This document discusses several traditional and contemporary Filipino composers. It describes the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers" - Francisco Santiago, Antonio Molina, and Nicanor Abelardo - and provides details about their musical styles and some of their major works. Additionally, it profiles several contemporary composers who have incorporated folk elements and indigenous instruments in their compositions, as well as song composers who created popular music for films.
10. ANTONIO MOLINA
•The first National Artist for
Music, is considered one of
the “Triumvirate of Filipino
Composers”
11. ANTONIO MOLINA
•He was a product of both the Romantic
and Impressionist schools of thought, this
gave him the title:
•“FATHER OF PHILIPPINIE
IMPRESSIONIST ARTIST”
12. WORKS
• A characteristically impressionist work is his piano
work Malikmata (Transfiguration).
• He is best known for his poignantly romantic
serenade for violin and piano Hatinggabi
• He received the National Artist for Music award in
1973. He passed away on January 29, 1980.
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14. NICANOR ABELARDO
• He studied music at the Chicago
Music College and was influenced
by the musical styles of
Schoenberg, Hindemith and
Stravinsky.
17. •In his MUTYA NG PASIG, the mutya
speaks, in the light of the full moon,
lamenting her kingdom and love that was
lost, symbolizing the freedom lost by the
country to the Americans.
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19. RYAN CAYABYAB
• He composed the award winning music
“Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika in 1978 and
he also served as the Executive and
Artistic Director of the San Miguel
Foundation for the Performing Arts.
30. CONSTANCIO DE
GUZMAN
•Acknowledged as the “Dean
of Filipino Movie Composers
and
Musical Directors and the
composer of the nationalistic song
“Bayan Ko”.
32. ANGEL PEÑA
•widely considered by modern
Filipino jazz musicians as “one
of the founders of traditional
jazz in the Philippines.
33. ERNANI CUENCO
•His compositions are popular and well
loved, especially Gaano Ko Ikaw
Kamahal and Bato sa Buhangin which
he composed for films in honor of his
wife.