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Contemporary music in the Philippines
usually refers to compositions that
have adopted ideas and elements from
twentieth century art music in the
West, as well as the latest trends and
musical styles in the entertainment
industry. This brief introduction covers
only the works written by the art music
composers.

Francisco
Who is Francisco Beltran Buencamino? • Born on November 5, 1883 in San Miguel
de Mayumo, Bulacan. Died on the 16th of October, 1952. • Buencamino, Sr. is a son
of a musically inclined couple, Fortunato Buencamino, a church organist and a band
master and Luisa Beltran, a singer. • A Filipino composer who performed as concert
pianist during the American colonial period.

Buencamin
4. About Him • At age 12, he could play the organ. • At 14, he was sent to study at
the Liceo de Manila. There, he took up courses in composition and harmony under
Marcelo Adonay. He also took up pianoforte courses under a Spanish music teacher.
He did not finish his education as he became interested in the sarswela. • In the early
1900s, Francisco Buencamino taught music at the Ateneo de Manila and at the Centro
Escolar de Senoritas.

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5. • In the 1940s, he started working as a musical director. • He also composed music
for films produced by Sampaguita Pictures, LVN and Excelsior. • He also
collaborated on the plays written and produced by Aurelio Tolentino. • Some of the
sarswelas he wrote are: "Marcela" (1904), "Si Tio Celo" (1904) and "Yayang " (1905).

6. • In 1908, the popularity of the sarswela started to wane because of American

repression and the entry of silent movies. Francisco Buencamino then turned to
composing kundimans. • One of his earliest compositions is "En el bello
Oriente“ (1909), which uses Jose Rizal's lyrics. • "Ang Una Kong Pag-ibig", a popular
kundiman, was inspired by his wife.
 Levi Filipino composer
DescriptionLevi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited to

Selerio
writing not less than 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of
the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997. Wikipedia
Born: 30 April 1910, Tondo
Died: 2 April 2002, Quezon City
Awards: Awit Award for Best Christmas Recording, Awit Award for Best
Traditional Recording
Books: Pandangguhan (Dancing the Pandanggo)
Education: Florentino Torres High School, University of the Philippines Diliman
Parents: Juliana Celerio, Cornelio Cruz

Francisco
DescriptionFrancisco Santiago was a Filipino musician, sometimes
called The Father of Kundiman Art Song. Santiago was born in

Santiago
Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, to musically-minded peasant
parents, Felipe Santiago and Maria Santiago. FATHER OF
KUNDIMAN SONG
KUNDIMAN ANAK NG DALITA
PILIPINAS KONG MAHAL
Born: 29 January 1889, Santa Maria
Died: 28 September 1947
Education: American Conservatory of Music
Movies: Domingo
Parents: Maria Santiago, Felipe Santiago
 Kinikilála si Nicanor Abelardo (Ni- kanór Abelárdo) bílang isa sa

Nicanor
“Tatlong Haligi ng Musikang Filipino.” Kasama sa tatlo sina Francisco
Santiago, unang Filipinong Direktor ng UP Konserbatoryo ng Musika, at
Antonio Molina na ginawaran ng Gawad sa Pambansang Alagad ng
Sining sa Musika noong 1973.

Abelardo
Si Abelardo ang unang Filipinong kompositor na lumikha ng Concerto in
B Flat Minor para sa piyano at orkestra noong 1923, na gumamit ng mga
temang batay sa awiting-bayan. Higit na kilalá si Abelardo sa kaniyang
mga likhang awit na kadalasan ay siyá rin ang sumulat ng titik. Kabílang
sa mga awit sa estilong kundiman na kaniyang nilikha ang Nasaan ka
Irog? (titik: Nemesio Asistio), Kung Hindi Man, Magbalik Ka Hirang
(titik: Filomena Alcanar), Himutok, Paghanga, Sa Libingan ng Irog (titik:
Pedro Icasiano), at Kundiman ng Luha (titik: Jose Corazon de Jesus).
Ang kundiman ayon kay Abelardo, ay “isang awit na nag- tatampok sa
isang lalaking nagmamahal na nagdedeklara ng pagkakait sa sarili upang
sundin ang nasà ng babaeng minamahal.” Ang halimbawa naman ng mga
awit na may makabayang titik na nilikha niyá ay Ang Aking Bayan at
Ultimo Adios (titik: Jose Rizal).

