Third Quarter - Traditional Composers.pptx

Third Quarter - Traditional Composers.pptx

1. Traditional Composers

2. GAME…….. DECODE THE MESSAGE Example: A=1; B=2; C=3; D=4; E=5; and so on…

3. WHAT IS COMPOSITION? Musical composition, the act of conceiving a piece of music, the art of creating music, or the finished product.

4. Writing music requires some technical skills. Composition is the art or process of creating a nice piece of music. This music can range from a single jingle, to a very long opera.

5. WHAT IS A COMPOSER? A person who writes music, especially as a professional occupation. They use compositional techniques to create their music.

6. Useful skills that composers use in composing includes: Instrumentation - also called orchestration or composition for instruments. In music, the art of combining instruments based on their capabilities of producing various timbres or colors in any sort of musical composition

7. Useful skills that composers use in composing includes: Essential Music Theory – Practice or the study of the fundamental elements that construct and govern the language of music, including notes, scales, chords, rhythm, melody, harmony, and form

8. Useful skills that composers use in composing includes: Trained ear Improvisation - creating a musical composition on the spot, by yourself or while playing with others. Improvisation can be a wonderful way to showcase your knowledge and abilities on any instrument.

9. Useful skills that composers use in composing includes: Other technologies for sound production

10. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913-2002)

11. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913-2002) Lucio San Pedro was the 1991 National Artist of the Philippines for Music. He was born on February 11, 1913 in Angono , Rizal. He came from a musically talented family.

12. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913-2002) Elpidio San Pedro , his father created a family band from which Lucio started his involvement. During his late teenage year he became a church organist after his grandfather’s death.

13. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913-2002) After studying with several prominent musicians in the Philippines, he took advanced composition training with Bernard Wagenaar  of the Netherlands.

14. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913-2002) His other vocation was teaching. He has taught at the Ateneo de Manila University, virtually all the major music conservatories in Manila, and at the College of Music of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where he retired as a full professor in 1978.

15. LUCIO SAN PEDRO (1913-2002) On May 9, 1991, he received his award as a National Artist for Music under the administration of President Corazon Aquino. Died of cardiac arrest on March 31, 2002 at the age of 89.

16. Some of his compositions: For Orchestra Violin Concerto in D minor Malakas at Maganda Overture Hope and Ambition Prelude and Fugue in D minor The Devil’s Bridge.

17. Some of his compositions: For Band Lahing Kayumanggi Dance of the Fairies Triumpal March Argonian March

18. Some of his compositions: For Choir Easter Cantata Sa Mahal Kong Bayan Rizal’s Valecitory Poem

19. Some of his compositions: For Voice Sa Ugoy ng Duyan Lulay In the Silence of the Night

20. ANTONIO MOLINA (1894 – 1980)

21. ANTONIO MOLINA (1894 – 1980) Dubbed as the “First National Artist in Music,” and known as the “Father of Philippine Impressionist Music,” He came from a family of musicians.

22. ANTONIO MOLINO (1894 – 1980) 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.

23. ANTONIO MOLINO (1894 – 1980) Molina made his first composition in 1912 titled  Matinal , which is preserved in an unpublished volume called  Miniaturas , Vol. 1. 

24. ANTONIO MOLINO (1894 – 1980) 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.

25. ANTONIO MOLINO (1894 – 1980) He was also the first composer who was asked to perform his compositions in Malacanang . As a very prolific composer, Molina created over 500 compositions. At the age 86, he passed away.

26. Some of his compositions: For Orchestra Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass Ang Batingaw Kundiman- Kundangan

27. Some of his compositions: For Chamber Music Hatinggabi – a serenade for solo violin and piano accompaniment

28. Some of his compositions: For Voice Amihan Awit ni Maria Clara Larawan Nitong Pilipinas

29. Some of his compositions: For Theater Ana Maria For Piano Malikmata

30. Some of his compositions: For Voice Amihan Awit ni Maria Clara Larawan Nitong Pilipinas

31. Organ A keyboard instrument, operated by the player's hands and feet, in which pressurized air produces notes through a series of pipes organized in scalelike rows.

32. Piano A keyboard musical instrument having wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard.

33. Conductor A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.

34. Electronic Keyboard

35. RODOLFO CORNEJO (1909-1991)

36. RODOLFO CORNEJO (1909-1991) Rodolfo S. Cornejo, a composer, pianist and conductor, was born on the 15th of May, 1909, in Manila. His parents are Miguel Cornejo, Sr. and Crisanta Soldevilla . In 1949, he married Nieves Guerrero, a lyric soprano.

37. RODOLFO CORNEJO (1909-1991) Rodolfo S. Cornejo started piano lessons with Gelacio Reyes at age six. At age eight, he had his first recital, and he became the organist of the Pasay Catholic Church.

38. RODOLFO CORNEJO (1909-1991) He wrote his first composition, Glissando Waltz, at age 10. He also wrote and published a military march, Salute, at age 13.

39. RODOLFO CORNEJO (1909-1991) At the UP Conservatory, he studied under Dr. Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo and Alexander Lippay . Barely three years after completing his high school, he obtained his teacher's diplomas in piano, science and composition.

40. RODOLFO CORNEJO (1909-1991) He was the first Filipino composer who received an honorary degree from a government recognized music school in the United States.” He wrote over 300 compositions. These ranged from classical to pop. He died in Manila on August 11, 1991.

41. Some of his compositions: For Voice o A La Juventud Filipina, 1934 o Mass in F minor, 1936 o The Miracles of Christ,1947

42. Some of his compositions: For Voice and Piano o Three Songs, 1939 o Beneath This Heart of Clay, 1959

43. Some of his compositions: For Orchestra o The Alles, 1943 o Oriental Fantasy, 1944 o Ruby, 1964

44. Some of his compositions: For Piano Solo o The Season-Song Cycle, 1932 o A La Juventud Filipina, 1935 o Philippine Symphony No. 1 1939 o Philippine Symphony No. 2 1942

45. What is Composition? Difference between piano and organ? Who are the Traditional composers in the Philippines? Who composed Hating Gabi? What was the first composition of Antonio Molina?

46. THANK YOU…..