Filipino Composers and Their Works Quiz

Filipino Composers and Their Works

• "Minamahal kita" by Miguel Guison is a love/courtship song
• Ugnayan is a work by Jose Maceda
• Ramon Santos is a Filipino composer influenced by McHose and Barlow, his mentors in theory and composition

Notable Filipino Composers

• Levi Celerio was named National Artist for Music and Literature in 1997
• Cipriano “Ryan” Cayabyab was named National Artist for Music in 2018
• Francisco Santiago is known as the “Father of Kundiman”
• Restituto Aquino Umali was a Filipino songwriter, composer, arranger, conductor, and film music score born in Paco, Manila on June 16, 1916

Music Compositions and Styles

• "Pilipinas Kong Mahal" by Francisco Santiago is in the key of C and 3⁄4 time signature
• Cipriano “Ryan” Cayabyab wrote compositions in various styles, genres, and forms including Masses, Ballet, Musical Plays, Film Scores, and Popular Songs
• Cipriano “Ryan” Cayabyab's "Alikabok" is an example of suelto
• Jonas Baes' "Salaysay" is for a solo voice with three percussionists and pairs of pebbles distributed among the audience
• “Ang Pipit” by Levi Celerio depicts the sad life of Filipinos who remain captured in their own country

Achievements and Contributions

• Cipriano “Ryan” Cayabyab arranged, recorded, and produced the first one-man-vocal jazz acapella album in the Philippines
• Cipriano “Ryan” Cayabyab was the Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts for several years