Hilaron
Rubio
Hilarion Rubio was born on October 21, 1902 in
Bacoor, Cavite. A composer, music teacher,
conductor, and clarinetist, he created substantial
works for the orchestra. He served as conductor for
opera, ballet, dance recitals, and movie music
 Antonio J. Molina
Born December 26, 1894[1]:147[2]
Quiapo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died January 29, 1980 (aged 85)[2]
Nationality Filipino
Occupation Composer, conductor and music administrator
Known for Ana Maria, Hatinggabi
Awards National Artist of the Philippines.svg
National Artist of the Philippines

Antonio Molina (26 December 1894 – 29 January 1980) was a Filipino composer, conductor and
music administrator. He was named a National Artist of the Philippines for his services to music. He
was also known as the Claude Debussy of the Philippines due to his use of impressionist themes in his
music.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Musical career

Ryan
3 Influences

4 References

Early life

Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab on May 4, 1954 in Manila, Philippines), also
known as Mr. C, is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor. He was the Executive and Artistic Director for

Cayabyab
several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was named a National Artist of
the Philippines in 2018.[2]

His works range from commissioned full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a Mass set to
unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and
television specials.

Cayabyab's current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a group of seven young adult singers
comparable to his group Smokey Mountain in the early 1990s. After FreemantleMedia decided not to renew the
Philippine Idol franchise, Cayabyab transferred to rival show Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2), replacing Jim
Paredes as the show's headmaster. PDA 2 started on June 14, 2008. He also became the chairman of the board of
judges for GMA Network's musical-reality show To The Top.

He is the executive director of the Philpop MusicFest Foundation Inc., the organization behind the Philippine
Popular Music Festival. This songwriting competition for amateurs and professionals puts the spotlight on
songwriters and encourages Filipinos to preserve their unique musical identity.
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Lucio San
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Born Lucio D. San Pedro,
Sr.
February 11, 1913
Angono, Rizal, Philippine
Islands
Died:March 31, 2002 (aged
89)
Angono Medics Hospital,
Pedro
Angono, Rizal, Philippines
Resting place Angono, Rizal
Nationality Filipino
Other names LDSP
Occupation composer,
teacher , conductor
Known for National Artist of
the Philippines for Music,
composer of hymns like
Rodolfo
Rodolfo S. Cornejo, a composer, pianist and conductor, was born on the 15th of
May, 1909, in Manila. His parents are Miguel Cornejo, Sr. and Crisanta
Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno

