MUSIC 10 QUARTER 3

Prepared by: Jerie May S. Fiesta, LPT

 Nicanor Abelardo
At the age of 8, he was
able to compose his first
work, a waltz entitled
“Ang Unang Buko”, which
was dedicated to his
grandmother..
 Nicanor Abelardo
At the age of 8, he was
able to compose his first
At the age of 13, he was
work, a waltz entitled
already playing at saloons
“Ang Unang Buko”, which
and cabarets in Manila..
was dedicated to his
grandmother..
 Nicanor Abelardo

In 1924, he became the

head of the Conservatory’s
composition department..
 Nicanor Abelardo

He was credited for

bringing the kundiman to
the level of art that
bloomed during the 20th
century..
 Nicanor Abelardo

Famous Works:
1. “Nasaan Ka Irog?”
2. “Kundiman ng Luha”
3. “Mutya ng Pasig”
4. “Bituing Marikit”
Felipe Padilla de Leon

He was a composer,
conductor, and a teacher.
He was born in
Peñafranda, Nueva Ecija.
Felipe Padilla de Leon

During his high school

years, he played brass
instruments and also
composed music pieces for
his hometown band.
Felipe Padilla de Leon

He studied at the U.P.

Conservatory of Music
under Antonio Molina and
Antonino Buenaventura.
Felipe Padilla de Leon

He also studied
composition at the
Juilliard School of Music in
New York under Vittorio
Giannini.
Felipe Padilla de Leon

As a nationalist and
traditional composer, his
expertise on musical
giftedness gained many
awards.
Felipe Padilla de Leon
• National Artist for Music, 1997
• Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan
Award, City of Manila, 1971
• Republic Cultural Heritage
Award, 1971
• Presidential Medal of Merit,
1961
• Musician of the Year, UP
Conservatory of Music, 1958
 LUCIO SAN PEDRO

He was a composer,
conductor, and teacher.
He was born in Angono,
Rizal.
 LUCIO SAN PEDRO
Coming from a family of
musicians, his father
formed a family band,
which has served as his
laboratory for composing
and conducting.
 LUCIO SAN PEDRO
He earned his teacher’s
diploma in composition
and conducting at the UP
College of Music in 1937.
He then enrolled at the
Juilliard School of Music in
1947.
 LUCIO SAN PEDRO
• National Artist for Music,
1991
• ASEAN Award for Music and
Papal Award, 1990
• Republic Cultural Heritage
Award,”Lahing
Kayumanggi.” 1962
 LUCIO SAN PEDRO

• “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan”

• “Simbang gabi”
• “Sa Lupang Sarili”
 ANTONIO MOLINA
He was a composer,
conductor, teacher, and
violinist. He was born in
Quiapo, Manila and he
came from a family of
musicians,
 ANTONIO MOLINA

He received his bachelor’s

degree at the Colegio de
San Juan de Letran in
1909,
 ANTONIO MOLINA

He is known as the
“Claude Debussy of the
Philippines”.
 ANTONIO MOLINA
He also used traditional
musical instruments in his
symphonic works. During
his time, he was very
active in the development
of rondalla music in the
Philippines.
 ANTONIO MOLINA
He was the last of the
triumvirate who led the
first nationalistic
movement in Philippine
music, with Nicanor
Abelardo and Francisco
Santiago.
 ANTONIO MOLINA
• First National Artist for
Music, 1973
• Choral conductor of the
year Award, Music Lover’s
Society, 1949
• Republic Cultural Heritage
Award, 1965, 1972
 ANTONIO MOLINA

• “Hatinggabi”, 1915
• “Magsimula ka”
• “Matinal”
 RYAN CAYABYAB

He is a teacher, composer,
arranger, conductor,
pianist, singer, producer,
and musical director
 RYAN CAYABYAB

He graduated bachelor of
music major in
composition at the UP
College of Music in 1983.
 RYAN CAYABYAB
As a traditional composer,
his musical expertise is
seen through his varied
compositions of different
genres. He established a
music school, founded and
managed groups.
 RYAN CAYABYAB
He is known as the
“Maestro” or the “Mr. C’
of the Philippines. His
musical skills are
recognized both locally
and internationally.
 RYAN CAYABYAB
• Catholic Mass Media
Award
• Gawad CCP Para sa
Telebisyon
• 1990 Awit Awards for
best composer, record
producer and best
arranger
 RYAN CAYABYAB

