Experimenta

l New Music
in the
Philippines
Group II
 A. Characteristics of New Music
 What Is Music?
 Sounds are all around us, from birds chirping and waves lapping against a coastline to
cars honking in traffic. But sometimes sounds are put together in purposeful ways to
create a specific atmosphere or to express ideas or emotions. Such organized sounds are
called music.
 Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds. Making music is the process
of putting sounds and tones in an order, often combining them to create a unified
composition. People who make music creatively organize sounds for a desired result, like
a Beethoven symphony or one of Duke Ellington's jazz songs. Music is made of sounds,
vibrations, and silent moments, and it doesn't always have to be pleasant or pretty. It can
be used to convey a whole range of experiences, environments, and emotions.
 A. Characteristics of New Music
 WHAT IS NEW MUSIC?
Common characteristics of new wave music include a
humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic
sounds, and a distinctive visual style featured in music
videos and fashion.
Meaning - New music is an extension of the classical music tradition,
and it represents the cutting and creative edge of classical music. In
addition, new music can incorporate elements of many different
musical genres, including classical, jazz, rock, world music and others.
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B. Introduce the Different New Music
 When we are talking about the term “new music,” it’s
not literally means as “modern music;” it is the use of
new styles and techniques in music incorporating
various music, such as ethnic and electronic music,
and other forms of music. New music composers have
different approaches in composing music but are not
limited to the usual or common methods.
B. Introduce the Different New Music
 Composers of experimental New Music in the Philippines
include Jose Maceda, Lucrecia Kasilag, Ramon
Santos, Manuel Maramba, Jerry Dadap, Francisco
Feliciano, Josefino “Chino” Toledo, and Jonas Baes.
 They retained the Filipino spirit by incorporating
traditional music forms as well as indigenous rhythms and
instruments in their compositions
 Jose Maceda’s
musical style shifted when he
encountered the music of the
indigenous tribes of Mindoro in
1953.He then embarked on his life’s
work, dedicated to the understanding
and preservation of Filipino
traditional music. His extensive
research and fieldwork resulted in an
immense collection of recorded
music taken from there mote
mountain villages and far-flung
1. Jose Maceda inland communities in the Philippines
 Works of Maceda
 Ugma-Ugma (1963) for voice and ethnic instruments
 Agungan (1975) for 6 gong families
 Pagsamba (1968) for ethnic percussions
 Cassettes 100 (1971) for 100 cassette tape recorders
 Ugnayan (1974) an ethnic piece played at the same time
over several radio stations
 Udlot-Udlot (175) for bamboo instruments and voices

Maceda’s Work Experience

Worked in a recording studio in Paris in 1958 which
specialized in musique concrete.
Piano and Musicology professor at the University of
the Philippine, College of Music from 1952-1990
Executive Director of Central Ethnomusicology in
1997
1. Jose Maceda Conferred as National Artist for Music in 1997
 Lucrecia Kasilag’s
compositional
style demonstrated a fusion of
Eastern and Western styles
in using instruments, melody,
harmony, and rhythm. She is
particularly known for
incorporating indigenous Filipino
instruments into orchestral
productions.

2. Lucrecia R. Kasilg
 Jerry Dadap,
the first Filipino composer to
conduct his own works at the Carnegie
Recital Hall in New York City
Maestro Michael Dadap, is not
only a world-renowned Filipino
American guitarist, composer, and
conductor, he is also one of the co-
founders of the National Federation of
Filipino American Associations
(NaFFAA), which celebrated its 25th year
of existence with a 14th Empowerment
Conference, held at Harrah’s convention
3. Jerry Dadap facilities in Las Vegas.
 Fr. Manuel Maramba OSB,
one of the most
accomplished musicians in the
Philippines, is best known as a
liturgical composer whose body of
works lean towards religious
figures and events. His versatility
as a pianist, composer, arranger,
theorist, and teacher is widely
recognized in the local musical
4. Fr. Manuel P. Maramba scene.
OSB
 Through his life’s work, Fr. Manuel P. Maramba, OSB, brought
the music of the Catholic Church closer to the hearts of the Filipino
faithful.
The Benedictine monk, who died July 13 at 84 after a battle
with pancreatic cancer, was a prolific composer who leaves behind a
large body of sacred music that includes the Mass, symphonic works,
operas, zarzuelas, songs and chants.
“Father Maramba played an important role in the translation of
the music text of the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours to Filipino,
after extensive research on Filipino culture, values and traditions,”
says associate professor Maria Alexandra Chua, Ph.D, of the
University of Santo Tomas (UST) Conservatory of Music, where
Maramba also taught composition and theory.
“He was a child prodigy and musical genius,” adds Chua. “He
was a concert pianist, organist, theorist and composer, an advocate of
atonality who also brought in Philippine musical forms and structures
into this compositions.”
Born July 4, 1936 in Pangasinan, Maramba was only 11 when
he gave his first recital on the famed bamboo organ at the St. Joseph
Parish church in Las Piñas. He became the official accompanist of the
4. Fr. Manuel P. Maramba Las Piñas Boys’ Choir at age 14.

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 Ramon Santos’
compositional style
features chromaticism,
music seria, and
electronic components,
combined with indigenous
Philippine music elements.

5. Ramon P. Santos
 Francisco Feliciano
is one of Asia’s leading
figures in liturgical music, having
composed hundreds of liturgical
pieces, mass settings, hymns, and
songs for worship. At the Asian
Institute for Liturgy and
Music, a school for church
musicians which he founded, he
supervised the publication of a
new Asian hymnal containing
mostly works of Asian composers.
6. Francisco F. Feliciano
 Josefino Toledo
is the founding music
director of the Metro Manila
Community Orchestra, the UP
Festival Orchestra, and the Cross
wave Symphony Orchestra. He is
noted for conducting the premiere
performances of the works of
Filipino composers as well as
other Asian composers. His own
music has been performed by well-
7. Josefino J. known international artists and
Toledo ensembles.
 Jonas Baes,
Associate Professor in
Composition and Theory,
ethnomusicologist, cultural
activist, and writer, has
explored innovative territories
and unusual musical treatments
in his works.

8. Jonas Baes
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