MAPEH REVIEWER

MUSIC
DR. RODOLFO S. CORNEJO
- He was commissioned to write a symphony and an opera and compose the music
for the documentary film on President Quezon’s funeral.
- Was a researcher and official composer of the Philippine Government in exile,
under President Manuel L. Quezon. He served as a pianist director of a USO
concert unit that entertained the allied forces during World War II.
- Sample compositions; A la Juventud Filipina, Bailes de Ayer, Caprice on a
Folksong, Cello Sonata, Ibong Adarna, Kandingan, Malakas at Maganda Overture,
Okaka, Oriental Fantasy, Piano Concerto Nos. 1,2,3; Ruby, Song of the Miners
ANTONIO MOLINA
- He is considered one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers” which includes
Nicanor Abelardo and Francisco Santiago.
- He is best known for his poignantly romantic serenade for violin and piano
Hatinggabi.
- Came to be known as the “Father of Philippine Impressionist Music”. He is also
one of the “National Artist for Music.”
- Sample compositions; Hatinggabi, Misa Antoniana, Grand Festival Mass, Ang
Batingaw, Kundiman- Kundangan, String Quartet, Kung saIyong Gunita,
Pandangguhan , Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, Larawan Nitong Pilipina
LEVI CELERIO
- Was named National Artist for Music and Literature in 1997.
- He was known for creating music with a mouth-blown leaf. Because of this he
made to Guinness Book of World Records
- He also wrote the lyrics for over 4,000 songs, and received numerous awards for
his musical achievements in film.
- Sample compositions; Ang Pipit, Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Misa de Gallo, Itik-itik (Folk
song), Tinikling (Folk song), Ang Pasko ay Sumapit.
RYAN CAYABYAB
- He was an award- winning composer of numerous compositions.
- His compositions are mostly of traditional Western influence.
- A contemporary composer and conductor who spans both popular and classical
worlds.
- Sample compositions; Misa, Four Poems for Soprano and Piano, Te Deum, Kay
Ganda ng Ating Musika, Limang Dipang Tao, Da Coconut Nut, Alikabok,
Spoliarium, Kumukuti-kutitap.
NICANOR ABELARDO
- A composer in the Romantic style.
- He is one of the “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers”
- Developed a style that combined European romanticism with chromaticism.
- Sample compositions; Nasaan ka Irog? Bituing Marikit, Mutya ng Pasig, Paskon
Anong Saya, Cavatina, Kundiman ng Luha, Magbalik Ka Hirang.
ALFREDO BUENAVENTURA
- He has composed over 50 major works.
- His other creative musical works have been commissioned by the Cultural Center
of the Philippines, the Metropolitan Theater, and the National Music
Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA)
 - He is a member of the League of Filipino Composers and has Twice received the
Republic Cultural Heritage Award as well as The Outstanding Filipino Award
(TOFIL) for Music in 1995.
- Sample compositions; Maria Makiling, Diego Silang, Prinsesa Urduha, Ang Ating
Watawat, Pasko ng Barangay, Dakilang Lahi, Gomburza; Rizal, The Great Malayan
Antagonist.
ROSENDO SANTOS JR.
- A prolific composer whose works include concerti, sonatas, symphonies,
symphonic poems, five operas in a Philippine dialect, numerous band overtures,
and over 200 marches.
- He wrote 50 masses in Latin and 20 in English
- Sample compositions; Melinda’s Masquerade
LUCIO SAN PEDRO
- Known as a “Romantic Nationalist”
- Incorporated Philippine Folk elements in his compositions with Western forms
and harmony.
- He is a National Artist for Music
- Sample compositions; Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Suite Pastorale, Lahing Kayumanggi
FELIPE DE LEON
- He received many awards, such as Composer of the Year (1949), Manila Music
Lovers Society; Musician of the Year (1958), UP Conservatory of Music.
- He was known as a nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines’ cultural
identity through his compositions.
- Received a posthumous award s National Artist for Music in 1997
- Sample compositions; Bulaklak Alitaptap, Bagong Lipunan, Payapang Daigdig,
Pasko na Naman, Noche Buena, Kay Tamis ng Buhay, Sapagkat Mahal Kita.
COL. ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA
- He recorded folk and dance music around the country with Ramon Tolentino and
National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes Aquino.
- He restored the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1945, which was considered
“One of the Best Military Bands in the World”.
- He is a “National Artist for Music”
- Sample compositions; Minuet, Mindanao Sketches, Divertimento for Piano and
Orchestra, Variants and Fugue, Greetings, Pandanggo sa Ilaw, Prinsesa ng
Kumintang, Pandanggo ni Neneng.

