leon and Natalia Padilla.
Felipe De Leon married pianist Iluminada Mendoza with whom he had six children. Bayani and Felipe Jr. are the two of his children. Bayani is a well-known composer and Felipe Jr. is a writer and the chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts or NCCA. De Leon's talent in painting and drawing was discovered during his school days and admired by his uncle and peers. People asked him to make illustrations and sketches and was paid for them.
When he was studying at the Nueva Ecija High School, he went on trips with his hometown band and wrote short pieces for them. He took up fine arts at the University of the Philippines in 1927, but he had to stop schooling in order to make a living. He played the trombone in dance orchestras which performed in cabarets, circuses, and bodabil.
Then, he worked as an assistant conductor of the Nuevo Ecija High School Orchestra where he started doing musical arrangements. Later on, he wrote music for the Sersuela. He decided to study formally and enrolled at the Conservatory of Music, University of the Philippines, where he studied under national artists Colonel Antonio Buenaventura and Antonio Molina. He contributed articles to the school page of the Conservatory of Music.
and vernacular magazines. Later, he wrote music columns for the Manila Times, then known as Manila Tribune and Taliba. He graduated with a music teacher's diploma, major in conducting in 1939. Much later, he took advanced studies in composition under Vittorio Giannini of the Juilliard School of Music in New York, USA.
De Leon received many awards such as Composer of the Year in 1949, Manila Music Lover Society, Musician of the Year 1958, UP Conservatory of Music, and others. He was conferred as an honorary degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Humanities by the University of New York. of the Philippines in 1991. De Leon wrote compositions, hymns, marches, art songs, chamber music, symphonic poems, overtures, band music, school songs, orchestral works, operas, kundiman, and so on. He was known as a nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines'cultural identity through his compositions.
Two operas which are considered his masterpieces are the Noli Mi Tangere in 1957, and El Filibusterismo in 1970. These two operas have been staged in the Philippines and abroad. He also wrote a march during the Japanese regime entitled Tendik, Aking Inang Bayan, and another march, Bagong Lipunan, during the martial law. He wrote the popular Christmas carols Payapang Daigdig in 1946, Noche Buena, and Pasko Na Naman, both in 1965. Felipe de Leon received a posthumous award as National Artist for Music in 1997. He died on December 5, 1992. Next artist is Lucio San Pedro.
He lived from 1913 until 2002 and also a National Artist for Music. Lucio San Pedro was born on February 11, 1913 in Anguno, Rizal. 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.
San Pedro is known as a romantic nationalist. He is 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 Saugoy ng Duyan, a lullaby melody sung by his mother.
His orchestral compositions are best represented by the Sweet Pastoral, 1956, a poetic oral description of his hometown Angono, and his nationalistic symphonic poem Lahing Kayumangi in 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 a composer and conductor. His musical prowess was internationally recognized when he was invited to be a judge at the prestigious Van Cleeburn International Piano Competition in 1980. He was declared National Artist for Music in 1991 and passed away on March 31, 2002. Next artist is Rosendo E. Santos Jr.
He lived from 1922 until 1994. He was born on September 3, 1922 in Cavite City. 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 He also pursued a Master of Music degree in Theory and Composition from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After which, he also served on its faculty as well as in West Virginia University and Howard University. As a UNESCO Scholar, Santos was awarded the Philippine Composer of the Century after receiving the Composer of the Year Award in Manila in 1956 and 1957. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1927. of Wilkes University, Pennsylvania in 1968. He performed as timpanist, pianist, and conductor with several orchestral groups. He conducted church choirs in Maryland, New Jersey, Lemmon, Huntsville, and Shavertown United Methodist Churches in Pennsylvania. 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 Murray Mattison. Among Santos'teachers were famous composers Aaron Copland, Irving Fine, Humphrey Sirle, and conductor Norman Del Mar. 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 Spanish. 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 away on November 4, 1994, in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, USA. boy sopranos of Tipos at Santo Domingo Church from where he received his first significant musical training. At that time, he also wrote his first composition, Danza.
Some of his major works include the operas Maria Makiling in 1961, Diego Celang in 1966, Princesa Urduja in 1969, Cantatas Ang Ating Watawat in 1965, Pasco ng Barangay in 1964, Tripoli in 1960. piano concertos subtitled Celebration, Determination, and Exaltation, and symphonies such as Dakilang Lahi in 1971, Gumburza in 1981, and Rizal, the Great Malayan Antagonist in 1990. His minor works numbering more than 50 cover, mostly religious songs and hymns for specific celebrations such as the 16th Centenary of St. Augustine, Mass for the 419th, 100th year of Augustinian Recolete in the Philippine Music Festival. His other creative musical works have been commissioned by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Metropolitan Theater, and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists. Buenaventura's compositional style rests mainly on his own set of musical ideas, wherein he creates a combination of contemporary and conventional materials. He keeps his melodies simple and understandable, but with temporary harmonies that enhanced their complexity. He became an official organist of the Manila Cathedral in 1960. He became the dean of the College of Music, Centro Escolar University.
He is a member of the League of Filipino Composers. He received a number of awards in music industry. He was twice an awardee of the Republic Cultural Heritage Award and the Outstanding Filipino Award for Music in 1995. Next artist is Cipriano Ryan Cayabyab.
Ryan Cayabyab is a popular contemporary composer who also has classical compositions to his credit such as Misa, Four Poems for Soprano and Piano, and Tedum. His compositional style makes much use of syncopation, extended chords, and chromatic harmony. Among his numerous compositions are the award-winning Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika in 1978 as well as the modern zarzuela alicaboc in 2003 the opera's polyarium with libretto by fides cuyugan asensio and a variety of choral pieces and song cycles he also produced a number of recordings including the memorable album one where he personally sang the unaccompanied songs on different tracks to produce 16 voices Kaya Biob was born on May 4, 1954 in Manila.
He obtained his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of the Philippines College of Music, after which he became a faculty member for composition at the same university. He also served as the executive and artistic director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts, which oversaw the operations and programming of the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Miguel Master Choral. At present, he continues to be a much sought-after professor, musical director, composer, arranger, and conductor in the Philippine concert and recording scenes. With Spain and then America having colonized the Philippines from the early 1500s to the late 1800s, it was unavoidable that Western compositional techniques found their way into the works of Filipino composers. Yet, even 20th century Filipino composers have managed to retain some traditional elements in their assimilation of Western techniques.
In fact, they have become the strongest foundations of what we know now as Philippine music. That's all for our lesson about the contemporary Philippine music for the third quarter lesson in music. I hope you were inspired by the life and works of our local artists and learned a lot from their history. Thank you for listening to this lesson and see you in our next video.
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