Contemporary Arts

National Filipino Artists of

MUSIC and DANCE
What is MUSIC?
*Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create
some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise
expressive content.

 *The science or art of ordering tones or

sounds in succession, in combination, and in
temporal relationships to produce a
composition having unity and continuity
Filipino Artists of MUSIC
Antonino R. Buenaventura
(1935) National artist for DANCE, together with FRANCISCA REYES
AQUINO research on and popularized PHILIPPINE FOLK SONGS
and DANCES.

His works included several marches and symphonic and orchestral

music composition.
Works: NOTABLE MARCHES (HISTORY FANTASY,
TRIUMPHAL MARCH, ECHOES OF THE PAST, SECOND
SYMPHONY IN E- FLAT, ODE OF FREEDOM AND ECHOES)
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC COMPOSITION ( PRELUDE AND
FUGUE IN G MINOR, PHILIPPINE TRIUMPHANT, SYMPHONY
IN C MAJOR, MINDANAO SKETCHES, AND CONCERT
OVERTURE.
JOSE MACEDA

Popularized FILIPINO TRADITIONAL MUSIC. Conducted

researches in understanding and appreciation of the ethnic and
traditional music of the Philippines locally and internationally.

Works: UGMA- UGMA, PAGSAMBA, UDLOT UDLOT,

KUBING, AGUNGAN, UGNAYAN, ARODING ADING,
SIASID AND SULING SULING.
LUCRESIA R. KASILAG
Reinforces the Filipino’s appreciation to music by fusing Western
influences to Philippine ethnic music.
Integrates ETHNIC INSTRUMENTS in her orchestral productions.
WORKS: TOCATA FOR PERCUSSIONS AND WINDS,
DIVERTISEMENT AND CONCERTANTE, FILIASIANA, DE
PROFUNDIS AND MISANG PILIPINO
LEGEND OF SARIMANOK, PHILIPPINE SCENES, HER
SON, AND PAMANA, JOSE, SISA, AWIT NG MGA AWIT,
PSALMS, FANTASIE ON 4 NOTE THEME AND EAST MEETS
JAZZ ETHINKA.

( Music director of BAYANIHAN DANCE COMPANY.)

ERNANI J. CUENCO
Remarkable singer, compose, film scorer, and musician.
He incorporates KUNDIMAN elements in ballad love
songs and been used as theme songs and musical scores
for numerous Filipino movies.
WORKS: BATO SA BUHANGIN, BULONG NG
PUSO, KALESA, GANO KITA KAMAHAL,
DILIGIN MO NG HAMOG ANG UHAW NG
LUPA AND NAHAN, KAHIT NA MATIIS
LUCIO SAN PEDRO
Master composer known for creatively using folk idioms in his
musical compositions.
*Extracted the Filipino essence and style from the folk materials
and used them in his compositions. Produced numerous works
like songs, orchestral compositions, chamber music and cantatas.
WORKS: UGOY NG DUYAN, LULAY, choral compositions:
EASTERN CANTATA, SA MAHAL KONG BAYAN,orchestral
works: THE DEVIL BRIDGE, MALAKAS AT MAGANDA
OVERTURE, HOPE AND AMBITION, band musical
composition: DANCE OF FARIES AND LAHING
KAYUMANGGI.
CONDUCTED 3 bands namely: PENG KONG GRAND MASON
ANTONIO J. MOLINA
Innovated Philippine music in his time by using folk
instruments like KULINTANGAN AND GABBANG and
used folk music to his works.
He composed 300 works and two thirds (2/3) of which used
traditional music.
WORKS: orchestral music: BATINGAW CHORAL
SYMPHONY, KUNDIMAN- KUNDANGAN, THE LIVING
WORLD, chamber music: HATING GABI, STRING
QUARTET, KUNG SA IYONG GUNITA; keyboard music:
MALIKMATA, WE WERE MOONLIGHT, DANCING FOOL,
vocal music: AMIHAN, AWIT NI MARA CLARA AND
FRANCISCO FELICIANO
*He is a musician, composer, teacher, and
conductor known for incorporating “ASIANESS” in
his music.
*Transform our indigenous music to a level equal to
the music of western countries.
*Used ethnic songs, has musical language carrying
contemporary style that uses modal scales.
WORKS: SIHAY SA KABILA NG PAALAM, LA
LOBA NEGRA, POKPOK ALIMAKO, PAMAGUN,
LEVI
CELERIO
He is a lyricist and wrote a wide range of songs of
different themes and a violinist.
Composed 4000 musical works.
WORKS: UGOY NG DUYAN, DAHIL SA ISANG
BULAKLAK, SAAN KA MN NAROROON, ANG
PIPIT, KUNG TAYO’Y MAGTANIM, KALESA,
ANG PASKO AY SUMAPIT.
GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS holder
in using a leaf for making music.
RAMON
SANTOS
“Music highlights Asia’s and Philippines” rich artistic
tradition and features elements from western and non
western.
He combines Philippine indigenous instruments and vocal
to orchestral instruments from foreign nations like
JAVANESE GAMELAN.
He composed works that interweaved Asian culture,
drama, poetry, and dance like SANDIWAAN,
DRAGANG MAGAYON, TA-O, AWIT NI PULAU.
KULINTANG- his popular unique composition.
 JOVITA
FUENTES
Remarkble Filipina artist known for her PORTRAYALS of
Cio-cio san in Madame Butterfly by Giacceomo Puccini.
Spain awarded her as the “EMBAHADORA DE
FILIPINAS A SU MADRE PATRIA” for portraying
musical roles and performance in EUROPE.
Known for her exceptional voice and the founder of
“ARTISTS’ GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES” and produced
“TOUR OF OPERALAN”.
 FELIPE PADILLA DE
LEON
He is the “PEOPLE MUSICIAN” for the sentiments
and aspirations of the Filipino people in time of war
and peace are evident in his musical works.
He Filipinized version of western music.
WORKS: orchestral music: MARIANG MAKILING
OVERTURE AND ROCA ENCANTADIA; symphonic
works: MAYNILA OVERTURE, ORCHESTERSTUK;
choral music songs: PAYAPANG DAIGDIG, AKO AY
PILIPINO, BULAKLAK AND MUTYA ANG LAHI.
 ANDREA VENERACION

