Contemporary Philippine Arts

1. GROUP #7
(MUSIC)
Presented by: Merylle, Sopia, and Noraylah
Presented to: Sir Edward Acabal

2. This is our team.
MARY SOPIA M.
QUINTO
MERYLLE JOYCE
E. MATIAS
NORAYLAH S.
PENDALIDAY

3. INTRO.
We are here to give the backgroud info,
role/genre and the contribution in the philippine
contemporary art of the 6 artist that are given
to us..

4. Table of Contents.
We will talk about this first. We will talk about this
second.
After that we will talk about
this.
We will also talk about this.
01. Jose Maceda 02. Levi Celerio
04. Andrea O.
Veneracion
05. Francisco
Feliciano
Then, we will talk about
this.
And we will talk about this
last.
03. Ernani Joson
Cuenco
06. Ramon Santos

5. Let's Start!

6. JOSE MACEDA'S
(BACKGROUND INFO, MUSIC STYLE, AND CONTRIBUTION TO PHILIPPINE
CONTEMPORARYBART)
We will talk about this
first.

7. Jose Maceda's
Background
Information
On January 31, 1917, Jose M. Maceda, pianist, ethnomusicologist, and National Artist for
Music (1997), was born in Manila.
He dedicated his life to the understanding and popularisation of Filipino traditional music.

8. ● Maceda graduated with a music diploma at the Academy of Music of Manila in
1935 before he was sent to Paris, France where he studied piano. He also studied
musicology at Columbia University, anthropology at Northwestern University, and
ethnomusicology at University of California.

9. Musical Style of Jose Maceda
His music fused cutting-edge compositional techniques
such as spatialization, attention to timbre, and musique
concrète with traditional Asian instruments, rhythms,
and structures.

10. Jose Maceda's contribution to
contemporary arts
― Irene M. Pepperberg
Maceda’s research, fieldwork and papers resulted in the collection of
an immense number of recorded music and enlightened scholars
about the nature of Filipino traditional and ethnic music. His own
experimentation also freed Filipino musical expression from a strictly
Eurocentric mould.

11. (BACKGROUND INFO, MUSIC STYLE,AND CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY
ART)
LEVI CELERIO

12. Levi Celerio's
Background
Information
Levi Celerio is a Filipino composer and
lyricist, born on April 30, 1910 in Tondo,
Manila, Philippines. He received a free
education to the Academy of Music in Manila
and became the youngest affiliate of the
Manila Symphony Orchestra.

13. He is a famous for being a lyricist, his songs treasure life; express nationalistic
sentiments and complete grand philosophies. He is an amazing and resourceful
person because he used the leaf as a musical instrument. Made the Guinness
Book of Records for playing music using leaves.

14. Levi Celerio's Musical Style
● His musical style is characterized by its use of Filipino folk music,
as well as Western classical and popular music. Celerio is also
known for his use of word play and puns in his lyrics, which often
contain hidden meanings and messages.

15. Levi Celerio's Contribution to
Contemporary Arts
● Levi Celerio is credited for writing more than 4,000 songs, many of which are
dedicated to his wife and children. He wrote Filipino folk, Christmas, and love
songs and some of his songs were used in feature films. Among Original
Pilipino Music (OPM) songs he composed are "Ikaw", "Kahit Konting Pagtingin",
"Saan Ka Man Naroroon? (1968)". He wrote the lyrics of the Filipino lullaby "Sa
Ugoy ng Duyan".

16. (BACKGROUND INFO, MUSIC STYLE,AND CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY
ART)
ERNANI JOSON
CUENCO

17. Background Info:
● Ernani Joson Cuenco was born on May 10,
1936, in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines.
● He came from a family of musicians, with his
father, Constancio Cuenco, being a
composer and conductor.

18. Role and Genre:
● Cuenco was primarily a composer and musician.
● He composed music in various genres, including traditional
Filipino folk songs, ballads, and contemporary pop music.

19. Contribution to
Philippines Contemporary
Art:
● Contribution to Philippines Contemporary Art:
● Cuenco's most significant contribution to contemporary Filipino art lies in his
composition of iconic Filipino songs. Some of his most famous compositions
include "Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal," "Kalesa," and "Minsan Lamang Kitang Iibigin."
● Cuenco's music played a vital role in preserving and promoting Filipino cultural
heritage through music, which is an essential aspect of contemporary Filipino art.

20. (BACKGROUND INFO, MUSIC STYLE,AND CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY
ART)
ANDREA O.
VENERACION

21. Background Info:
● Andrea O. Veneracion was a prominent
figure in the field of choral music in the
Philippines. Andrea Ofilada Veneracion was
born on July 11, 1928, in Manila,
Philippines.She studied music at the
University of the Philippines College of Music
and later pursued further studies in choral
conducting.

22. Role and Genre:
● Andrea Veneracion was a renowned choral conductor and educator.
She was the founder and conductor of the Philippine Madrigal
Singers, a world-renowned choral group.
● Her genre of expertise was choral music, and she specialized in a
wide range of musical styles, from classical to folk and contemporary
Filipino compositions.

23. Contribution to
Philippines Contemporary
Art:
● She founded the Philippine Madrigal Singers in 1963, which under her direction
became one of the most acclaimed and awarded choral groups globally.
Veneracion's efforts in promoting and preserving Filipino folk and choral music
helped elevate the country's rich musical heritage to the global stage.

24. (BACKGROUND INFO, MUSIC STYLE,AND CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY
ART)
FRANCISCO
FELICIANO

25. Background
Information
● Francisco Feliciano is a Filipino composer, conductor
and one of the Philippines' most important
composers born on February 19 , 1941 in Morong
Rizal Philippine Commonwealth. He graduated from
the University of the Philippines with a Teacher's
diploma in Music (1967) and a Masters in Music
degree in Composition (1972). In 1977, he went to
the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin, Germany to
obtain a diploma in Music Composition. In 1979 he
attended Yale University School of Music and
graduated with a Master of Musical Arts and a
Doctorate in Musical Arts, Composition.

26. Musical Style
● Feliciano musical style writes in the Neo-Romantic style, a mixture
of atonal and tonal pitches and materials. The style is highly
passionate and contemporary, without abandonment of melody.

27. Contribution to
Contemporary Arts.
● Feliciano created more than 30 major works that include operas and music dramas
including La Loba Negra, Ashen Wings, Sikhay Sa Kabila ng Paalam (Beyond the
Farewell), and the life of wartime Filipino hero, Jose Abad Santos.

28. (BACKGROUND INFO, MUSIC STYLE,AND CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY
ART)
RAMON PAGAYON
SANTOS

29. Background
Information
● Ramón Pagayon Santos is a Filipino
composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator
born on February 25, 1941 in Pasig ,Rizal
Philippine Commonwealth.
● He was known for being the Philippines'
foremost living exponent of contemporary
Filipino classical music, for work that
expounds on "the aesthetic frameworks of
Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic
traditions,"and for finding new uses of
indigenous Philippine instruments.

30. Musical Style
● Hes musical style is contemporary Filipino classical music, for work that expounds
on "the aesthetic frameworks of Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic traditions,"

31. Contribution to Contemporary Arts
● Drawing from the sonic universe of Philippine and Asian musics, he
created open-ended temporal and spatial forms such as “Ritwal ng
Pasasalamat” and “Likas-An”, and composed works that reveal the
essence of Asian performing arts that integrate music, dance, drama and
poetry which are found in his “Badiw as Kapoonan”,

32. THAT'S ALL,
THANK YOU!!!