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    Traditional Filipino composers like Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, and Antonio J. Molina composed kundiman songs and other works that represented traditional Philippine music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Santiago was known as the "Father of Kundiman" and composed famous works like "Purita" and "Pilipinas Kong Mahal". Abelardo wrote many kundiman songs and was the first Filipino composer to write a piano sonata and concerto. Molina was influenced by impressionism and composed pieces like "Hatinggabi" and masses. All three composers helped establish traditional Philippine musical styles.

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    Traditional Filipino composers like Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, and Antonio J. Molina composed kundiman songs and other works that represented traditional Philippine music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Santiago was known as the "Father of Kundiman" and composed famous works like "Purita" and "Pilipinas Kong Mahal". Abelardo wrote many kundiman songs and was the first Filipino composer to write a piano sonata and concerto. Molina was influenced by impressionism and composed pieces like "Hatinggabi" and masses. All three composers helped establish traditional Philippine musical styles.

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    Traditional Filipino composers like Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, and Antonio J. Molina composed kundiman songs and other works that represented traditional Philippine music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Santiago was known as the "Father of Kundiman" and composed famous works like "Purita" and "Pilipinas Kong Mahal". Abelardo wrote many kundiman songs and was the first Filipino composer to write a piano sonata and concerto. Molina was influenced by impressionism and composed pieces like "Hatinggabi" and masses. All three composers helped establish traditional Philippine musical styles.

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    Traditional Filipino composers like Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, and Antonio J. Molina composed kundiman songs and other works that represented traditional Philippine music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Santiago was known as the "Father of Kundiman" and composed famous works like "Purita" and "Pilipinas Kong Mahal". Abelardo wrote many kundiman songs and was the first Filipino composer to write a piano sonata and concerto. Molina was influenced by impressionism and composed pieces like "Hatinggabi" and masses. All three composers helped establish traditional Philippine musical styles.

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    Traditional

    Composers
    Traditional Composers
    INTRODUCTION
    it is the music of the Philippines from the
    Philippine contemporary music
    twentieth century specifically up to the
    categorized into three parts in
    present music, in particular in which
    accordance with the curriculum guide
    composers have their own style in
    given by the Department of Education;
    composing music, as well as that they not
    the (1) traditional music, (2) new
    get influenced by the other styles and/or
    music, and (3) song composers. In this
    techniques in music, such as the Western
    lesson, we will discuss just the first
    Classical music. One of the examples in
    music: traditional music composer.
    traditional music is the creation of
    When we are talking about traditional
    kundiman.
    music,

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    Francisco
    Santiago
    (1889-1947)
    He was born on January 29, 1889 from a low class family. He became a
    teacher, pianist and a composer. He became a piano instructor at the
    Conservatory of Music at University of the Philippines now called as The
    College of Music. He finished his certificate in science and composition at
    UP in 1922 and took his master’s degree and doctorate at the same school in
    Chicago, USA in the same school in 1924. After he returned to Philippines, he
    became the director of UP From 1930 to 1946. He is considered as “The
    Father of Kundiman songs”. One of his famous composition is the song
    “Purita” which he dedicated to the first Carnival Queen Pura Villanueva. He
    also composed the song “Pilipinas kong mahal” with a the beat of 94 bpm
    and the tempo of andante.

    3
    COMPOSITIONS OF
    SANTIAGO
    "Sakali Man", "Hibik ng Filipinas", "Pakiusap", "Ang Pag-
    ibig", "Suyuan", "Alaala Kita", "Ikaw at Ako", "Ano Kaya ang
    Kapalaran?", "Hatol Hari Kaya?", "Sakali't Mamatay", "Dalit
    ng Pag-ibig", "Aking Bituin", "Madaling Araw" and "Pagsikat
    ng Araw".

    Santiago’s Masterpiece “Concerto in B flat minor”


    for pianoforte and orchestra. His famous piece
    “Kundiman, (Anak Dalita)” was sung upon the
    request King Alfonso XIII before the royal court
    of Spain

    4
    Rhythm

    “
    1. Quarter Tempo
    - 1
    94 per
    2. Eighth minute
    – 1/2
    3. Sixteent
    h – 1/4
    4. half- 2

    5
    Nicanor
    Abelardo
    (1893-1934)
    was a Filipino composer known for kundiman songs he wrote before the 
    Second World War.
    Nicanor Abelardo was born in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan to Valentin
    Abelardo and Placida Santa Ana, on February 7, 1893. His mother
    belonged to a family of artists in Guagua, the Henson. He was
    introduced to music when he was five years old when his father taught
    him the solfeggio, the bandurria, and the guitar at 6. His quick mastery
    of the instruments has made him a prodigy in town. He could play his
    father's arrangement of Rossini's "William Tell Overture" on the guitar
    at age 6. He also learned the violin and other string instruments given
    to him by his father, and learned how to play quickly without much
    difficulty.

    6
    COMPOSITIONS OF ABELARDO

    . In 1901, he wrote his first composition, "Ang Unang Buko”.


    “Bituing Marikit”, “Kundiman ng Lupa”, “Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor”, “Mutya
    ng Pasig”, “Himutok”, “Pahimakas”, “Kung Hindi Man”, ”Pahiwatig”, “UP
    Naming Mahal”, “Cavatina”, “Ikaw Rin”, “Nasaan ka, Irog?”
    He wrote most of his important works while teaching at the conservatory. His
    graduation piece, a Piano Sonata in G Major, was the first Sonata made by a
    Filipino composer and his post-graduate piece, the Piano Concerto in B-flat
    minor, was the first concerto made by a Filipino composer. Almost all of his
    kundiman was written during his time as well.

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    Rhythm 1. Whole-
    4

    “
    1. half - 2 Tempo
    2. quarter 80 quarter
    –1 notes
    3. Dotted per
    quarter minute
    – 1 1/2
    4. Eighth -
    1/2

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    Antonio J.
    Molina
    (1894-1980)
    He was a Filipino composer, conductor and music administrator. He was
    named a National Artist of the Philippines for his services to music.
    He was also known as the Claude Debussy of the Philippines due to
    his use of impressionist themes in his music.
    Molina was born in Quiapo, Manila, the son of Juan Molina, a government
    official, who founded the Molina Orchestra. He attended the Escuela
    Catolica de Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila, and
    college at San Juan De Letran where he was awarded a Bachelor of
    Arts degree in 1909.

    9
    COMPOSITIONS OF
    MOLINA
    Molina made his first composition in 1912 titled ”Matinal,”
    which is preserved in an unpublished volume called Miniaturas,
    Vol. 1.

    Molina’s most familiar composition is ”Hatinggabi”, a serenade


    for solo violin and piano accompaniment. Other works are
    (orchestral music) ”Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass”, ”Ang
    Batinga”, ”Kundiman- Kundangan”; (chamber music) ”Hating
    Gabi”, ”String Quartet”, ”Kung sa Iyong
    Gunita”, ”Pandangguhan”; (vocal music) ”Amihan”, ”Awit ni
    Maria Clara”, ”Larawan Nitong Pilipinas”, among others.

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    Rhythm 1. quarter
    -1

    “
    1. sixteent Tempo
    h- 1/4 96 per
    2. eighth – minute
    1/2
    3. Dotted
    quarter
    – 1 1/2

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