1. PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL ARTISTS
For Music

2. NATIONAL ARTIST
• is an honorary title issued by some states as a
highest recognition of artists for their significant
contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation.
An equivalent title, People's Artist, has been known
in countries of the former Eastern Bloc and is also
commonly translated as "National Artist".

3. NATIONAL ARTIST
• The pinnacle of artistic achievement in the
Philippines is when you are named a National
Artist. This is the reward given to the best and
brightest of the nation’s artists—those who have
truly given their lives to their art across decades
and, in so doing, have kept our arts dynamic and
true to the soul of our people.

4. NATIONAL ARTIST
• This honor is bestowed by the President of the Philippines
upon the recommendations of the National Commission
for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of
the Philippines (CCP). The National Artist award was
created through the Presidential Proclamation No. 1001,
signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos on April
27, 1972.

5. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN
THE PHILIPPINES
• According to the Department of Education’s K to 12
material Horizons Grade 10 Learner’s Materials –
Music and Arts Appreciation for Young Filipinos
• refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and
elements from 20th century art music in the west, as
well as the latest trends and musical styles in the
entertainment industry.”

6. IS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC LESS FILIPINO?
•NO.
•Filipinos are a melting pot of cultures and
genetics that include Spanish, American,
Indon, Malay and Chinese, as well as
indigenous heritages.

7. 1989 NATIONAL
ARTIST FOR MUSIC
LUCRECIA R.
KASILAG
(1918-2008)

8. 1989 NATIONAL ARTIST FOR MUSIC
LUCRECIA R. KASILAG
(1918-2008)
• a music educator and new music composer
who was named National Artist for Music
1989. Her sample works are Toccata for
Percussions of
Winds, Divertissement and Concertante—
works that integrate indigenous Filipino
musical instruments into their composition.

9. ANTONIO J. MOLINA
(1894 – 1980)

10. ANTONIO J. MOLINA
(1894 – 1980)
• a music educator and 20th century traditional
composer. He was the first National Artist for
Music, date conferred in 1973. His sample
works were Misa Antoniana Grand Festival
Mass and Ang Batingaw.

11. JOVITA FUENTES
(1895-1978)

12. JOVITA FUENTES
(1895-1978)
•a broadway singer, date conferred
in 1976. She sang the roles of Liu
Yu in Puccini’s Turnadot and Mimi
in Puccini’s La Boheme.

13. HONORATA “ATANG”
DELA RAMA
(1902-1991)

14. HONORATA “ATANG” DELA RAMA
(1902-1991)
•a kundiman singer who was
named National Artist for Music
and Theater in 1987. Her sample
works are Dalagang
Bukid and Pangarap ni Rosa.

15. ANTONIO
BUENAVENTURA
(1904-1996)

16. ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA
(1904-1996)
•a 20th century traditional composer
and conductor who was named
National Artist for Music in 1988. His
sample works are the Triumphal
March and Echoes of the Past.

17. LUCIO SAN PEDRO
(1913-1996)

18. LUCIO SAN PEDRO
(1913-1996)
•a 20th century traditional composer
and conductor who was named
National Artist in 1991. His sample
works are The Devil’s Bridge and
the Malakas at Maganda Overture.

19. FELIPE PADILLA DE
LEON
(1912-1992)

20. FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON (1912-1992),
•a 20th century traditional
composer, who was named
National Artist for Music
posthumously in 1997. His sample
works are Mariang Makiling

21. LEVI CELERIO (1910-
2002)

22. LEVI CELERIO
(1910-2002)
• , a prolific lyricist and 20th century song composer who
was named National Artist for Music and Literature in
1997. His sample works are O Maliwanag na
Buwan (Iloko), Ako ay May Singsing (Pampango)
and Alibangbang (Visayan). He is notable as the only
person to make music using just a leaf, a feat recorded in
the Guinness Book of World Records.

23. JOSE MACEDA
(1917-2004)

24. JOSE MACEDA
(1917-2004)
•a new music composer, became
National Artist for Music in 1997.
His sample work was Ugma-ugma
and Pagsamba.

25. ERNANI J. CUENCO
(1936-1988)

26. ERNANI J. CUENCO
(1936-1988)
•a 20th century song composer who was
named National Artist for Music
posthumously in 1999. His sample works
are Nahan, Kahit na Magtiis and Diligin
Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa.

27. ANDREA
VENERACION
(1928-2013)

28. ANDREA VENERACION
(1928-2013)
•a choirmaster who received National
Artist honors in 1999. She directed
the Madrigal Singers and taught
them to sing in their signature semi-
circle arrangement.

29. FRANCISCO
FELICIANO
(1917-2014)

30. FRANCISCO FELICIANO
(1917-2014)
•a new music composer, date
conferred in 2014. His sample
works are Ashen
Wings and Sikhay sa Kabila ng
Paalam.

31. RAMON P. SANTOS
(BORN 1941)

32. RAMON P. SANTOS
(BORN 1941)
•a new music composer who
was named National Artist for
Music in 2014. His sample
work is Pangahoy and L’Bad.

33. •Our National Artists for Music
have contributed greatly to a
contemporary Filipino repertoire
in which musical pieces were been
written in 20th century stylistic
expressions.

34. •They developed such musical
movements as impressionism,
expressionism, neo-classicism,
avant garde and new music and
made these of works very strong
expressions of the Filipino soul.

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