the lives and works of filipino theater musicians

8/9/2019 The Lives and Works of Filipino Theater Musicians

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The Lives and Works of Filipino

Theater Musicians and Composers


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Ladislao Bonus

Father of the Filipino Opera

Native from Pandacan

Organized the Filipino Opera in 1886

Achievements: and!gong Panag!inip

"ond!cted the Arevalo #and

$rote the m!sic for several sars%elas


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Florencio Lerma

&irected orchestras that provided the m!sic inlocal theaters

$or'ed %ith several tro!pes engaged inperforming zarz!elas to!ring the Philippines

(mplicated %ith the revol!tionar) movement

and %as e*ec!ted One of the #icol mart)rs


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Alejo Carluen

"omposed m!sic for some thirt)3one sars%elas-incl!ding si* li4rettos

"omposed the m!sic of Ang ,ga P!song&a'ila ang ,ga Pinagpala

$rote the m!sic for t%o earl) .agalog operas-

,agdapio and 5a)!ma


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Prominent Filipino

composers thatcontributed in the Musical

Arena


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Nicanor Abelardo

Nicanor A4elardo %as 4orn in an ,ig!el de,a)!mo- #!lacan 2is mother 4elonged to afamil) of artists in 5!ag!a- the 2ensons 2e %asintrod!ced to m!sic %hen he %as five )ears old-%hen his father ta!ght him the solfeggio and the

4and!ria At the age of 8- he %as a4le to composehis estor)ahe first %or'- a %altz entitled Ang7nang #!'o- %hich %as dedicated to hisgrandmother


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At the age of 1- he %as alread) pla)ing at saloonsand ca4arets in ,anila At age 19- he %as alread)teaching in 4arrio schools in an (ldefonso and an,ig!el #!lacan All of these happened even 4efore

)o!ng A4elardo finall) too' !p co!rses !nder 5!)F 2arrison and o4ert chofield at the 7P"onservator) of ,!sic in 1;16 #) 1;


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Levi Celerio

/evi "elerio %as 4orn on April >- 1;1>-in .ondo-,anila to parents that hailed from #ali!ag-

#!lacan 2e received a scholarship to the Academ) of,!sic in ,anila and 4ecame the )o!ngest mem4er ofthe ,anila )mphon) Orchestra 2e %rote severaln!m4er of songs for local movies- %hich earned for him

the /ifetime Achievement A%ard of the Film Academ)of the Philippines "elerio has %ritten l)rics for morethan =->>> Filipino fol'- "hristmas- and love songs-incl!ding man) that 4ecame movie titles


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?no%n for 4eing a good l)ricist- his songs cherish life-

conve) nationalistic sentiments and !tter grandphilosophies "elerio %rote more than =->>> songs- amongthem are pop!lar pieces- %hich man) consider to 4eimmortal At one time or another- no Filipino co!ld missthe t!ne or l)rics of /evi@s "hristmas songs

"elerio- for a time- %as also recognized 4) the 5!inness#oo' of $orld ecords as the onl) man %ho co!ld pla)m!sic %ith a leaf #eca!se of his talent- "elerio %as invitedto .he ,er) 5riffin ho%- %here he pla)ed All the .hings

o! Are %ith ; m!sicians 7sing his leaf- /evi %o%ed thecro%d and got the attention of the 5!inness #oo' of $orldecords .he #oo' later listed the entr): .he onl) leafpla)er in the %orld is in the Philippines 2e %o!ld also

later appear onThats Incredible!


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!an Ca!ab!ab

4orn on ,a) =- 1;9= in ,anila 4!t 'no%n as ,r " is aFilipino m!sician- composer and cond!ctorB he %as

C*ec!tive and Artistic &irector for several )ears of thedef!nct an ,ig!el Fo!ndation for the Performing Arts2e %as also a resident D!dge for the onl) televisionseason of Philippine (dol 4roadcast in >6

2is %or's range from commissioned f!ll3length 4allets-theater m!sicals- choral pieces- a ,ass set to!naccompanied chor!s- and orchestral pieces- tocommercial recordings of pop!lar m!sic- film scores and

television specials


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"a)a4)a4@s c!rrent proDect incl!des the )an"a)a4)a4 ingers- a gro!p of seven )o!ng ad!ltsingers compara4le to his gro!p mo'e) ,o!ntain inthe earl) 1;;>s After Freemantle ,edia decided notto rene% thePhilippine Idolfranchise- "a)a4)a4transferred to rival sho%Pinoy Dream Academyseason 2,replacing Eim Paredes as the sho%@sheadmaster P&A < started on E!ne 1=- >8

2e is the e*ec!tive director of the Philpop ,!sic FestFo!ndation (nc- the organization 4ehindthe Philippine Pop!lar ,!sic Festival .hissong%riting competition for amate!rs andprofessionals p!ts the spotlight on song%riters andenco!rages Filipinos to preserve their !ni!e m!sicalidentit)


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"at! dela Cru#

"atalina ?at) ,angahas %as 4orn on Fe4r!ar) 1-1;>G 2er path to stardom as #oda4il !een started

%hen she %as onl) seven )ears old

he event!all) resided in the 7nited tates- 4!t

visited the Philippines in 1;8; to %atch a m!sical4ased on her life stor) Cntitled ?at)H- the m!sicalfeat!red m!sic 4) Ryan Cayabyaband a li4retto4) Eose Eavier e)es ,itch +aldes pla)ed

the bodabil!een


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Francisco Buencamino4elonged to a famil) of m!sicians 2e %as 4orn on Novem4er9- 188 in an ,ig!el de ,a)!mo- #!lacan 2is fatherFort!nato- a ch!rch organist and 4and master- ta!ght himm!sic at a ver) earl) age 2is mother /!isa- mean%hile- %asa singer At age 1=J-Si Tio SeloI1;>=J- ayanI1;>9J-andPana"on #indi $at%padI1;>9J
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#!encamino ta!ght at the Ateneo de ,anila inthe earl) 1;>>s 2e also ta!ght at the "entroCscolar de eKoritas and headed its ,!sic&epartment for > )ears 2e fo!nded the#!encamino ,!sic Academ) in 1;>- andhad Nicanor A4elardo as one of his st!dents 2ealso 4ecame a m!sical director

for sarswelaprod!ctions- and composer of m!sicfor films prod!ced 4) ampag!ita Pict!res- /+N-and C*celsior

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