Kundiman

kundiman

kundiman

Genre of traditional Filipino love songs written in Tagalog

melody

Kundiman’s _________ is smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals

triple meter form

form of the Kundiman

classical

type of voice used by Kundiman

Nicanor Abelardo

father of the Kundiman

Nicanor Sta. Ana Abelardo

composed over a hundred of Kundiman Songs especially before and during the World War II

Levi Celerio

Filipino composer and lyricist, known for being a leaf player.

Francisco Santiago

born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, to musically-minded peasant parents, Felipe Santiago and Maria Santiago.

Julian Felipe

composer of the music of the Filipino national anthem, formerly known as "Marcha Nacional Magdalo", now Lupang Hinirang.

Felipe Padilla de Leon

translated the lyrics of the Philippine National Anthem from the original Spanish to Tagalog.

Lucio San Pedro

composer of the popular lullaby Sa Ugoy ng Duyan (in collaboration with Levi Celerio) and the symphonic poem Lahing Kayumanggi.