10: National Artists for Music Flashcards
Includes musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles
Philippine Music
OPM
Original Pilipino Music
3 MAIN DIVISIONS OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC
- Indigenous (old Asian)
- Religious and Secular (Spanish and European)
- Classical, Semi-classical, and Popular (American and European)
Transformed the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine Army Band into one of the finest military bands in the world
Col. Antonino Buenaventura
A composer, film scorer, musical director and music teacher who created and outstanding and memorable body of work that resonated with the Filipino sense of musicality
Ernani J. Cuenco
When was Buenaventura awarded as a national artist?
1988
When was Cuenco awarded as a nationa artist?
1999
He is described as someone who embodies an inventive voice that expands the aesthetic dimensions of contemporary Filipino Music
Ernani J. Cuenco
Was responsible for producing and popularizing operas and musical theater in the Philippines with dreams of developing the love of opera in the country
Jovita Fuentes
When was Jovita Fuentes awarded?
1976
The first artist to have been awarded as a National Artist for Music
Jovita Fuentes
He pioneered the French style of piano playing in the Philippines
Jose Maceda
A person who creates music specifically for movies and films
Film scorer
An ethnomusicologist who investigated various forms of music in Southeast Asia, producing numerous papers and even composing his own pieces using Southeast Asian instruments
Jose Maceda
When was Maceda awarded as a national Artist for music?
1997
Professor Emeritus
Lucio D. San Pedro
Year of conferment of Lucio San Pedro
1991
Some of his most famous compositions were “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” and “Lahing Kayumanggi”
Lucio D. San Pedro
His musical style is creative Philippine fold infused with western harmony and he expressed that the use of Philippine folk as a musical style should be creative and not literal
Lucio San Pedro
Entitled as the only man who can play music using a leaf by the Guinness Book of World Records
Levi Celerio
When was Celerio awarded?
1997
Wrote more than 4000 songs and most of the are still remembered and are being played today
Levi Celerio
Year of conferment of Felipe Padilla
1997
He first took various odd jobs to support his family before becoming a musician
Felipe Padilla De Leon
His works have become full expressions of the Filipino people’s feeling and ambitions in times of war and peace
Felipe Padilla De Leon
Embodiment of people’s musician
Felipe Padilla De Leon
He stood out as a champion of Filipino cultural dignity and identity
Felipe Padilla De Leon
Tita King
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
Established the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
One of the foremost contributors to Philippine Music having written over 200 compositions of different kinds
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
Claude Debussy of the Philippines
Antonio J. Molina
When was Lucrecia Kasilag awarded as a national artist?
1989
When was Molina awarded as national artist?
1973
He was known for his impressionist themes in music
Antonio J. Molina
Year of conferment of Andrea O. Veneracion
1999
She was responsible for the establishment of the Philippine Madrigal Singers
Andrea O. Veneracion
She helped in formation of various choral groups in the country and helped promote Philippine choral music
Andrea O. Veneracion
His works has been performed at choral festivals in Europe and the United States
Francisco Feliciano
What was the opera that helped Francisco Feliciano explode into the Manila spotlight
La Loba Negra
She had dedicated herself entirely to sharpening the Filipino audience’s understanding of music
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
Year of conferment of Francisco Feliciano
2014