• The Outstanding Young

Men
• Metro Manila Popular
Music Festival Grand
Prize Award
 RYAN CAYABYAB
• “Kumukuti-Kutitap”
• “Liman-Dipang Tao”
• “Paraiso”
• “Tuloy na tuloy pa rin
ang pasko”
• “Tuwing Umuulan at
Kapiling ka”
LESSON 2

New Music
Composers
 JOSE MACEDA
He was born on January
17, 1917 in Manila and
died on May 5, 2004. He
first took his music studies
at the Academy of Music in
Manila.
 JOSE MACEDA
He went to study in Paris
with Alfred Cortot, a
French pianist and
conductor. Eventually, he
took advanced studies in
the USA with E. Robert
Schmitz.
 JOSE MACEDA

He earned his Doctorate

Degree in
Ethnomusicology from
UCLA.
 JOSE MACEDA
His life was committed to the
preservation of Filipino
Traditional music. Maceda’s
musical style still holds
western musical ideas but
creatively combined
environmental sounds with
ethnic instruments.
 JOSE MACEDA

• Ugma-Ugma (1963)
• Agungan (1975)
• Pagsamba (1968)
• Cassettes 100 (1971)
• Ugnayan (1974)
• Udlot-Udlot (175)
 CHINO TOLEDO

a notable composer-
conductor. At present, he
is the Executive Director
of Miriam College Center
for Applied Music.
 CHINO TOLEDO
He is also a full-time
professor at the UP College of
Music. He teaches major
courses for composition and
Music Theory. Toledo is also
the founding director of the
Metro-Manila Concert
Orchestra (MMCO)..
 CHINO TOLEDO

He pursued his music

studies in various music
schools both in the
country and abroad
 CHINO TOLEDO
Toledo’s approach to his
music composition is
described as “pure and
powerful”. He fuses
contemporary western
music ideas and Southeast
Asian flavors.
 CHINO TOLEDO

• Alitaptap
• Dasal
• Kwaderno para sa
kwerdas
 LUCRESIA KASILAG
A National Artist for Music
(1989), pianist and
composer. She was born
on August 31, 1918 in San
Fernando La Union and
died on August 16, 2008.
 LUCRESIA KASILAG
She went to Philippine
Women’s University for
her high school and
college education where
she finished Bachelor of
Arts major in English.
 LUCRESIA KASILAG
She took up music
composition and she
graduated with a Bachelor
of Music in 1949 and
attended the Eastman
School of Music in
Rochester, New York.
 LUCRESIA KASILAG

• Misang Pilipino (1966)

• The Legend of
Sarimanok (1963)
• Toccata, for Percussion
and Winds (1958)
 LUCRESIA KASILAG
• National Artist for
Music, 1989
• Patnubay ng Sining at
Kalinangan Award 1954,
1973
• Woman Composer,
Presidential Award of
Merit, 1956
 FRANCISCO FELICIANO

He was a composer,
conductor, and teacher.
 FRANCISCO FELICIANO

He took formal training in

music and earned a
teacher’s diploma at the
UP Conservatory of Music
in Composition and
conducting in 1967.
 FRANCISCO FELICIANO

He became the resident

conductor of the
Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra in 1981-1986
and member of the League
of Filipino Composers.
FRANCISCO FELICIANO

He was one of the

country’s leading
composers of liturgical
music.
 FRANCISCO FELICIANO

• National Artist for

Music, 2014
• Patnubay ng Sining at
Kalinangan Award 1983
 FRANCISCO FELICIANO

• “Bagbagto”
• Fragments
• “Pagdakila sa Kordiyera
• “Pokpok Alimpako
LESSON 3

Song
Composers
 CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN
He born on November 11,
1903 in Guiguinto,
Bulacan and died on
August 16, 1982. While
growing up in Manila, he
studied piano and
composition under
Nicanor Abelardo.
 CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN

