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    Antonino Buenaventura was a Filipino composer born in 1904 who is considered one of the most important nationalistic artists in the Philippines in the 20th century. He introduced the concept of incorporating Philippine folk music materials into Western classical forms. Some of his most famous compositions include "Pandanggo sa Ilaw" and works for symphonic band. He had a long and influential career as a composer, educator, and conductor, helping to establish a distinctly Filipino musical tradition that blended indigenous and Western influences.

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    Antonino Buenaventura was a Filipino composer born in 1904 who is considered one of the most important nationalistic artists in the Philippines in the 20th century. He introduced the concept of incorporating Philippine folk music materials into Western classical forms. Some of his most famous compositions include "Pandanggo sa Ilaw" and works for symphonic band. He had a long and influential career as a composer, educator, and conductor, helping to establish a distinctly Filipino musical tradition that blended indigenous and Western influences.

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    Antonio Buenaventura was an influential Filipino composer who helped popularize Philippine folk music and incorporated it into his Western-influenced compositions. He received musical training from a young age and furthered his education at the University of the Philippines and in New York.

    Buenaventura was born into a musical family and showed an early aptitude for music. He had formal music lessons as a child and organized musical groups. He furthered his education at the University of the Philippines where he studied composition and conducting.

    Buenaventura helped establish the UP Junior Orchestra, the first collegiate orchestra in the Philippines. He also led the UP ROTC Band and the Philippine Army Band. Later he was the director of the Conservatory of Music at the University of Sto. Tomas and founded the School of Music and Arts at the University of the East.

    ANTONINO BUENAVENTURA

    A. COMPOSER HISTORY

    Overview

    Among the nationalistic artists of the twentieth century, Colonel Buenaventura stands
    as one of those who, before World War II, brought prestige to the Philippines with its
    rich source of talent. Moreover, Buenaventura stands among other great Filipino
    composers as the one who perhaps wrote the most number of tone-poems and
    symphonic band music. His compositional innovations which include the use of folk
    music materials and combining it with Western compositional devices or norms are two
    essential factors which brought forth a “new” distinctly Filipino sound. At the time when
    Western classical music and forms was the center of the Philippines’ musical tradition,
    Buenaventura introduced the idea of using Philippine folk music material into a form
    which was basically Western. The concept was to retain the folk melodic material as it
    was, then use in its accompaniment material Western music concepts on rhythm,
    melodic embellishments, chordal progressions and the like. It is this conceptual
    framework that consequently served as Buenaventura’s channel in conveying his
    nationalistic ideals and sentiments. Hence, significant to the understanding of
    Buenaventura’s compositional styles is to know of his influences as a person and a
    composer.

    Early Years

    Antonino Buenaventura was born on May 4, 1904, and named National Artist for Music
    in 1988. One of his most famous compositions was “Pandanggo sa Ilaw.” He led the
    Philippine Constabulary Band, later the Philippine Army Band, for 16 years. He also
    became the director of the Conservatory of Music of the University of Sto. Tomas. In
    1964, he organized the School of Music and Arts of the University of the East.
    Buenaventura died on Jan. 25 1996.
    His musical abilities developed further when he entered the University of the Philippines
    (UP) Conservatory of Music at the age of 19. During his stay at UP, he led the
    UP ROTC Band and established the UP Junior Orchestra, the first collegiate orchestra in
    the country. Esteemed Filipino musicians Nicanor Abelardo and Francisco Santiago were
    among his mentors. After graduating from UP in 1932 with a teacher’s diploma, major in
    science and composition, he pursued further studies at the Institute of International
    Education in New York.
    Antonio Buenaventura also known as Colonel Antonio Buenaventura, was born on 4
    May 1904 in Baliuag, Bulacan. He inherited his interest in music and military from his
    father, Lucino Buenaventura. He was born to a family of musicians and actively involved
    in the band.
    He had formal music lessons in Solfeggio when he was in grade IV. He learned how the
    band instruments sounded through observation and experimentation. He organized a
    seven piece school orchestra, a children’s group in his school.
    In 1922, he composed two pieces, a march and a foxtrot entitled “Only You”. He was
    admitted as clarinetist to the University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra. He was
    a student in composition and conducting and the captain of cadet corps of the university
    when he organized the first student orchestra, the UP Junior Orchestra.
    After he completed his Teacher’s Diploma in Composition and Conducting in the
    University of the Philippines (UP), he was appointed faculty member of the
    Conservatory of Music. He was the UP President’s Committee on Folksongs and Dances
    when he composed the “Pandanggo sa Ilaw”, a dance accompaniment.

    Works

    Antonino R. Buenaventura vigorously pursued a musical career that spanned seven


    decades of unwavering commitment to advancing the frontiers of Philippine music. In
    1935, Buenaventura joined Francisca Reyes-Aquino to conduct research on folksongs
    and dances that led to its popularization. Buenaventura composed songs, compositions,
    for solo instruments as well as symphonic and orchestral works based on the folksongs
    of various Philippine ethnic groups. He was also a conductor and restored the Philippine
    Army Band to its former prestige as one of the finest military bands in the world making
    it “the only band that can sound like a symphony orchestra”.
    This once sickly boy who played the clarinet proficiently has written several marches
    such as the “Triumphal March,” “Echoes of the Past,” “History Fantasy,” Second
    Symphony in E-flat, “Echoes from the Philippines,” “Ode to Freedom.” His orchestral
    music compositions include Concert Overture, Prelude and Fugue in G Minor,
    Philippines Triumphant, Mindanao Sketches, Symphony in C Major, among others.

    His Notable Marches:


    History of Fantasy
    Triumphal March
    Echoes of the past
    Second Symphony in E-flat
    Ode to Freedom
    Echoes from the Philippines

    His Orchestral Music Composition:


    Prelude and Fugue in G Minor
    Philippine Triumphant
    Symphony in C Major
    Mindanao Sketches
    Concert Overture

    Style and Influences

    Buenaventura's music was influenced by different ethnic Philippine folksongs. In 1935,


    he joined Francisca Reyes-Aquino in researching Philippine folksongs and dances. In
    1936 he composed the accompaniment to the folk dance "Pandanggo sa Ilaw" and
    incorporated ethnic melodies and instruments to some of his compositions.

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