This document provides information on famous Filipino composers from traditional, contemporary, and other song composers. It lists the names of 12 composers and poses a multiple choice question about each one, asking the reader to identify biographical and compositional details about each composer. The composers span both classical and popular genres and have made significant contributions to the development of Filipino music.

1. FAMOUS FILIPINO
COMPOSERS

2. GUESS WHO
ERNANIE CUENCO
RESTITUTO “RESTIE” UMALI

3. GUESS WHO
Dr. Ramon Santos LUCIO SAN PEDRO RYAN CAYABYAB

4. TRADITIONAL
COMPOSERS

5. 1. Who is the first Filipino composer
who was invited to perform in
Malacañan Palace?
a) Francisco Buencamino Sr.
b) Francisco Santiago
c) Antonio Jesus Molina
d) Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

6.  (Dec. 26, 1894-Jan 29,1980)
 He was a concert soloist, composers,
and conductor in Hanoi, Vietnam.
 First Filipino composer who was
invited to perform in Malacañan
Palace.
 He led the first Philippine performance
of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
 “Father of the Philippine
Impressionist Music”
ANTONIO JESUS MOLINA

7. COMPOSITIONS;
Hatinggabi (Violin)
Malikmata (Piano)
Ana Maria
(Zarzuela)
Misa Antoniana
(Mass)
Ang Batingaw
(Chamber Music)
Pandangguhan
(Vocal Music)
Larawan Nitong
Pilipinas (Vocal
Music)

8. 2. He based his composition on epics,
legends, and local heroes. His first
composition is “Danza”. Who is he?
a)Ryan Cayabyab
b)Alfredo Santos Buenaventura
c)Nicanor Abelardo
d)Col. Antonio Buenaventura

9.  (Oct. 14, 1929)
 A conductor and a music education
teacher.
 One of the sopranos of the Quezon City
Tiples de Sto. Domingo Church.
 His first composition was “DANZA”
 He based his composition on epics,
legends, and local heroes.
 Buenaventura used folk and tribal songs
as themes as well as indigenous musical
instruments for his compositions.
ALFREDO SANTOS BUENAVENTURA

10. COMPOSITIONS;
Maria Makiling (1961)
Ang Ating Watawat
(1965)
Prinsesa Urduha (1969)
Gomburza (1981)
Paskong Barangay
(1964)
Diego Silang (1966)
Dakilang Lahi (1971)
Rizal, the Great Malayan
Antagonist (1990)

11. 3. He spans both popular and classical worlds
with his pop, ballads, operas, zarzuela,
orchestral and choral compositions.
a) Ryan Cayabyab
b) Rodolfo Cornejo
c) Felipe De Leon
d) Nicanor Abelardo

12. RYAN CAYABYAB
 May 4, 1954
 Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab also
known as “Mr. C”
 Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation
for the performing arts and he was also a
resident judge of the Philippine Idol in the year
2006.
 He spans both popular and classical worlds
with his pop, ballads, operas, zarzuela,
orchestral and choral compositions.
 His compositional style makes much use of
syncopation, extended chords, and chromatic
harmony.

13. COMPOSITIONS
• Misa
• Four Poems of Soprano
and Piano
• Te Deum
• Kay Ganda ng Ating
Musika (1978) (award-
winning)
• Alikabok (2003) (modern
zarzuela)
• Limang Dipang Tao
• Da Coconut Nut
• Spolarium
• Kumukuti-kutitap

14. 4. He is known as a “Romantic
Nationalist”.
a) Rosendo Santos Jr.
b) Alfredo Santos Buenaventura
c) Felipe De Leon
d) Lucio San Pedro

15. LUCIO SAN PEDRO
 was born on February 11, 1913 in Angono,
Rizal
 he became a professor of theory and
composition at the University of the
Philippines’ College of Music
 known as a “Romantic Nationalist”
 his musical prowess was internationally
recognized when he was invited to be a judge
at the prestigious Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition in 1980
 he was declared National Artist for Music in
1991 and passed away on March 31, 2002

16. NICANOR ABELARDO
• Developed a style that combined European romanticism with
chromaticism.
• He belongs to the Triumvirate of Filipino Composers together
with Francisco Santiago and Antonio Molina.
COL. ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA
• Promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials in
his works.