Cornejo
Soldevilla. In 1949, he married Nieves Guerrero, a lyric soprano. The couple
Spouse(s) Gertrudes San had five children.
Pedro (née Díaz)
odolfo Cornejo started piano lessons with Gelacio Reyes at age six. At age
Children Rhodora San eight, he had his first recital, and he became the organist of the Pasay Catholic
Pedro Church. He wrote his first composition, Glissando Waltz, at age 10. He also
wrote and published a military march, Salute, at age 13. At 16, twenty-six of
Bienvenido San Pedro his works had been listed by the United Publishing Co.. While he was finishing
Ma. Conchita San Pedro his high school, he was already enrolled at the University of the Philippines
(UP) Conservatory of Music.
Ma. Cristina San Pedro
In 1934, he returned to the Philippines, founded and directed the Manila
Lucio San Pedro, Jr. Conservatory of Music. He again left for the US in 1939 to pursue doctorate
studies in composition. He earned his doctorate degree in 1947 at the Neotarian
Awards National Artist of the
College in Kansas City, USA. In his US sojourns, Cornejo was a soloist with
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various orchestras, such as the New York City Symphony Orchestra, National
National Artist of the Orchestra Association, and many others. During World War II, he played at
Philippines concerts for the Allied Armed Forces. In 1941, he became researcher and
official composer of the Philippine government-in-exile. In 1945, the Chicago
Lucio D. San Pedro (February Musical College awarded him an honorary doctorate in music.
11, 1913 – March 31, 2002)
was a Filipino composer and
teacher who was proclaimed
He wrote over 300 compositions. These ranged from classical to pop. His
National Artist of the
major works include The Season - Song Cycle (1932), A La Juventud Filipina
Philippines for Music in 199
(1935), Philippine Symphony No. 1 (1939), No.2 (1942), and No. 3 (1947) all
for piano solo; Oriental Fantasy (1944) and Philippine Fantasy with Marimba
Solo (1962). He wrote music for the ballets Ibong Adarna (1970) and Baile de
Ayer (1974). His cantata Christ the Redeemer for soloists, narrator, mixed
chorus and orchestra, premiered at the Philamlife Auditorium in 1977. He also
wrote a musical A Glimpse of Philippine Life and Culture, which premiered at
the Seattle Opera House in 1978. He is listed in the International Who's Who in
Music.
Col Antonio
Buenaventura
Col. Antonino Ramirez Buenaventura (4 May 1904 – 25
January 1996) was a Filipino composer, conductor, and
teacher.Antonino R. Buenaventura. In Philippine music,
Buenaventura became a byword. He was known not only as a
fine composer, but also a competent conductor and a dedicated
educator. He came from a family in Baliuag, Bulacan, where
he was born on May 4, 1904 that is known as a family of fine
musicians. Antonino R. Buenaventura vigorously pursued a
musical career that spanned seven decades of unwavering
commitment to advancing the frontiers of PH music.

Felipe De leon
Short Biography of Felipe Padilla de Leon
Felipe Padilla de Leon was born on the 1st of May, 1912 in the barrio of Papaya (now General
Tinio) in Penaranda, Nueva Ecija. He is the son of Juan de Leon and Natalia Padilla. He is the third
of four children by the second marriage of his mother. His elder, half-brother, Pedro P. San Diego,
helped his mother in taking care of them. Felipe de Leon married pianist Iluminada Mendoza with
whom he had six children. Bayani and Felipe Jr., are two of his children; the former being a well-
known composer, and the latter, a writer. Felipe Sr.'s father died when he was only three years old
and his mother supported the family by selling betel nut leaves. And when he was old enough, he
held a number of odd jobs ranging from that of a shoe-shine boy, a carabao herder, a rig driver, a
seller of vernacular weeklies, and an ice-cream and pan de sal vendor.
Felipe P. De Leon wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, art songs, chamber music,
symphonic poems and overtures, band muic, school songs, orchestral works, operas, kundimans
and sarswelas. Known as a nationalist composer, he sought to express the Philippines' cultural
identity through his compositions.1 Two operas which are considered his masterpieces are the
"Noli Me Tangere" (1957) and "El Filibusterismo" (1970). These two operas have been staged in
the Philippines and abroad. He also wrote a march during the Japanese regime entitled "Tindig,
Aking Inang Bayan", and another march "Bagong Pagsilang" during the martial law. He wrote the
popular Christmas carols, "Payapang Daigdig" (1946), "Noche Buena" and "Pasko Na Naman",
both in 1965.

Felipe De Leon died on the 5th of December, 1992.

 Julián Felipe

Julian
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Felipe
Julián Felipe, Composer of the Philippine national
anthem
Born January 28, 1861
Cavite City, Cavite, Captaincy General of the
Philippines
Died October 2, 1944 (aged 83)
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Occupation Composer
Known for Composer of the National Anthem of
the Philippines

Birth nameGeorge Masangkay Canseco

Monument at Cavite City
Born23 April 1934
Julián Felipe (January 28, 1861 – October 2, 1944),
Naic, Cavite, Philippines
was the composer of the music of the Philippine
national anthem, formerly known as "Marcha Nacional Died 19 November 2004 (aged 70)
Filipina", now known as Lupang Hinirang.[1]
Manila, Philippines
Genres Tagalog and English Pop Songs

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GeorgeContents

Early life
Occupation(s) Composer
Labels Vicor Music Corporation Recording Labels

George Masangkay Canseco (April 23, 1934 – November 19, 2004) was a Filipino composer of numerous popular Filipino
Involvement in the Philippine Revolution songs.

