New music composers

Levi celerio
Francisco santiago
Famous filipino composers

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GRADE 10- PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS.pptx

1. PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS MUSIC &ARTS PRESENT BY: GROUP 2

2. According to National Artist Ramon Santos, PhD, “contemporary music in the Philippines refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from 20th century art music in the west, as well as the latest trends and musical styles in the entertainment industry. The modern Filipino repertoire consists of musical pieces that have been written in 20th century idioms that have evolved out of such stylistic movements as impressionism, expressionism, neo-classicism, as well as avant-garde and new music. New music are compositions which are improvisational works such as the early compositions of Dr. Ramon Santos, Radyasyon and Quadrasyon; Josefino “Chino” Toledo’s Samut-Sari, Pintigan and Terminal Lamentations, and Jonathan Baes’ Wala and Banwa. With the European and American influences brought by our country’s colonizers, it was inevitable that the musical style of 20th century Western composers found their way into Philippine compositions. The works many

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Four Filipino Composers You Should Know About

When it comes to classical music, we usually look to Europe for inspiration. Germany, the home of Beethoven, Bach and Brahms. Austria, the home of Mozart. France, the home of Debussy and Ravel – and so on. But classical composers come from all over the world.

June is Filipino Heritage month in Canada. Throughout the month, events are happening all over the country that recognize and highlight the many invaluable contributions Canadians of Filipino Heritage make each and every day.

Born in Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental in the Philippines in July of 1922, Abejo was a nun of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary. She was also a composer, pianist and conductor and the first Filipina composer and conductor. Her aunt, a nun from the same congregation, was her first music teacher.

Abejo studied composition at the Philippine Women’s University, and in 1977 she moved to the United States, where she studied at the Eastman School of Music and The Catholic University of America. She was the first nun to

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Santos, Rosendo E., Jr. (1922-1994)

Class of 1963 (M.M. Theory and Composition)

Profesor of Music ca. 1961-1963

Arranger of SATB version of "Guardian of Truth," 1964

Rosendo E. Santos, Jr. was born September 3, 1922 in Cavite City, Philippines, son of the late Rosendo and Castora Santos and died November 4, 1994 at home in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania. He was educated in Cavite schools and was a graduate of the University of the Philippines, Conservatory of Music where he later served as a faculty member. He received his master’s degree in theory and composition from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and later served on the faculty of the Catholic University, West Virginia University, and Howard University.

At age 11, he started composing band marches, instrumental and vocal scores and Catholic masses. He was later named a UNESCO scholar and received the Composer of the Year Award. In Manila he was Composer of the Year in 1956 and 1957, and won 12 prizes consecutively in composition contests. Most recently, he received the title of “Th