17. COMPOSITIONS
• Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
• Suite Pastorale
• Lahing Kayumanggi

18. FRANCISCO BUENCAMINO SR.
• He founded the Centro Escolarde Señoritas,
Conservatory of Music.
• He also created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930.
FRANCISCO SANTIAGO
• Known as the “Father of the Kundiman”
• And belongs to the Triumvirate of Filipino Composers.

19. RODOLFO CORNEJO
• He was known for his “pianist and
compositional talent” by extemporizing a piano
composition at the spur of the moment.
FELIPE DE LEON
• He was known as a national composer who
expressed the Philippines’ cultural identity
through his compositions.

20. He is listed in the
“New Groves Dictionary
of Music and Musicians”
ROSENDO SANTOS JR.

21. CONTEMPORARY
COMPOSERS

22. 5. He/she is particularly known for
incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments
into orchestral productions.
a) Jose Maceda
b) Lucrecia Kasilag
c) Ramon Santos
d) Jerry Dadap

23. LUCRECIA ROCES KASILAG
 Aug. 31,1917-Aug. 16, 2008
 She is particularly known for
incorporating indigenous Filipino
instruments into orchestral productions.
 Her compositional style demonstrated
a fusion of Eastern and Western styles
in using instruments, melody, harmony
and rhythm.

24. COMPOSITIONS
• 1991, April Morning
• 1950, Theme and
Variations (based on a
Filipino folk tune “Walay
Angay”
• 1958, Toccata for
Percussions and Winds
• 1960, Divertissement for
Piano and Orchestra
• 1963, Legend of the
Sarimanok
• 1965, Filiasiana
• 1969, Dularawan
• 1991, Elegy on Mt.
Pinatubo

25. 6. He is known for writing music utilizing
unorthodox musical instruments.
a) Jonas Baes
b) Josefino Toledo
c) Francisco Feliciano
d) Jose Maceda

26. JONAS BAES  Baes is known for writing music
utilizing unorthodox musical
instruments such as beanpod rattles,
leaves, iron-nail chimes, and various
Asian instruments such as
bamboo scrapers, bamboo flutes, and
vocal music using Asian vocal
techniques
 He is currently an Associate Professor
in Composition and Theory at the UP
College of Music as well as an
ethnomusicologist,
cultural activist, and writer.

27. COMPOSITIONS
• Wala
(Nothingness)
• Daluy (Flow)
• Ibo-ibon
(birdwoman)
• Salaysay;
Patangis-buwaya;
Pantawag;
Basbasan
(Blessing)

28. 7. He is best known as a liturgical
composer whose body of works lean
towards religious figures and events.
a) Jose Maceda
b) Fr. Manuel Maramba
c) Josefino Feliciano
d) Jerry Dadap

29. FR. MANUEL MARAMBA
 He is one of the most
accomplished musicians in the
Philippines
 best known as a liturgical
composer whose body of works
lean towards religious figures and
events.
 His versatility as a pianist,
composer, arranger, theorist, and
teacher is widely recognized in
the local musical scene.

30. COMPOSITIONS
• Aba! Sto Niño
• La Naval
• Lord Takayama
Ukon
• Awakening
• Seven
Mansions
• Papal Mass for
World Youth
Day, 1995

31. 8. National artist of the Philippines
for Music in 2015
a) Josefino Toledo
b) Dr. Ramon Santos
c) Jerry Dadap
d) Jose Maceda

32. DR. RAMON PAGAYON SANTOS
 Born in Pasig, Rizal on Febuary
1941
 National artist of the
Philippines for Music in 2015
 His compositional style features
chromaticism, music seria and
electronic components combined
with indigenous Philippine music
elements.

33. COMPOSITIONS
• Ding Ding ng a Dayawa
• Nabasag na Banga at Iba’t-iba pang Pinag
ugpong ugpong na Pananalita sa Wikang
Pilipino para sa labing anim na tinig
• L’BAD

34. JOSE MACEDA
- An ethnomusicologist, he investigated various
forms of music in Southeast Asia
JERRY DADAP
- The first filipino composer who conduct his own
works at the Carnegei Recital Hall in New York.

