National Artist for

Music and Dance

WEEK 14
 NATIONAL
ARTISTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES
To be a National Artists is considered to
be the highest national recognition given
to Filipino individuals who have made
significant contributions to the
development of Philippine arts which is
awarded by the National Commission for
Culture and the Arts together with
Cultural Center of the Philippines.
National Artists for Music
in the Philippines
 ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA (MAY 4,
1904 – JANUARY 25, 1996)
He was known for his
marches including the
“Triumphal March,” “History
Fantasy,” “Echoes from the
Philippines,” and “Ode to
Freedom.” He was a
conductor of the Philippine
Army Band. He wrote
compositions for solo
instruments, symphonic and
orchestral works, which. are
based on Philippine
folksongs.
 ERNANI CUENCO (MAY 10, 1936 – JUNE
11, 1988)
 He was known for the
following songs: “Bato sa
Buhangin,” “Gaano Kita
Kamahal,” “Inang Bayan,”
“Isang Dalangin,” “Kalesa,”
and “Pilipinas.” These works
brought contemporary
Filipino music to a higher
level. The song, “Gaano Kita
Kamahal”, he added
elements of Kundiman. He
played with the Filipino Youth
Symphony Orchestra and the
Manila Symphony Orchestra
from 1960 to 1968.
 FRANCISCO FELICIANO (FEBRUARY 19,
1941 – SEPTEMBER 19, 2014)
His major works include
“Ashen Wings,” “Sikhay
sa Kabila ng Paalam,”
and “Pamugun.” He was
known for the use of
modal scales in his
operas and orchestral
works. He used
indigenous music in his
compositions.
 JOVITA FUENTES (FEBRUARY 15, 1895 –
AUGUST 7, 1978)
She was best known for
her portrayal of Cio-cio
San in Giacamo
Puccini’s Madame
Butterfly in Italy in April
1925. When she
returned to the
Philippines, she
established the Artists’
Guild of the Philippines
in an effort to instill
love for opera in her
countrymen
 JOSE MACEDA (JANUARY 31, 1917 –
MAY 5, 2004)

He conducted
researches and
fieldwork to explore.
Filipino traditional
music further and to
understand the.
nature of Philippine
ethnic and traditional
music. His efforts
gave birth to a huge
number of recorded
Philippine. ethnic and
traditional music.
 LUCIO SAN PEDRO (FEBRUARY 11, 1913
– MARCH 31, 2002)
Best known for his
compositions “Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan,” “Sa Mahal Kong
Bayan,” “Dance of the
Fairies,” “Triumphal
March,” and “Lahing
Kayumanggi,”. Working
with these bands and
other town bands helped
in the development of a
civic culture among
Filipino communities
 LEVI CELERIO (APRIL 30, 1910 – APRIL
2, 2002)
Celerio is most known for
his recognition as the only
man who could play music
with a leaf in the Guinness
Book of World Records. He
also earned Lifetime
Achievement Award of the
Film Academy of the
Philippines for writing
songs for local movies. He
was also known as the
dean of Filipino lyricists.
FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON (MAY 1, 1912
– DECEMBER 5, 1992)
He was known for
Filipinizing western
music forms.
His.works, which
include “Mariang
Maikling Overture,”.
“Maynila Overture,”
“Payapang Daigdig,”
and “Ako’y. Pilipino,”
expressed sentiments
and aspirations of the.
Filipino in times of
strife and peace .
LUCRECIA R. KASILAG (AUGUST 31, 1918
– AUGUST 16, 2008)
She was known for
fusing Filipino
ethnic music with
Western musical
influences. She was
also known for
incorporating
Filipino indigenous
musical instruments
in orchestral works
RAMON P. SANTOS (FEBRUARY 25, 1941)

Santos is a Filipino
composer, musicologist
and ethnomusicologist
who was made a
Chevalier de I’Orde des
Arts et Lettres in 1987.
He helped in advocating
modern Philippine
music that is still based
on early Asian.
practices and way of
life.
 ANDREA VENERACION (JULY 11, 1928 –
JULY 9, 2013)
She was the founder of the
world-renowned University of
the Philippines Madrigal
Singers, or simply the
Philippine Madrigal Singers,
which is the first choir in the
world 21 to win the European
Grand Prix for Choral Singing
twice. Veneracion is also
recognized as an important
authority in the development
of Philippine choral music
 MUSIC
It is an arrangement of
sounds to create a
continuous and unified
compositions.
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

Melody. This is succession of consecutive

notes or tones changing in pitch and duration.

