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MUSIC
Quarter 3 – Module 3b
Contemporary Philippine Music –
SONG COMPOSERS

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 MAPEH – Grade 10 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 3 – Module 3b:
Contemporary Philippine Music Second Edition, 2021

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 What I Need to Know

Good day!
Welcome to the world of Philippine Contemporary music. In this module you will
learn about the 20th Century Filipino musicians and their compositions. You will
also learn about their accomplishments and their biographies.
Are you prepared for it? Then, be ready to learn and discover the beauty of
music.

What I Know
Direction:
Read each item carefully. Match the concepts in Column A with those in Column
B. Write only the letter of the correct answer. Do this in Music notebook.
A B

1. Levi Celerio A. Levi Celerio

2. Constancio C. De Guzman B. March 6, 1925

C. “Free-lance scriptwriter for
3. Miguel “Mike” G. Velarde Jr. hire”
D. discovered by actor Joseph
4. Santiago Suarez Estrada
E. one of the founders of
traditional jazz in the
5. Restituto “Restie” A. Umali Philippines

6. Angel M. Peña F. 120 movie theme songs

7. Ernani J. Cuenco G. soulful Kundiman style

8. George M. Canseco H. “Mike Velarde’s Jazztocrats”

9. Leopoldo R. Silos Sr. I. Bayan Ko

Guinness Book of World J. National Artist for Music
10. Records and Literature

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 What’s In
Identify the correct composers of the following compositions. Write
your answers in your Music notebook.
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan Ang Pasko ay Sumapit Bayan Ko
Pandanggo ni Neneng Kailangan Kita Saan Ka Man Naroroon
Bato sa Buhangin Maalala mo kaya Bituing Marikit

Levi Celerio Constancio Ernani Santiago Restie George

de Guzma Cuenco Suarez Umali Canseco

What’s New

Originally, it was written as a poem by Jose Corazon de Jesus in 1929, and set
to music by Constancio de Guzman. Written as a protest song during the American
occupation of the Philippines, it is often sung in protest rallies and demonstrations
throughout Philippine history.

Bayan Ko
Ang bayan kong Pilipinas
Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak
Pag-ibig na sa kanyang palad Nag-
alay ng ganda't dilag
At sa kanyang yumi at ganda
Dayuhan ay nahalina
Bayan ko, binihag ka
Nasadlak sa dusa
Ibon mang may layang lumipad
Kulungin mo at umiiyak
Bayan pa kayang sakdal-dilag
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 Ang 'di magnasang makaalpas
Pilipinas kong minumutya
Pugad ng luha at dalita Aking
adhika
Makita kang sakdal laya
Ibon mang may layang lumipad
Kulungin mo at umiiyak
Bayan pa kayang sakdal-dilag
Ang 'di magnasang makaalpas
Pilipinas kong minumutya
Pugad ng luha at dalita
Aking adhika
Makita kang sakdal laya.

Are you familiar with the song? What do you think is the message of the song?
What historical event in the Philippines was it when this song was adopted as a
“symbolic song”?

What is It
Another category of 20th century Filipino musicians are the well-
known song composers and the lyricists such as Levi Celerio, Constancio de
Guzman, Mike Velarde Jr., Ernani Cuenco, Restie Umali, George Canseco, Angel
Peña, Leopoldo Silos Sr. and Santiago Suarez. Together, they produced a
memorable output of traditional Filipino love songs, music for movies, and materials
for contemporary arrangements and concert repertoire.

LEVI CELERIO
(1910-2002) National Artist for Literature and Music

Levi Celerio was named national artist for Music

and literature in 1997.He was born in Tondo, Manila on
April 30, 1910 and studied at the Academy of music in
Manila. He is also a violinist and had written lyrics of
over 4,000 songs in his lifetime which included many for
film. Many kundiman and Filipino love songs has lyrics
written by him. Most notable of which are Dahil sa Iyo,
Buhat and Ang Pasko ay sumapit.
(Sunico, et.al.,2015)
His achievement includes a citation in the Guinness
Book of World Records for being the only person to make music with a mouth-blown
leaf. He will forever be remembered through his lyrics of the songs such as Ang Pipit,
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Misa, Itik Itik (folksong) and many more. He passed away on April
2, 2002

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CONSTANCIO C. DE GUZMAN
(1903-1982)

Constancio Canseco de Guzman was born on

November 11, 1903 in Guiguinto, Bulacan. He grew up in
Manila where he studied piano and composition under
Nicanor Abelardo. In 1948, his songs Ang Bayan ko and
Kung kita’y kapiling won the gold medal at the Paris
International Fair. Bayan ko was later adopted as the
symbolic song of the People Power Movement of 1986.

