Quarter 3 Music 10

CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE MUSIC
(Traditional to New Music)
 Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson the learners
are expected to:
1. Narrates the life of contemporary Filipino
composers;
2. Analyze the characteristics of traditional and
contemporary Philippines music, and;
3. Improvise simple accompaniment for a
representative music;
4. Performs a selected contemporary Philippine
music.
 Activity A.
Think & Write
Directions: Identify the compositions of the following Filipino
traditional composers. Choose the answer from the choices below.

Pasko na Naman Ano kaya ang Kapalaran?

Kandingan Magbalik ka Hirang
Awit ni Maria Clara Ang Bukang Liwayway
Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika Maria Makiling
Lahing Kayumanggi Mutya ng Silangan
1. Ryan P. Cayabyab Kay Ganda ng ating Musika
2. Francisco B. Buencamino Sr. Ang Bukang Liwayway
3. Antonio J. Molina Awit ni Maria Clara
4. Francisco S. Santiago Ano kaya ang Kapalaran?
5. Lucio D. San Pedro Lahing Kayumanggi
6. Rodolfo S. Cornejo Kandingan
7. Hilarion F. Rubio Mutya ng silangan
8. Felipe P. De Leon Sr. Pasko na Naman
9. Nicanor S. Abelardo Magbalik ka Hirang
10. Alfredo S. Buenaventura Maria Makiling
Contemporary
Music
Contemporary Philippine Music

• Also known as “New Music” or Modern

Music
• According to National Artist Ramon Santos,
PhD, contemporary music in the Philippines
refers to the compositions that have adopted
ideas and elements of 20th century Western
music, as well as the latest trend and musical
styles in the entertainment industry.
 Characteristics
A good song has the following characteristics:

• It has catchy phrase

• It arouses a sympathetic response

• It has a well-crafted structure

• It uses figurative language or phrase that

produce distinct mental images.
Traditional
Philippine
Music
 Traditional
Filipino Music
• Reflects the way of life, beliefs, customs, and
traditions of the rural folks.
• Traditional music may be classified such as
to glorify the beauty of nature, courtship
music, welcome songs, and man’s strong
connection with his environment.
 Characteristics of Traditional
Philippine Music
● Cantata
a vocal composition with an instrumental
accompaniment and often contains more
than one movement
 Characteristics of Traditional
Philippine Music

• A capella
a vocal composition without
instrumental accompaniment
 Characteristics of Traditional
Philippine Music
• Sonata
a composition for one or more solo
instruments, one of which is usually
a keyboard instrument, and usually
consisting of three or four
independent movements varying in
key, mood, and tempo.
 Classifications of Philippine
traditional musical instruments

Melody
refers to the succession of notes
played one after another under
the accompaniment of musical
instruments.
 Classifications of Philippine
traditional musical instruments

• Aerophones – instruments that are blown

(whether made of wood or bamboo)
• Idiophones and Membranophones –
instruments that are struck
• Chordophones – instruments that are
plucked
 Traditional
Filipino Music
Instruments
Kudlung (Bagobo)
Chordophone; Two-stringed lute made of wood.
Kudlung (Bagobo)

The tail with the two (originally three) pieces of carabao skin

The body, carved with geometric patterns, the glued-on

The head, adorned with horsehair
frets and the strap
Kudyapi (Maranao)
Chordophone; Two-stringed boat-
shaped lute.
Kudyapi (Maranao)

The head, decorated with floral motives, 'okiran'

The tail, decorated with the 'crocodile' motive

The bridge, made of wood and carabao horn
Serongagandi (Maranao)

Decorated
bamboo tube;
closed by a node
at both ends.
Saludoy (T’boli)
Chordophone; idiochord; Tube made of
bamboo with five strings cut from the tube.
Afiw (Bontoc)
Brass instrument horizontally held by the
tongue in front of the opened mouth.
Balingbing (Kalingga)
Idiophone; Bamboo buzzer
Contemporary
Music
Composers
 Born on Dec. 26, 1894 – Quiapo, Manila

He took formal lessons of Solfeggio &

Violin under Celestino De Vera

1923 – Received Diploma in

Violoncello at the UP Conservatory of
Music

1912 – First Composition

Antonio Molina
“Matinal”
 1973 – First National Artist of the
Philippines for Music

