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This is a list of composers who are Filipino A. Rosalina Abejo (1922–1991) Nicanor Abelardo (1893–1934) Marcelo Adonay (1848–1928) Joey Albert ...
Ramón Pagayon Santos (born 25 February 1941) is a Filipino composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator known for being the Philippines' foremost living exponent of contemporary Filipino classical music, [1] [2] for work that expounds on "the aesthetic frameworks of Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic traditions," [2] and for finding new uses of indigenous Philippine instruments.
Filipino hip-hop is hip hop music performed by musicians of Filipino descent, both in the Philippines and overseas, especially by Filipino-Americans. The Philippines is known to have the first hip-hop music scene in Asia, emerging in the early 1980s, largely due to the country's historical connections with the United States where hip-hop ...
His music is characterized by its "fusion of contemporary western language and Southeast Asian aesthetics". [5] His first commissioned work, Angklungan , written in 1976 when he was 17 while studying at the UP College of Music already showed the influences of his composition teachers, particularly of Jose Maceda. [ 3 ]
Maceda was born in Manila, Philippines, he studied piano, composition and musical analysis at École Normale de Musique de Paris in France.After returning to the Philippines, he became a professional pianist, and later studied musicology at Columbia University, and anthropology at Northwestern University.
Lucrecia Roces Kasilag (31 August 1918 – 16 August 2008) [1] was a Filipino composer and pianist. She is particularly known for incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral productions.
Music portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. + ... Pages in category "Filipino composers"
Nicanor Abelardo, along with Francisco Santiago, is known for redefining the kundiman, bringing the form to art-song status. Abelardo's kundiman songs, such as "Mutya ng Pasig", "Nasaan ka, Irog?", and "Bituing Marikit" proved to be popular among the Filipino people, and his compositions are regularly played in concerts in the Philippines.