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# Musicians of the Philippines This document lists prominent Filipino composers and their musical styles. ## Raymundo Cipriano "Ryan" Cayabyab * **Born:** May 4, 1954, Manila * **National Artist for Music:** (2018) * **Style:** Popular and classical compositions, including ballads, operas,...

# Musicians of the Philippines This document lists prominent Filipino composers and their musical styles. ## Raymundo Cipriano "Ryan" Cayabyab * **Born:** May 4, 1954, Manila * **National Artist for Music:** (2018) * **Style:** Popular and classical compositions, including ballads, operas, zarzuelas, orchestral, and choral pieces. * **Roles:** Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts; oversaw San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra and San Miguel Master Chorale. * **Compositions:** Utilizes syncopation, extended chords, and chromatic harmony * **Album:** *One* (included unaccompanied songs by the composer) ## Jose Maceda * **Born:** January 17, 1917 – May 5, 2004, Manila * **National Artist for Music:** (1997) * **Style:** Avant-garde composer; his style evolved after encountering indigenous music from Mindoro in 1953. His work focuses on understanding and preserving Filipino traditional music. * **Research:** Extensive field research in remote mountain villages and inland communities, resulting in extensive recorded music collections. * **Notable Works:** *Cassettes 100* (1971) - composition for 100 cassette tape recorders; *Ugnayan* (1974) - ethnic piece played simultaneously on multiple radio stations. ## Lucrecia Kasilag * **Born:** August 31, 1918 – August 2008, La Union * **National Artist for Music:** (1989) * **Style:** Fused Eastern and Western musical styles in using instruments, melodies, harmonies, and rhythms; particularly known for integrating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral productions. * **Roles:** President and Music Director of Bayanihan Dance Company; Chairman of the Asian Composers' League and the League of Filipino Composers. * **Notable Works:** *The Legend of the Sarimanok* (1963) ## Ramon Santos * **Born:** February 25, 1941, Pasig * **National Artist for Music:** (2004) * **Style:** Research on gamelan music of Java and traditional music of various Philippine tribes (e.g., Ibaloi, Maranao, Mansaka, Bontoc, Yakan, Boholano), incorporating chromaticism, music seria, and electronic elements alongside indigenous Philippine music elements. * **Notable Works:** *Ding Ding Nga Diyawa*; *L'BAD*; *Dularawan* (1969) ## Jonas Baes * **Born:** 1961, Laguna * **Style:** Utilizes unorthodox musical instruments (beanpod rattles, leaves, iron-nail chimes) and various Asian instruments (bamboo scrapers, bamboo flutes), alongside vocal music using Asian vocal techniques. * **Notable Works:** *Daluy* (Flow); *Basbasan* (Blessing); *Wala* (Nothingness); *Nabasag na Banga* (Broken Jar) and a suite of songs in the language of Filipino. **Note:** The provided document lists some notable works for each composer, but may not be exhaustive. Also, dates for some of the composers' lives and specific titles of their compositions might be available in the original source, if any.