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of his mother Natalia Padilla to Juan de Leon. His father died when he was three years old, and he was raised by his mother and his
elder half-brother, Pedro P. San Diego. Before becoming a musician he took various odd jobs to support his family, such as a shoe
polisher, carabao herder, carriage driver, and vendor of various items. In 1927, he took up Fine Arts at the
University of the Philippines, but he had to abandon his studies to make a living. He played the trombone in cabarets and circuses,
and later worked as an assistant conductor of the Nueva Ecija High School Orchestra, where he started composing music. To
improve his composing skills he again enrolled to the University of the Philippines, and graduated in 1939 with a diploma of music
teacher and conductor. Much later, he continued his studies under Vittorio Giannini at the Juilliard School in New York, U.S.
De Leon married pianist Iluminada Mendoza with whom he had six children, including Bayani, a prominent composer, and Felipe
Jr., a writer.
Felipe Padilla de Le
Felipe Padilla de León
Compositions
Payapang Daigdig
Noche Buena
Pasko na Nanaman
Kundiman
Sapagkat Mahal Kita
Kay Selya
Ako’y Pilipino
Kapritsyo
Payapang Daigdig
(Felipe Padilla De Leon)
Awards and Honors
Republic Cultural Heritage Award
Rizal Pro-Patria Award
Presidential Award of Merit
Patnubay ng Kalinangan Award
Composer of the Year (1949)
Musician of the Year (Manila, 1958)
National Artist of the Philippines
(1997)
Selected Works
Operas Orchestral Works
Noli me Tangere (Touch me Not), opera in 3 acts (1957) Mariang Makiling Overture (1939)
El Filibusterismo (Subversion), opera (1970) Roca Encantada, symphonic legend (1950)
Concertos Maynila Overture (1976)
Konzertstück for Violin and Orchestra (c.1950s) Tatlong Tunog Larawan (Three Sound Portraits),
Flute Concerto (1980) for orchestra (1976)
Marches and other works for Band Orchesterstück (1981)
Bagong Pagsilang (New Birth) Manila Sketches for Orchestra (1949)
Tayo’y Magtanim (Let Us Plant) Bataan, tone poem (1947)
Ang Karomata (The Carriage) Cry of Balintawak, tone poem (1948)
Tindig, Aking Inang Bayan
Mga Katutubong Tanawin
Fantasy for Trombone and Band
Chamber
Mayumi Theme and Variations
Fantasy for four flutes and percussion
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