CONTEMPORARY

FILIPINO COMPOSERS
MUSIC 10
THIRD QUARTER
 According to
National Artist
Ramon Santos, Ph.D.
 CONTEMPORARY
FILIPINO COMPOSERS
TRADITIONAL
COMPOSERS
 FRANCISCO SANTIAGO
• He was known as the “Father
of the Kundiman” and belongs
to the “Triumvirate of Filipino
Composers.
 FRANCISCO SANTIAGO

•Santiago’s music was Romantic

in style, incorporating Western
forms and techniques with folk
materials.
 WORKS

•Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran

•Madaling Araw
•Pakiusap
 ANTONIO MOLINA
•The first National Artist for
Music, is considered one of
the “Triumvirate of Filipino
Composers”
 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”
 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.
 NICANOR ABELARDO
• He studied music at the Chicago
Music College and was influenced
by the musical styles of
Schoenberg, Hindemith and
Stravinsky.
NICANOR ABELARDO
•He incorporated Philippine
folk elements in his
compositions with Western
forms and harmony.
 WORKS
• Mutya ng Pasig
• Nasaan Ka Irog
• Cavatina for Violoncello
• Magbalik Ka Hirang.
• 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.
 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.
 Works
•Kumukutikutitap
•Da Coconut Nut
•Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
 CONTEMPORARY
FILIPINO COMPOSERS

NEW MUSIC
 LUCRESIA KASILAG
•She is particularly known for
incorporating indigenous
Filipino instruments into
orchestral productions
 CONTEMPORARY
FILIPINO COMPOSERS
SONG
COMPOSERS
 SONG COMPOSERS
Song composers became popular with
their musical compositions used as
musical background or theme songs
in movies and films.
 LEVI CELERIO
•He was known for
creating music with
a mouth-blown leaf.
 LEVI CELERIO
•He composed the
popular song Dahil sa
Iyo in 1938.
 LEVI CELERIO
•He composed the popular
song Dahil sa Iyo in 1938
and Ang Pasko ay Sumapit.
 CONSTANCIO DE
GUZMAN
• Acknowledged as the “Dean of
Filipino Movie Composers and
Musical Directors and the
composer of the nationalistic song
“Bayan Ko”.
 CONSTANCIO DE
GUZMAN
•He composed Maalaala
Mo Kaya.
 ANGEL PEÑA
• widely considered by modern
Filipino jazz musicians as “one
of the founders of traditional
jazz in the Philippines.
 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.
 RESTIE UMALI

•San Ka Man Naroroon

 RESTIE UMALI

•Saan Ka Man Naroroon

 GEORGE CONSECO

•Babalik Ka Rin
 MIKE VELARDE JR.

•IKAW