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NATIONAL ARTISTS

FOR MUSIC
Antonio J. Molina
“Claude Debussy of the Philippines”
(26 December 1894 – 29 January 1980)
■ Birthplace: Quiapo, Manila.
■ College: Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
■ Occupation: composer, music educator
■ Music Style: Impressionism.
■ Contributions: Innovations as the whole tone
scale, pentatonic scale, exuberance of
dominant ninths and eleventh cords, and
linear counterpoints.
■ Notable works: Hatinggabi & Awit ni Maria
Clara
Jovita Fuentes
“The First Lady of Philippine Music”
(15 February 1895 – 7 August 1978)
■ Birthplace: Roxas City
■ College: Colegio de Santa Isabel in Manila
■ Occupation: Opera Singer and Actress
■ Contributions: Founded various music
associations such as Asociacion Musical de
Filipinas, the Bach Society of the Philippines,
and the Artists’ Guild of the Philippines.
■ Other awards: Presidential Medal of Merit in
Music in 1958
Antonino R. Buenaventura
(4 May 1904 – 25 January 1996)
■ Birthplace: Baliuag, Bulacan
■ College: University of the Philippines
Diliman Conservatory of Music
■ Occupation: Composer, Conductor, Music
Director, Teacher
■ Contributions: Restored the Philippine Army
Band to its former prestige as one of the
finest military bands in the world making it
“the only band that can sound like a
symphony orchestra”.
■ Notable works: Pandanggo sa Ilaw
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
“Tita King”
(31 August 1918 – 16 August 2008)
■ Birthplace: San Fernando, La Union
■ College: Philippine Women's University
■ Occupation: Composer, Educator and Pianist.
■ Contributions: Discovered the Filipino roots
through ethnic music and fusing it with
Western influences.
■ Notable works: Dandansoy, Lulay and Mutya
ng Pasig
Lucio D. San Pedro
(11 February 1913 – 31 March 2002)
■ Birthplace: Angono, Rizal
■ College: University of the Philippines
■ Occupation: Teacher, Conductor, and
Composer.
■ Contributions: His civic commitment and work
with town bands have significantly contributed
to the development of a civic culture among
Filipino communities and opened a creative
outlet for young Filipinos.
■ Notable works: Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Lahing
Kayumanggi, Sa Mahal Kong Bayan.
Felipe P. de Leon
(1 May 1912 – 5 December 1992)
■ Birthplace: Penaranda, Nueva Ecija
■ College: University of the Philippines
■ Occupation: Composer and conductor of
classical music
■ Contributions: Expressed the Philippines’
cultural identity through his compositions.
■ Other Awards: Musician of the Year (Manila,
1958), Republic Cultural Heritage Award and
Rizal Pro-Patria Award
■ Notable works: Operas Noli me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, Noche Buena, Pasko Na
Naman, Tindig, Aking Inang Bayan.
Levi Celerio
(30 April 1910 – 2 April 2002)
■ Birthplace: Tondo, Manila
■ College: University of the Philippines
■ Occupation: Prolific lyricist, composer, and
violinist
■ Contributions: Wrote a huge number of songs
for local movies
■ Other Awards: Guinness Book of World
Records – “only person to make music with a
mouth-blown leaf” and Lifetime Achievement
Award of the Film Academy of the Philippines.
■ Notable works: Ang Pipit, Misa de Gallo, Ang
Pasko ay Sumapit, Itik-itik, and Tinikling.
Jose M. Maceda
“First Filipino Avant Garde composer ”
(31 January 1917 – 5 May 2004)
■ Birthplace: Manila
■ College: Academy of Music of Manila
■ Occupation: composer and ethnomusicologist
■ Contributions: Wrote papers that enlightened
Filipino and foreign scholars about the nature
of Philippine traditional and ethnic music.
Freed Filipino musical expression from a
strictly Eurocentric mold.
■ Notable works: Ugma-ugma, Pagsamba, Udlot-
udlot, Agungan, Kubing, Pagsamba, Ugnayan,
Ading, Aroding, Siasid, and Suling- suling.
Andrea Veneracion
“Ma’am OA”
(11 July 1928 – 9 July 2013)
■ Birthplace: Quezon City, Manila
■ College: University of the Philippines Diliman
■ Occupation: conductor, composer, singer,
choirmaster and choral arranger
■ Contributions: Founding of the Philippine
Madrigal Singers and the spearheading of the
development of Philippine choral music.
■ Music Style: Choral music, classical music, folk
music, pop music
■ Notable works: Bituing Marikit
Ernani J. Cuenco
(10 May 1936 – 11 June 1988)
■ Birthplace: Malolos, Bulacan
■ College: University of Santo Tomas
■ Occupation: film scorer, musical director and
music teacher
■ Contributions: Works that resonate with the
Filipino sense of musicality and which embody
an ingenious voice that raises the aesthetic
dimensions of contemporary Filipino music.
■ Notable works: Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal and
Bato sa Buhangin, Pilipinas, Inang Bayan,
Isang Dalangin, and Kalesa.
Francisco F. Feliciano
(19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014)
■ Birthplace: Morong, Rizal
■ College: University of the Philippines
■ Occupation: composer and conductor
■ Contributions: contributed to bringing the
awareness of people all over the world to view
the Asian culture as a rich source of
inspiration and a celebration of our ethnicity,
particularly the Philippines.
■ Notable works: Ashen Wings, Sikhay sa Kabila
ng Paalam , La Loba Negra, Yerma, Pamugun,
Pokpok Alimako
Ramon P. Santos
(25 February 1941)
■ Birthplace: Pasig, Rizal
■ College: University of the Philippines Diliman
■ Occupation: composer, musicologist and
ethnomusicologist
■ Contributions: forging of a new alternative
musical language founded on a profound
understanding and a thriving and sensitive
awareness of Asian music aesthetics and
culture.
■ Notable works: Ding Ding Nga Diyawa,
Nabasag na Banga
Ryan Cayabyab
(4 May 1954)
■ Birthplace: Santa Cruz, Manila
■ College: University of the Philippines Diliman
■ Occupation: Conductor, composer, arranger,
pianist, singer
■ Contributions: Commissioned full-length
ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a
Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and
orchestral pieces, to commercial recordings of
popular music, film scores and television
specials.
■ Notable works: Musicals: Katy, Alikabok, and
Rama Hari. Opera: Spoliarium.

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