First Composer to Perform in

Malacañang Palace

The Centro Escolar

University String Quartet
Antonio Molina was the first chamber music
group he formed
 First composer to integrate the
pentatonic scale and
indigenous instruments

Claude Debussy of the

Philippines

Dean of Filipino
Antonio Molina Composers
 Musical Compositions

Hatinggabi - Violin

Pandangguhan – Vocal Music

Amihan - Poem

Ana Maria (Sarswela) - Theater

Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara
 Born on January 31, 1917 -
Manila

First avant-garde composer of the

Philippines

Studied Composition, Piano, and

Musical analysis at Paris, France

Dr. Jose M.
Maceda
 Studied Anthropology and
Ethnomusicology at the University of
Chicago & Indiana University
respectively

1963 – earned his Doctorate in

Ethnomusicology from the University
of California, LA

1953 – dedicated himself

Dr. Jose M. promoting Philippine Music
Maceda
 Quarter 3 Music 10

CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE MUSIC
(Traditional to New Music)
 Born on Dec. 26, 1894 – Quiapo, Manila

He took formal lessons of Solfeggio &

Violin under Celestino De Vera

1923 – Received Diploma in

Violoncello at the UP Conservatory of
Music

1912 – First Composition

Antonio Molina
“Matinal”
 First composer to integrate the
pentatonic scale and
indigenous instruments

Claude Debussy of the

Philippines

Dean of Filipino
Antonio Molina Composers
 Musical Compositions

Hatinggabi - Violin

Pandangguhan – Vocal Music

Amihan - Poem

Ana Maria (Sarswela) - Theater

Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara
 Born on January 31, 1917 -
Manila

First avant-garde composer of the

Philippines

Studied Composition, Piano, and

Musical analysis at Paris, France

Dr. Jose M.
Maceda
 Studied Anthropology and
Ethnomusicology at the University of
Chicago & Indiana University
respectively

1963 – earned his Doctorate in

Ethnomusicology from the University
of California, LA

1953 – dedicated himself

Dr. Jose M. promoting Philippine Music
Maceda
 Born on August 31, 1918 –
San Fernando, La Union

Studied Solfeggio under her

Mother`s Instruction

Doña Concha Cuervo –

Kasilag`s first piano teacher

Dr. Lucrecia R.
Kasilag
 1952 to 1990 – Professor of
Ethnomusicology and Piano at the
University of the Philippines
1997 to 2004 – became a professor
emeritus and served as an executive
director of the UP Center for
Ethnomusicology

1998 – National Artist of the

Philippines for Music
Dr. Jose M.
Maceda
 Major Works

Pagsamba – a ritual music

Agungan – composition for six gong families

Ugnayan – music for several radio stations in

manila

Ugma-Ugma II – first composition and for

Asian musical instruments and voices
 Born on August 31, 1918 –
San Fernando, La Union

Studied Solfeggio under her

Mother`s Instruction

Doña Concha Cuervo –

Kasilag`s first piano teacher

Dr. Lucrecia R.
Kasilag
 Received a Music Teacher`s Diploma
major in Piano from St. Scholastica`s
College & Bachelor of Arts in English
from the Philippine Women`s University

Finished her Master of Music at the

University of Rochester in New York

Awarded a Doctor of Music

degree, honoris causa by the
Centro Escolar University
Dr. Lucrecia R.
Kasilag
 Her works had reached over 250
compositions

Ranging from arrangements of

folk songs, solo piano and
organ, combination of violin
and piano chamber, theater,
and orchestra

Dr. Lucrecia R.
Kasilag
 Regarded as the “First Lady of
Philippine Music”

1989 – National Artist of the

Philippines for Music

Dr. Kasilag has successfully

blended eastern and western
musical elements
Dr. Lucrecia R.
Kasilag
 Major Works
Elegy on Mt. Pinatubo (1991)

Toccata (1958) – percussion and winds

Theme and Variations (1950) - based on a

Filipino folk tune “Walang Angay”

The Legend of Sarimanok (1963)

Filiasiana (1965), Misang Pilipino (1966), and

Dularawan (1969)
Elegy on Mt. Pinatubo (1991)
 Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab
also known as Mr. C

Born on May 4, 1954 at Manila,

Philippines
Graduated at UP College of Music
earning a degree in Bachelor of Music,
Major in Composition

Ryan P. 2006 – Director of the defunct San

Cayabyab Miguel Foundation for the Performing
Arts and a resident judge of the
Philippine Idol
 Executive director of the Philpop
Music Fest Foundation Inc.

