This document provides information about instrumental music composed by Filipino composers. It discusses four national artists of the Philippines: Antonio Molina, Antonio Buenaventura, Lucrecia Kasilag, and Jose Maceda. It provides biographical details and highlights of compositions for each artist. It also covers musical forms like solo, orchestral, and large works. Additionally, it discusses social functions of music in the Philippines and the search for a national musical identity.

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2. Table of Contents:
Lesson :
Introduction to Instrumental Music Composed by
Filipino Composers
Topic 1: Musical Forms
Solo, Orchestral, Large Work, New Music ……… p.1 & 2
Topic 2: National Artists of the Philippines
Antonio Molina .…………………………………. p.3 & 4
Antonio Buenaventura ………………………….. p.5 & 6
Lucresia Kasilag …………………………………. p.7 & 8
Jose Maceda ……………………………………... p.9 & 10
Topic 3: Social Functions & Performance / Techniques . p.11
Topic 4: Synthesis & …………………………….………. p.12

3. Musical Forms:
 Solo – music that is meant to
be performed by a single
performer.
 Orchestral – music that is
arranged for and meant to be
played by an orchestra. A
basic orchestra is composed
of four sections of
instruments: strings,
woodwinds, brass, and
percussion.
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 Large Work – music that is
arranged for a variety of
instruments, sometimes
including human made sounds
(i.e.voice). Performers can
even reach up to a thousand.
 New Music – originating from
the term Neue Musik
(German) that was coined by
Paul Bekke in 1919. This
refers to “contemporary
classical/serious music.”
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4. Antonio Molina
(Music 1973)
 He was also known as Claude
Debussy of the Philippines due to his
use of impressionism in music.
 His first composition was “Matinal”
in 1912.
 Molina’s most familiar composition
is “Hatinggabi”, a serenade for a solo
violin and piano accompaniment.
 Antonio J. Molina (1894-1980),
was a Filipino composer, conductor
and music administrator who was
named a National Artist of the
Philippines for his services to
music.
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 “Malikmata” – is a mirage, an
illusion. This haunting emphatic yet
occasionally gentle composition was
by Filipino National Artist Antonio
Molina.
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5. Antonio Buenaventura
(Music 1988)
 He was born to a family of
musicians and actively involved
in the band.
 He was also a conductor and
restored the Philippine Army Band
to its former prestige as one of the
finest military bands in the world
making it "the only band that can
sound like a symphony orchestra".
 Antonio Buenaventura “Colonel
Antonio Buenaventura” was born on
May 4 1904 in Baliaug, Bulacan. He
inherited his interest in music and
military from his father, Lucino
Buenaventura.
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 In his compositions, he tries to
capture the Filipino spirit as a
whole. He also composed short
piano pieces to full-length ballets.
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6. Lucrecia Kasilag
(Music 1989)
 Lucrecia Roces Kasilag was born
on August 31, 1918 in San
Fernando, La Union. Music was
introduced to her at an early age by
her mother, Asuncion Roces, a
music teacher. She is an educator,
composer and performer.
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 Kasilag was known for
incorporating indigenous Filipino
music with Western influences, thus
paving the way for more
experimentation among Filipino
musicians.
 Not only a composer, but also a
teacher and performing
artist, Lucrecia R. Kasilag was
named National Artist in Music in
1989. She fused Filipino ethnic
music with Western music, using
indigenous instruments in orchestral
productions. She has over 250
compositions, and, a leader in music
education, she is considered the
“First Lady of Philippine Music.”
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7. Jose Maceda
(Music 1997)
 Jose Maceda, composer,
musicologist, teacher and performer,
explored the musicality of the
Filipino deeply.
 Maceda embarked on a life-long
dedication to the understanding and
popularization of Filipino traditional
music.
 José Montserrat Maceda (January
31, 1917 – May 5, 2004) was
a Filipino composer and
ethnomusicologist.
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 Maceda's researches and fieldwork
have resulted in the collection of an
immense number of recorded music
taken from the remotest mountain
villages and farthest island
communities.
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8. Social Functions:
 Awareness and Quest for a
National Identity
(League of Filipino Composers)
 Artistry in the Society
Performance/Techniques
 New Music in Southeast
Asia
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Synthesis
 In the search for a national identity,
Filipinos made music as a means to
express who they were. Four of these
composers – Molina, Buenaventura,
Kasilag, and Maceda – have
successfully stamped a Filipino
identity in their artistic creations. ..
Their works drew inspiration from
their being Filipino; from our
country, our people, our culture, our
traditions, and freely used our own
instruments, system of notation,
Filipino terms, and tunes to truly
depict who we are.
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