De Guzman’s notable compositions includes Babalik Ka

Rin, Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig, Maalala Mo kaya and Sa
Piling Mo. He passed away on August 16, 1982. (Sunico, et.al.,2015)

MIGUEL “MIKE” G. VELARDE JR.

(1913-1986)

“Mike” Guison Velarde Jr. composer, conductor, movie

actor and a musical director was born in Manila on October
23, 1913 as the second of two children of Dr. Miguel
Velarde Sr. and Dolores Guison. His Family moved to
Zamboanga when he was only one year old and there, he
spent the next 18 years of his life. The simple environment
of Basilan and Zamboanga influenced his creative
imagination. He learned the basics of harmony and
composition from Antonio Molina and Ariston Avelino.

He had a jazz band known as “Mike Velarde’s (Sunico, et.al.,2015) Jazztocrats”. Velarde
composed musical scores for
Sampaguita Films’ movie production and managed its advertising department. In
subsequent years, Velarde created his own style as he composed highly melodious
and romantic songs such as Ikaw, Lahat ng Araw, Habang Buhay, Minamahal Kita,
and Dahil sa Iyo.

SANTIAGO SUAREZ (1901-

1964)

Santiago Suarez was born in Sampaloc, Manila

in1901. He attended the Conservatory of Music,
University of the Philippines (UP) and the Ateneo de
Manila in Intramuros. He took private music lessons
from Cayetano Jacobe, Pedro Floriaga, and Nicanor
Abelardo.

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 Suarez’s compositions are a mixture of the soulful Kundiman style and the lively
strains of the countryside.
(Sunico, et.al.,2015)
Some of his works are quite popular and are heard even among today’s classical pop
singers, as well as choral groups. These includes the following Ligaya ko, Pandanggo
ni Neneng, Dungawin mo Hirang, Bakya Mo Neneng, Harana and many more. Suarez
passed away in 1964.

RESTITUTO “RESTIE” A. UMALI

(1916-1998)
Restituto Aquino Umali was born in Paco,
Manila on June 16, 1916. His early exposure to music
was through his father who taught him violin, as well as
through the family rondalla. He was also taught solfeggio
and score reading at the Mapa High School where he
became a member of the school glee club orchestras.
He also taught choral arranging and orchestration at the
UST conservatory of Music. He
composed approximately 120 movie theme songs and
more than 250 scores for movies. His musical scores
for the movies Sa Bawat Pintig ng Puso(1964),
Pinagbuklod ng Langit
(1969) Mga Anghel na Walang Langit (1970) and Ang (Sunico, et.al.,2015) Alamat
(1972) won him the “Best musical Score” honors at all Filipino Academy of
Movie Arts and Sciences FAMAS Awards.

Among Umali’s most popular songs are Saan ka man Naroroon, Alaala ng
Lumipas, Ang Pangarap ko’y Ikaw, and Paano kita Lilimutin. He passed away in 1998.

ANGEL M. PEÑA
(1921-2014)
Angel Matias Peña was a classical and jazz composer, arranger, and bass
player. He was widely considered by modern Filipino jazz musicians as “one of the
founders of traditional jazz in the Philippines”.
He was born on April 22, 1921 to a family of musicians. He
wrote his first original jazz composition just before World War
II began and also wrote Kundiman for the young women he
would be courting.

The jazz society of the Philippines- Image: jazzphilusa.org

USA further gave him a (Sunico, et.al.,2015)
lifetime achievement Award at the third annual Fil-Am Jazz
festival in Hollywood. He passed away on December 22,
2014.