Produced a multi-track recording

known as “One”, a series album.

His works range from commissioned

full-length ballets, theater musicals,
choral pieces, to commercial recordings
Ryan P. of popular music, film scores and
Cayabyab television specials.
 Compositions

Paraiso – Smokey Mountain

Kumukutikutitap – Joey Albert

Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika – Hajji Alejandro

Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling ka – Basil Valdez

Paraiso – Smokey Mountain
 Born on February 25, 1941 – Pasig, Rizal

Studied basic piano and solfeggio under

his grandmother

1965 - finished his Teacher`s Diploma

and Bachelor of Music degree at the
UP Conservatory of Music

2015 – National Artist of the

Dr. Ramon P. Philippines for Music
Santos
 1969 – graduated with the degree of
Master of Music major in Composition
through a Fullbright-Hays grant at the
Indiana University

1972 – graduated Doctor of

Philosophy major in Composition
and minor in Musicology at the
University of New York
Dr. Ramon P.
Santos
 Major Works

Ding Ding Nga Diyawa – a fusion of Westerm

and Eastern percussion instruments

Sikla – includes vocal utterances &

synthesizer-generated heartbeats

Nabasag ang Banga – choral composition

 Born on April 30, 1910 – Tondo,
Manila

A very Prolific songwriter

1997 – National Artist for

Music and Literature

Levi Celerio
 Studied at the Academy of Music
in manila.

Manila Symphony Orchestra`s

Youngest member

Died on April 2, 2002 at the age of

91, and was buried with full
military honors at the Libingan ng
Levi Celerio mga Bayani
 Compositions

Pasko na Naman – Christmas Song

Kahit Konting Pagtingin – Love song

Ang Bagong Lipunan – Patriotic song

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
Kahit Konting Pagtingin
 Born on October 14, 1929
One of the sopranos of the Quezon
City Tiples de Sto. Domingo Church

Organist at the Manila

Cathedral in 1960

First composition - Danza

Alfredo Santos Won twice the Republic
Buenaventura
Cultural Heritage
Awards
 Based his compositions on epics,
legends, and local heroes

He used folk and tribal songs as

themes

Some compositions were

made for special occasions
such as 16th Centenary of St.
Alfredo Santos
Buenaventura Augustine, & Philippine
Music Festival.
 Musical Compositions

Maria Makiling (1961)

Ang Ating Watawat (1965)

Prinsesa Urduha (1969)

Gomburza (1981)

Paskong Barangay (1964)

Diego Silang (1966)

 Born on Feb. 11, 1913 – Angono, Rizal

Studied Advance Composition under

Bernard Wagenaar of the
Netherlands
Known as a “Romantic
nationalist”
Lucio San Pedro He took Harmony &
Orchestration lessons
with Vittorio Giannini
 1947 – he took classes at Julliard
School of Music

Chairman of the Department of

Composing & Conducting at UP
Diliman for three years

1991 - National Artist of

Lucio San Pedro the Philippines for Music
 Director of Dramatic
Philippines

Conductor – Banda Angono

Numero Uno

Manila Symphony Orchestra

Lucio San Pedro Musical Philippines

Philharmonic Orchestra
 Musical Compositions

Malakas at Maganda Overture - Orchestra

Sa Mahal kong Bayan - Choir

Lahing Kayumanggi - Band

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan - Voice

Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
 Born on Nov. 11, 1903 –
Guiguinto, Bulacan

Renowned music director

Studied piano and composition

under Nicanor Abelardo

Shifted to Commerce due to

father`s request
Constancio de
Guzman Sr.
 1931 – he was able to finish
business administration

1932 – passed the board exam for

public accountant

Started to work as the music

director of many movie
production in the Philippines
Constancio de
Guzman Sr.
 Compositions
Maalaala Mo Kaya (tango) Bayan ko
(nationalistic song) Pamaypay ng
Maynila (balitaw)
Bayan ko (nationalistic song)

Pamaypay ng Maynila (balitaw)

Nasaan ngayon ang Sumpa Mo sa

Akin (kundiman)
Maalaala Mo Kaya