ARTS
DITA SANDICO-ONG

- Known as the “Wrap Artist” of the Philippines.

- First experimented with the local weave of Ilocos Sur, known as “Inabel”, as well
as pineapple fibers blended with Irish Linen, Dubbed Pinalino.
- Her collections include wraps or Panuelos, as well as boleros, jackets, and long
tunics of banana fiber and abaca.
LULU TAN GAN
- Known for her fashionable knitwear lines since 1985.
- “The Queen of Knitwear”
- Vision is to encourage the use of stylized indigenous and traditional wear.
MONIQUE LHUILLIER
- Rose to prominence for her exquisite wedding gowns.
- Her collections include bridal and bridesmaids’ dresses, ready-to-wear evening
gowns, linens, tableware, stationary, and home fragrances.
FILM
- Its early name is “motion pictures.”
- A medium on which motion pictures are fixed.
CINEMATOGRAPHE
- A hand cranked camera, printer, and projector all in one that was lightweight
enough to bring outside the studio.
- The French developed it.
KINETOSCOPE
- A peepshow cabinet with an eyehole through which these earliest “movies”
could be viewed one person at a time.
- To view these moving images led to rise of this apparatus.
SLAPSTICK COMEDY FILMS
- Starring Charlie Chaplin of Buster Keaton and later Laurel and Hardy.
- The first film made after the World War I over the establishment of Hollywood.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Refers to the art of film camera work.
ACTOR
- Film actors had to learn to express themselves without the exaggerated facial
expressions and gestures used on stage.
- They had to learn to deliver their lines naturally and believably.
DIRECTOR
- Who envisions the final effect of the film on its viewers, visually, mentally, and
emotionally.
- Works with ideas, images, sounds, and other effects to create this unique piece
of art.
EDITING
- The art of selecting the precise sections of film, then sequencing and joining
them to achieve the director’s desired visual and emotional effect.
- Sound editing was also developed, as films began to include more ambitious
effects beyond the dialogue and background music.
ISHMAEL BERNAL
- One of the award-winning directors here in the Philippines.
- The director of the movie Himala, 1982
URDUJA
- Recognized as the first fully animated Filipino Film, created by an all-Filipino
group of animators using the traditional (hand-drawn) animation Process with
some 3D effects.
- Also, an adaptation film of the legend warrior princess from Pangasinan.
RPG METANOIA
- The first Filipino full 3D animated film
 - Produced by Ambient Media, Thaumatrope Animation, and Star Cinema in 2010.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HIP-HOP – existed along with the existence of the musical genre of hip-hop
B-BOYING – other term for breakdance
GRAFFITI – refers to the drawn artworks and written artworks put illegally on public property.
VEMACULAR DANCE – the other term for street dance where it is formally known.
DJ’ING – an element of hip-hop where music produces through mixing, records scratching and improvising.
KRUMPING – the youth in gang has their own way in expressing raw emotions in a powerful but non-violent
way. This one of the hip-hop dances that they perform.
WAACKING – a stylized posing and fast synchronization of arm.
SHUFFLING – a fast heel and toe action with a style.
LOCKING – quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause jerk.
FREEZE – a break dancing movement where dancersdo stylish poses in their hands.
TUTTING – a dance style that makes geometric shapes forming right angle using body parts.
TOP ROCK – a breakdancing movement sowing foot-work oriented steps performed while standing.
POWER MOVE – breakdancing movement where dancers comprise full body spins and roattions that gives the
illusion of defying gravity.