Canseco
Canseco studied 3 and graduated with a Liberal Arts degree at University of the East in the Philippines. After graduation, he
National Anthem
worked for the Philippines Herald and the Associated Press as a journalist. He also free-lanced as a scriptwriter for hire in
Manila. Canseco 4 was commissioned
In popular cultureby former Philippines First lady, Imelda Marcos, to compose the national tribute hymn,
"I Am a Filipino" (Ako Ay Pilipino).Canseco wrote the classic "Kapantay Ay Langit", a theme from the award-winning
5 References
Motion Picture sung by Amapola (It was later popularized by Pilita Corrales, which eventually became her signature song).
It also had an6 EnglishExternal
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titled "You're All I Love" that was sung by American singer Vic Dana that included some
Tagalog lines. The song won the Manila Film Festival Best Song Of The Year Award in 1972. Canseco followed it with an
English song entitledEarly life exclusively for "Songs and Amapola" under the Vicor Music Corporation Pioneer Label.
"Songs"
JuliánCanseco's
Felipe was best-known composition,
born in Cavite however,music
City. A dedicated was "Child", the English-language version of Freddie Aguilar's signature
song "Anák". He wrote for Sharon Cuneta and Basil Valdez, and his songs were also recorded by Regine Velasquez, Zsa
teacher and composer, he was appointed by then-
Zsa Padilla, Pilita Corrales, Martin Nievera, and Kuh Ledesma. Rey Valera was a lyricist of two of Canseco's songs.
President Emilio Aguinaldo as Director of the National
Band of thecredited
Canseco First Philippine Republic.
film producer and He diedMusic
Vicor in Corporation owner Vic del Rosario for his biggest break in the music
industry.Commonwealth of the Philippines.
Canseco was elected President of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. in 1973, and
also elected a Councillor for the First District of Quezon City in 1988

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Santos
Rosendo E. Santos, Jr. was born September 3, 1922, in
Cavite City, Philippines, son of the late Rosendo and
Castora Santos, and died November 4, 1994 at home in
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania. He was educated in Cavite
schools. He was a graduate of the University of the
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura was born
in Santa Maria, Bulacan in 1929 and
studied music at the University of Santo
Philippines, Conservatory of Music, where he later served Tomas, the Centro Escolar University

Jr
as a faculty member. He received his master’s degree in
theory and composition from the Catholic University of
America in Washington, D.C., and later served on the
faculty of the Catholic University, West Virginia
University, and Howard University.
and the Gregorian Institute. His career
brought him teaching appointments at
the Philippine Women’s University, St.
Scholastica’s College and at the Centro
Escolar University, where he became
He composed the background music for J. Arthur Rank
Films at Pinewood Studios in London, England, where he Dean of Music at the conservatory. He
worked with Muir Mathieson and Malcolm Arnold. was formerly organist at the
Among his teachers were Aaron Copland, Irving Fine,
Humphrey Searle and conductor Norman Del Mar. Metropolitan Cathedral in Manila and,
among many other honours, received
Mr. Santos is listed in the “New Groves Dictionary of
the Republican Cultural Heritage
Music and Musicians.” A prolific composer, his works Awards in 1964 and 1972 and the
include concertos, sonatas, symphonies, symphonic Bonifacio Centennial Awards.
poems, five operas in Philippine dialect, numerous band
overtures and more than 200 marches. He wrote 50 masses
in Latin and 20 in English and has more than 1,000
musical compositions in the library of the University of
the Philippines.
The compositions of Alfredo
Buenaventura include a number of
operas, symphonic poems, vocal works
He was married in 1966 to Harriet L. Clendenin (1939- ),
and then had three children, Erik (1967- ), Nathan and chamber music.
(1970- ), and Jason Santos (1972- ).

The above image is the Rosendo E. Santos Memorial

Alberta Spruce, located at Shavertown United Methodist
Church, Shavertown, Pennsylvania.