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Philippine Contemporary Music

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who has exemplary skills in creating music and makes his or her own original music. From the musicality and lyrics.

a)

Arranger

b)

Libretist

c)

Composer

d)

Lyricist

2.

Who among the choices is an artist from Angono, Rizal?

a)

Lucio San Pedro

b)

Ryan Cayabyab

c)

Francisco Feliciano

d)

Lucresia Kasilag

3.

He is known for his film scoring and some his works are used as theme songs of classic Filipino films like Ngayon at Kailanman.

a)

Ryan Cayabyab

b)

Constancio de Guzman

c)

George Canseco

d)

Lucio San Pedro

4.

Who among the choices is the composer of the song Maalala Mo Kaya?

a)

Contancio de Guzman

b)

Lucio San Pedro

c)

Felipe Padilla de Leon

d)

Lucresia Kasilag

5.

Which among the choices is the contribution of Lucresia Kasilag?

a)

Popularize Original Pinoy Music (OPM) in the country

b)

Incorporated traditional musical instruments in the orchestra and mainstream music

c)

Composed film music

d)

Promulgated choral music in the country

6.

Who is the musical director and composed the music which was used in the theatrical presentation Noli Me Tangere: The Opera?

a)

Felipe Padilla de Leon

b)

Francisco Feliciano

c)

Ryan Cayabyab

d)

George Canseco

7.

Who is the composer of the famous christmas song kumukutikutitap?

a)

Ryan Cayabyab

b)

Lucio San Pedro

c)

Francisco Feliciano

d)

Nicanor Abelardo

8.

Who among the choices is know for his contribution by bringing Kundiman music to mainstream music?

a)

Nicanor Abelardo

b)

Lucio San Pedro

c)

Francisco Feliciano

d)

Ryan Cayabyab

9.

He led the first Philippine performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

a)

Alfredo Santos Buenaventura

b)

Dr. Ramon p. Santos

c)

Jose Maceda

d)

Antonio Molina

10.

She was known for being instrumental to the development of Philippine music and culture.

a)

Lucresia Roses Kasipag

b)

Maria Theresa

c)

Atang dela Rama

d)

Lucresia Roces Kasilag

11.

Warmly known as Mr. C.

a)

Jose Mari Chan

b)

Dyan Cayabyab

c)

Ryan Chua

d)

Ryan Cayabyab

12.

Folk song is also known as what?

a)

Modern music

b)

traditional music

c)

Jazz Music

d)

Up beat music

13.

Who is the composer who was born in Angono Rizal and also known as the composer of Ugoy ng Duyan?

a)

Francisco Buencamino Sr.

b)

Francisco Santiago

c)

Hilarion Rubio Y Francisco

d)

Col. Antonio Buenaventura

e)

Lucio San Pedro

14.

Who was regarded as the Father of Kundiman?

a)

Hilarion Rubio Y Francisco

b)

Francisco Buencamino Sr.

c)

Col. Antonio Buenaventura

d)

Francisco Santiago

15.

If Mutya ng Pasig was composed by Nicanor Abelardo, who composed Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika?

a)

Ryan Cayabyab

b)

Hilarion Rubio Y Francisco

c)

Lucio San Pedro

d)

Rodolfo S. Cornejo

16.

Who are the composers known as “Triumvirate of Filipino Composers”?

a)

Col. Antonio Buenaventura

b)

Francisco Buencamino Sr.

c)

Nicanor Abelardo

d)

Lucio San Pedro

17.

He was listed in the “New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians.”

a)

Nicanor Abelardo

b)

Rosendo Santos Jr.

c)

Lucio San Pedro

d)

Col. Antonio Buenaventura

18.

Compositions of Sir Ryan Cayabyab are:

a)

BYAHE

b)

COCONUTNUT

c)

BINIBINI

d)

KAY GANDA NG ATING MUSIKA

e)

LEAVES

19.

He is a contemporary composer and conductor who composed the award-winning Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (1978).

a)

Alfredo Buenaventura

b)

Lucio San Pedro

c)

Nicanor Abelardo

d)

Ryan Cayabyab

20.

Known as the “Father of the Kundiman” who composed Pilipinas Kong Mahal.

a)

Antonio Molina

b)

Francisco Santiago

c)

Francisco Buencamino

d)

Nicanor Abelardo

21.

Known as the “Father of Philippine Impressionist Music” and the First National Artist for Music who composed the music for Hatinggabi.

a)

Antonio Molina

b)

Francisco Santiago

c)

Francisco Buencamino

d)

Nicanor Abelardo

22.

A National Artist for Music (1988) who promoted Philippine music by extensively using folk materials and recorded folk and dance music around the country including Pandanggo sa Ilaw.

a)

Antonio Buenaventura

b)

Felipe de Leon

c)

Francisco Buencamino

d)

Nicanor Abelardo

23.

Philippine Contemporary music refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from 20th century art music in the ______________.

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

East

24.

Who was the famous composer who wrote the nationalistic song "Pilipinas Kong Mahal"?

a)

Francico B. Buencamino Sr.

b)

Nicanor S. Abelardo

c)

Francisco S. Santiago

d)

Antonio J Molina

25.

Who was the composer of the song "UP naming mahal"?

a)

Nicanor S. Abelardo

b)

Ryan P. Cayabyab

c)

Col. Antonino R. Buenaventura

d)

Felipe P. De Leon Sr

26.

He was the first Filipino conferred as The National Artist for music.

a)

Antonio J. Molina

b)

Nicanor S. Abelardo

c)

Ryan P. Cayabyab

d)

Rodolfo S. Cornejo

27.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


Philippine music is composed of Asian melodies only.

a)
b)
28.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


Folk songs represent the culture and tradition of a certain country.

a)
b)
29.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


Vocal music is also known as acapella.

a)
b)
30.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


Indigenous music, Spanish-colonial music and American-colonial music are the only categories of Philippine music.

a)
b)
31.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


OPM means Old Pilipino Music.

a)
b)
32.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


During contemporary music, it is when the Filipino artists were being known and popular.

a)
b)
33.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


R&B or Rhythm and Blues were influenced to us by the Americans.

a)
b)
34.

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Harana is an example for indigenous and ethnic music.

a)
b)
35.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


Indigenous or ethnic music is not rhythmic but is more melodic.

a)
b)
36.

Choose thumbs up if the statement is correct and thumbs down if it is not.


R&B and Rock & Roll were included in the school curriculum.

a)
b)
37.

Antonino Buenaventura was actively involved with the various bands which ultimately him his mitary rank of Colonel

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Nicanor Abelardo became the first Filipino Director of the University of the Philippines' Conservatory of Music

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Many of Buencamino's piano works have become staples in the Philippine repertoire of today's performers specially Larawan and Maligayang Bati.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Ryan Cayabyab served as the Executive Director and Artistic Director of ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra

a)

True

b)

False