20th CENTURY FILIPINO TRADITIONAL COMPOSERS ASSESSMENT

His piano works have become staples in the Philippine repertoire of today’s performers.

• Ryan Cayabyab

• Lucio San Pedro

• Antonio Molina

• Francisco Buencamino

He served as pianist-director of a USO concert unit that entertained the Allied Forces during World War II

• Rosendo Santos Jr.

• Lucio San Pedro

• Rodolfo Cornejo

• Francisco Santiago

Known as a nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines’ cultural identity through his compositions.

• Felipe De Leon Sr

• Ryan Cayabyab

• Rosendo Santos Jr.

• Francisco Buencamino

A product of both Romantic and Impressionist style, and came to be known as the “Father of Philippine Impressionist Music”

• Ryan Cayabyab

• Lucio San Pedro

• Antonio Molina

• Francisco Buencamino

Father of the Kundiman and belongs to the Triumvirate of the Filipino Composers.

• Francisco Santiago

• Rosendo Santos Jr.

• Antonio Molina

• Francisco Buencamino

His name was closely identified with his works for the orchestra; as a conductor of opera, ballet, and dance recitals; and his music for movies.

• Nicanor Abelardo

• Rodolfo Cornejo

• Hilarion Rubio

• Rosendo Santos Jr

A prolific composer whose works include concerti, sonatas, symphonies, symphonic poems, five operas in a Philippine dialect.

• Ryan Cayabyab

• Lucio San Pedro

• Rosendo Santos Jr

• Francisco Buencamino

He was fascinated by the dynamics and harmonies of Debussy, but retained much of the Romantic style in his melody.

• Rodolfo Cornejo

• Rosendo Santos Jr.

• Felipe De Leon Sr

• Antonio Molina

He restored the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1945, which is considered “one of the best military bands in the world”.

• Lucio San Pedro

• Antonino Buenaventura

• Alfredo Buenaventura

• Hilarion Rubio

He incorporated Philippine folk elements in his compositions with Western forms and harmony.

• Hilarion Rubio

• Lucio San Pedro

• Alfredo Buenaventura

• Antonino Buenaventura