20TH CENTURY TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS

COL. ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA

● National Artist
● Proficient clarinet player
● Up junior orchestra
● Promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials in his works.
● Nicanor Abelardo & Francisco Santiago

1. 1945, restored Philippine Constabulary Band

2. 1961, music Director, UST
3. 1964, School of Music and Arts,UE
4. 1988, National Artist

RODOLFO S. CORNEJO
● Age 6, formal music lesson
● Organist, Pasay Catholoc Church
● Age 10, Glissando Waltz and Salute (Military march)
● 14-16, United Publishing Company Inc.
● Musical Director, Sampaguita and Vera-Perz Movie companies.
● Manuel Quezon
● Pianist-director of USO concert unit.
● Soloist of several orchestras.

1. 1930, teacher’s diploma

2. 1932, BM Major in piano
3. 1933, MM Maj. Composing and conducting
4. 1954, Doctor of music, honoris causa

FELIPE DE LEON SR.

● National Artist
● Nationalist Composer
● Expressed Philippines’ cultural identity through his composition
● Studied under Antonino amd Antonio
● BEST OPERAS:
○ NOLI (1957)
○ EL FILI (1970)

1. 1949, Composer of the Year

2. 1958, Musician of the Year
3. Manila Music Lovers Society

LUCIO SAN PEDRO

● National Artist
● Studied banjo
● Romantic nationalist
 ● MUSIC STYLE:
○ Philippine folk elements with Western forms and harmony
● Rich expressive tonality
○ Sa ugoy ng duyan
● Violin, cello and chorus

● 1956, Suite Pastoral (his orchestral composition is best represented by this)

● 1991, National Artist for music

ROSENDO SANTOS JR.

● At age 11, started composing
● Some of his teachers are Irving fine. Norman Del Mar etc.
● Has more than 1000 musical compositions.
● A profilic composer
● 200 marches, 50 Masses, 20 English, 5 Operas in Philippine dialect

1. 1956, Philippine Composernof the Century

2. 1957, Composer of the Year

ALFREDO BUENAVENTURA
● Grew up in musical enviromnent
● Compositions are based on Filipino heroes, Legends, and Epics
● Uses native songs, both tribal and folk, as themes pf his compositions.
● Have 5 full-length operas
● COMPOSITIONAL STYLE:
○ Contemporary amd conventional materials.
○ Melodies simple amd understandable but w/ contemporary harmonies
that enhance their complexity.
● Republic Cultural Heritage Awardee

1. 1995, The Outstanding Filipino Award (TOFIL) for music

RAYMUND CIPRIANO “RYAN” CAYABYAB

● Popular contemporary composer
● Classical compositions:
○ Misa, Four Poems for Soprano amd Liano, te Deum
● COMPOSITIONAL STYLE:
○ syncopation, extended chords and chromatic harmony.
● Produced number of recordings, including the memorable album

Award Winning compositions

1. 1978, Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
2. 2003, Alikabok
3. 2018, National Artist for Music