Played a significant part in the development of the Philippine

choral music. She was the founder of the WORLD-
RENOWNED CHORAL GROUP, the PHILIPPINE
MADRIGAL SINGERS. She won numerous awards in and
outside country.
She is a choral conductor
WORKS: PARAISO, PAG AALAY NG BAYAN, AWIT SA
INA NG SANTO ROSARYO
FILIPINO ARTISTS OF DANCE
 FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO
(1920) She is the “FOLK DANCE PIONEER” of the
country.
Her research entitled “ PHILIPPINE DANCES AND
GAMES” contains the country’s unrecorded
celebrations, folk dances, rituals, and games.
(1940)She serve the Bureau of Education and distributed
her work for teaching of folk dances in school as a mean
to promote our cultural heritage to Filipino students.
RAMON OBUSAN
Promoted the PHILIPPINE ETHNIC DANCES and
performed them with respect and authenticity.
Research on the different philippine ethnic groups to perfectly
perform their dances and attempts to demonstrate the ethnic
dances original routine and music.
His RAMON OBUSAN FOLKLORIC GROUP inspired
many Filipinos to embrace the Filipino culture.
WORKS: KAYAW ‘68, KAYAW’74, VAMOS A BELEN!,
SERIES, NOON PO SA AMIN, KASAYSAYAN NG LAHI,
MAYNILA AND THE RARE AND UNPUBLISHED DANCES
 ALICE REYES
Major and most significant contribution in the Philippine dance
is the development of unique FILIPINO MODERN DANCE
IDIOM
INTERWEAVED Philippine ethnic dance, modern dance and
ballet producing one of a kind contemporary dance routine.
She popularized it trough concerts, tours outreach programs
and lecture- demonstrations in schools.
WORKS: AMADA, TALES OF MANUYU, BAYANIHAN
REMEMBERED, RAMA HARI, AND AT A MARANAW
GATHERING
 LEONOR OROSA GOQUINGCO
Known as the “TRAILBLAZER”, MOTHER OF
PHILIPPINE THEATER DANCE, AND DEAN OF
FILIPINO PEROFORMING ARTS CRITICS and
significantly contributed to the progress of the Philippine
dance by developing distinct productions using balletic
folkloric and Asian styles for over 50 years.
WORKS: FILIPINESCAS: PHILPPINE LIFE,
LEGEND AND LORE a dance epic showing the
Filipino culture from pagan time to present.
LUCRESIA REYES-
URTULA
Studied the country's’ folk and ethnic dances for
4 decades and developed ethnic choreographies
applying her findings.
She was a dance director of BAYANIHAN
PHILIPPINE DANCE COMPANY for 3 decades.
WORKS: SINGKIL, VINTA, TAGABILI
PAGDIWATA AND SALISID