Rhythm. It has three qualities: tempo which

describes how fast or slow is the music; meter
which refers to the unit of time that is made
up of beats or pulses; and rhythmic pattern.
Texture. This is the relationship
of melodic and harmonic lines in
music.

 Dynamics. This is the degree of

softness and loudness of music.
Timbre. Also known as tone color
which is the quality of sound
generated by the instrument or
voice.

 Form. This refers to how the

elements of music are organized.
FORMS AND TYPES OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC

Ethnic traditional music

 Ballad. A song that explains an event

occurring in a community.
 Chant. A song with an unaccompanied
melody and variable rhythm.
 Song debate. A song involving male and
female singers who try to outsmart each other
about a certain topic.
 EUROPEAN-INFLUENCED RELIGIOUS AND
SECULAR MUSIC
Art song. A composition characterized by
merging the voice part, lyrics, and the
accompaniment together to achieve an artistic
musical whole.

Habanera/Danza. This is a social dance in duple

time.

 Liturgical music. This is a vocal and

instrumental compositions that go together with
the official rites of Christian churches.
Kumintang. This is a dance of love
accompanied by a guitar and a string
bass and documented as a war song.

Pasyon chant. Refers to the various

styles used throughout the country for
the singing of the pasyon.
National Artist for Dance in
the Philippines
 FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO (MARCH 9,
1899 – NOVEMBER 21, 1983)
She was known for
her research on
Philippine folk
dances, which later
resulted to a thesis
entitled “Philippine
Folk Dances and
Games.” It was
distributed to public
and private schools
 LEONOR OROSA GOQUINGCO (JULY 24,
1917 – JULY 15, 2005)
She was known as the
“Mother of Philippine
Theater Dance,”
Goquingco blended
folkloric and Asian styles
in ballet choreography.
She was a founding
member of the Philippine
Ballet Theater and the
Honorary Chair of the
Association of Ballet
Academies of the
Philippines.
 RAMON OBUSAN (JUNE 16, 1938 –
DECEMBER 21, 2006)
A dancer,
choreographer, artistic
director, researcher,
and documentary
filmmaker. He was able
to promote Filipino
culture in other
countries using the art
of dance through the
Ramon Obusan
Folkloric Group .
 LUCRECIA REYES – URTULA (JUNE 29,
1929 – AUGUST 24, 1999)
Reyes-Urtula was the
dance director of the
Bayanihan Philippine
Dance Company, for
which she
choreographed
different Philippine
folk, ethnic dances,
pageants and
festivals.
 ALICE REYES (OCTOBER 14, 1942)

Reyes is known in
blending styles and
movements from
Philippine indigenous
dance, classical ballet,
and modern dance in
expressing Filipino
subject matters. This is
said to be the
“contemporary dance
language that is uniquely
Filipino .
 DANCE
It is an art of involving a
series a rhythmic human
movements that are purposely
selected and involves a
mindful effort to combine
movements together .
 ELEMENTS OF DANCE

Body element. This is how the body of the

dancer moves, what part of the body
moves, what actions are performed, and
how the body support itself.
Space. This focuses on the area where
the dance is performed.
 Time. This is the accent, beat, duration,
meter, rhythm, and acceleration.
Energy. This is referred to as dynamics.
This element describes how energy is
directed through the body, and how the
body releases it.

Relationship. This is how the person

relates to the stage and to production
elements.
 FORMS AND TYPES OF DANCES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Folk dance. This is a dance that are developed
and performed together by ordinary people.
This includes ceremonial, combative, courtship,
exorcism, funeral, game, torture, comic, and
religious dances.

 Ballet. This is a theatrical dance presentation

in which a plot is integrated with dancing,
music, and stage design.
Modern dance. A dance form that
emerged during the 20th century and
still considered theatrical but it veers
away from the technique and style of
ballet.
 OTHER FORMS OF DANCE
Aerobic dance. Dancing to the tune of
popular music with the purpose of
increasing consumption of oxygen over a
period of time.

 Bodabil dancing. This is used to be

popular during the American period.
Jazz dance. This uses African dance
techniques like isolation of individual
human body parts, rhythm, and
polycentrism. o

Polynesian and Tahitian dance. These

dances began from the people living in
the Polynesian chain.
Tap dance. A dance which
entails tapping with toes and
heels to generate rhythmic
patterns.
Acknowledging Sir Nico Dela Cruz
for the Power Point Presentation.
 ACTIVITY 14 (20 PTS)

1. If you will become an artist, what

field are you going to choose?
2. What made you choose such art
form?
3. How do dance and music affect you?