35. FRANCISCO FELICIANO
- Is one of the Asia’s leading figures in liturgical
music, having composed hundreds of liturgical
pieces, mass setting, hymns and song for
worship.
JOSEFINO TOLENTINO
- Is the founding Director of the Metro Manila
Community Orchestra, the UP Festival Orchestra
and the Crosswave Symphony Orchestra.

36. OTHER SONG
COMPOSERS

37. 9. Acknowledged as the “Dean of Filipino
Movie Composers and Musical Directors”
a) Levi Celerio
b) Constantino de Guzman
c) Mike Velarde Jr.
d) Ernani Cuenco

38. CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN
 Born on November 11, 1903 in Guiguinto, Bulacan
 Acknowledged as the “Dean of Filipino Movie
Composers and Musical Directors”
 Became the music director of movie production
companies like Sampaguita, LVN, Royal, Excelsior,
Lea, and Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions
 His “unexpected” hit music, Panaginip, paved the way
for him to record hundreds of songs, principally under
Villar and Columbia Records.
 In 1948, his song Ang Bayan Ko and Kung Kita’y
Kapiling won the gold medal at the Paris International
Fair

39. COMPOSITIONS
• Bayan Ko, Babalik
Ka Rin
• Ang Tangi Kong Pag-
ibig
• Birheng Walang
Dambana
• Maalaala Mo Kaya
• Sa Piling Mo
• Ang Langit Ko’y Ikaw

40. 10. He arranged the Philippine National Anthem
and the Local Classic Kataka-taka for the
Boston Pops Orchestra when it performed for
the Philippine Independence Night in Boston in
1972.
a) Restituto “Restie” Umali
b) Angel Peña
c) Santiago Suarez
d) Leopoldo Silos Sr.

41. RESTITUTO “RESTIE” UMALI
 He was a composer, teacher and musical
arranger.
 He arranged the Philippine National
Anthem and the Local Classic Kataka-
taka for the Boston Pops Orchestra when
it performed for the Philippine
Independence Night in Boston in 1972.
 Garnered the “Best Music Awards” for
Bitter-Sweet at the 1969 Manila Film
Festival andAng Agila at Ang Araw at the
1973 Olongapo Film Festival.

42. COMPOSITIONS
• Saan Ka Man
Naroroon
• Alaala ng Lumipas
• Ang Pangarap
Ko’y Ikaw
• Sa Libis ng Barrio
• Di Ka Nag-iisa
• Paano Kita
Lilimutin

43. 11. He is widely considered by modern Filipino
jazz musicians as “one of the founders of
traditional jazz in the Philippines”.
a) Santiago Suarez
b) Angel Peña
c) Ernani Cuenco
d) Mike Velarde Jr.

44. ANGEL PEÑA
 Classical and jazz
composer, arranger, and bass player.
 He is widely considered by modern
Filipino jazz musicians as “one of the
founders of traditional jazz in the
Philippines.”
 Peña wrote his first original jazz
composition just before World War II
erupted

45. 12. He was conferred the National
Artist Award for Music in 1999
a) George Canseco
b) Santiago Suarez
c) Mike Velarde Jr.
d) Ernani Cuenco

46. COMPOSITIONS
• Babagtulambing
• Igorot Rhapsody
• Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
• Concerto for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra

47. ERNANIE CUENCO
 composer, film scorer, musical director and
music teacher, was conferred the National
Artist Award for Music in 1999
 his works embody a Filipino sense of
musicality that contain the classical sound of
the kundiman

48. COMPOSITIONS
• Nahan
• Kahit na Magtiis
• Diligin Mo ng Hamog
ang Uhaw na Lupa
• Pilipinas
• Inang Bayan
• Isang Dalangin
• Kalesa

49. 1. “Father of the Philippine Impressionist
Music”
2. Known as a “Romantic Nationalist”
3. “Father of the Kundiman”
4. National artist of the Philippines for Music
in 2015
5. Acknowledged as the “Dean of Filipino
Movie Composers and Musical Directors”
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50. ANSWERS
1. Antonio Jesus Molina
2. Lucio San Pedro
3. Francisco Santiago
4. Dr. Ramon Pagayon Santos
5. Constancio De Guzman

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