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ERNANI J. CUENCO
(1936-1988)
National Artist for Music

Ernani Joson Cuenco, a composer, Film Scorer,

musical director, and a music teacher, was conferred the
National Artist for Music in the year 1999. His works
embody a Filipino sense of musicality as expressed in the
classical sound of the Kundiman.
Cuenco was born on May 10, 1936 in Malolos,
Bulacan. As a boy he was encouraged to learn the violin.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music, major in piano
at the UST Conservatory of music in the year 1956. His (Sunico, et.al.,2015) career
as a musical director began in the year 1960 when he was discovered by then
actor Joseph Estrada.
His compositions include Gaano Ko Ikaw Ka Mahal, Bato sa Buhangin which
he composed for films in honor of his wife.

GEORGE M. CANSECO
(1934-2004)
George Masangkay Canseco was born on April 23,
1934 in Naic, Cavite. He graduated with a liberal Arts degree
at the University of the East. He worked as a “Free-lance
scriptwriter for hire” in Manila.
Canseco is hailed as a “nationally acclaimed
composer of numerous popular classics” and was
commissioned by the former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos to
compose a national tribute hymn entitled Ako ay Pilipino. He
also composed the English version of Fredie Aguilar’s Anak
(Sunico, et.al.,2015) entitled Child.
His legacy as a composer includes approximately 120
song titles including Ikaw, Kailangan kita, Dito ba, Hiram, Tubig at Langis, Hanggang
sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, Kastilyong Buhangin, Ngayon at Kailanman,. He passed
away on November 19, 2004 in Manila.

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 LEOPOLDO R. SILOS SR.
(1925- 2015)

Leopoldo Rigo Silos Sr. was born on March 6, 1925.

He was a composer, singer, and arranger. He composed
and recorded a number of romantic songs, the two most
famous of which were Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak and Hindi
Kita Malimot. He was also the award – winning musical
director of the long running television musical program,
Aawitan Kita, which starred in Armida Siguion-Reyna.
The music of Silos touches the sentiment quite deeply,
with his lyrical and appealing melodies
being
(Sunico, et.al.,2015) complemented by exotic harmonies. Silos died on March
10, 2015.

What’s More
Complete the information chart below. Follow these instructions and write your
answers in your Music notebook.
1. Write your Favorite Filipino Composer and explain why you choose that
composer as your favorite.
2. Draw an emoji that represents your emotion during your study of Contemporary
Philippine music.
3. Give your opinion on what Filipino music really is.

My favorite
composer is During my study I Filipino music is
_______________ felt ______________
because ______________
_______________ ______________
_______________ _________

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 What I Have Learned
This time you will complete the following sentence prompts to express
your
understanding of the lesson discussed. Write your sentences in your Music notebook.

I have learned that _____________________ ________________

I have realized that ______________________ ______________
I will apply ____________________________________________________

What I Can Do

Below are selections of Songs Composed by Filipino composers. Sing one of these
songs and rate your performance based on the following rubrics. Write your rating in
your Music notebook. Copy the rubric table and compute your scores.

Pilipinas Kong Mahal Sa Ugoy ng Duyan Anak

Bayan Ko Ang Pasko ay Sumapit Kastilyong Buhangin

5 4 3 2 1
Rubrics Very Good Fair Poor Needs
Good Practice
I sing with feelings and
emotions
I sing with correct pitch and
rhythm
I sing the song with correct
melody
I interpret the song
appropriately based on its
genre
(Perfect Score is 20 pts)

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 Assessment

Direction:
Match the concepts in Column A with those in Column B. Write only the letter of the
correct answer in your Music notebook.
A B

1. Levi Celerio A. Levi Celerio

2. Constancio C. De Guzman B. March 6, 1925

C. “Free-lance scriptwriter for
3. Miguel “Mike” G. Velarde Jr. hire”
D. Discovered by actor Joseph
4. Santiago Suarez Estrada
E. One of the founders of
5. Restituto “Restie” A. Umali traditional jazz in the Philippines

6. Angel M. Peña F. 120 movie theme songs

7. Ernani J. Cuenco G. Soulful Kundiman style

8. George M. Canseco H. “Mike Velarde’s Jazztocrats”

9. Leopoldo R. Silos Sr. I. Bayan Ko

J. National Artist for Music and
10. Guinness Book of World Records Literature

II-Discuss the lives and musical contributions of the following 20 th century

Filipino song composers
1.Levi Celerio
2. Constancio de Guzman
3. Mike Velarde Jr.
4. Santiago Suarez
5. Restie Umali

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