He started pursuing law

but he shifted and
finished BS Commerce at
the Jose Rizal College in
1928.
 CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN
Because of his deep
passion to music, he
continued his craft in
composing music for films.
He was acknowledged as
the “Dean of Filipino Movie
Composers and Musical
Directors.”
 CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN
Because of his deep
passion to music, he
continued his craft in
composing music for films.
He was acknowledged as
the “Dean of Filipino Movie
Composers and Musical
Directors.”
 CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN

• Ang Bayan Ko
• Kung Kita’y Kapiling
• Babalik Ka Rin
• Ang Tangi Kong Pag-Ibig
• Birheng Walang Dambana
• Maalaala Mo Kaya
• Sa Piling Mo
 CONSTANCIO DE GUZMAN

• Awit Award for best

Filipino Lyricist 1969
• Best Musical Score
1960
 MIKE VELARDE
A composer, conductor,
movie actor, and a musical
director. He was born on
October 23, 1913 in Manila
and died in 1986.
 MIKE VELARDE

He was inspired to pursue

music by his mother who
became his first piano and
violin teacher.
 MIKE VELARDE
While studying at the
Zamboanga Normal School,
he became an active
member of the school
orchestra.
 MIKE VELARDE
With the help of Antonio
Molina and Ariston Avelino,
he learned basic harmony
and composition. He
continued to deepen it
through self-study.
 MIKE VELARDE
Mike Velarde also opened
his jazz school and had his
own jazz band named Mike
Velarde’s Jazztocrats.
Velarde also became a song
editor for the Philippines
Free Pres.
 MIKE VELARDE
Velarde found himself
writing and composing
Tagalog songs until an
opportunity opened to him
in the world of movie.
 MIKE VELARDE
• Luksong Tagumpay
• Alaala Kita
• Lahat ng Araw
• Habang Buhay
• Minamahal Kita
• Ikaw ay Akin
• Dahil Sa Iyo
• As Long As Forever
• Buhat
 MIKE VELARDE
• Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining, 1986
• Best Conductor Award
1970
• Best Picture Award
FAMAS 1960
 ERNANI CUENCO

composer, film scorer,

musical director and music
teacher. He was born on
May 10, 1936 in Bulacan
and died on July 11, 1988
 ERNANI CUENCO

Cuenco bestowed as a
National Artist for Music in
1999. His works highly
embark Filipino musical
flavors.
 ERNANI CUENCO
He was an active member
of the Manila Symphony
Orchestra where he played
the cello. He also played
for the Filipino Youth
Symphony Orchestra and
Manila Chamber Soloists.
 ERNANI CUENCO
In 1960, he began his
career as a musical
director. Cuenco was also
sent to the International
Music Conference in Tokyo,
Japan to represent the
country.
 ERNANI CUENCO
• Hanggang sa Dulo ng
daigdig
• Diligin mo ng Hamog ang
uhaw na lupa
• Bato sa buhangin
• Gaano ko ikaw kamahal
 LEVI CELERIO
a Filipino prolific song
writer and composer born
on April 30, 1912 in Tondo
Manila and died on April 2,
2002. He wrote more than
4,000 Filipino songs
 LEVI CELERIO
These compositions include
love songs, Christmas
songs, and nationalistic
songs. Some of his works
were made into movies in
the Philippines.
 LEVI CELERIO

Celerio was also included

in the Guinness Book of
Records for his skill in
playing music using a leaf.
 LEVI CELERIO
He was bestowed the
National Artist for Music
and Literature in 1997 by
the former president Fidel
Ramos and was recognized
as composer and lyricist
who inspired every
Filipino.
 LEVI CELERIO
• Gaano ko ikaw kamahal
• Ikaw
• Kahit konting pagtingin
• Waray waray
• Saan ka man naroroon
• Lagi kitang naalala
 GEORGE CANSECO

A composer, journalist, and

government official and
was born in Manila.
GEORGE CANSECO
He was in connection to
music and became the
president of the Filipino
Society of Composer,
Authors and Publishers
(FILSCAP)
 GEORGE CANSECO
• Ako ang Nagwagi
• Dito ba?
• Gaano Kadalas ang
Minsan
• Hiram
• Kailangan kita
 GEORGE CANSECO
• Kastilyong Buhangin
• Kung Ako’y Iiwan Mo
• Ngayon at Kailanman
Man
• Sinasamba Kita
• Ako ay Pilipino