Dedicated his life preserving filipino music
Academy of music in manila
Recorded music from the remote mountain villages in the Philippines
Still held western music ideas but creatively combined environmental sounds
National artist for music, pianist and composer
took up music composition during WWII
Incorporate indigenous philippine instruments
traditional filipino works and mixing with western ideas
founded Bayanihan folk arts center
350 musical compositions
composer, conductor, musicologist
National artist for music
inspired by his family to love music
new directions of philippine contemporary music
Neoclassism, and finally to a distinct merging of sound from different countries
4,000 songs
some of his work were made into movies
Guinnes book of records for using leaf as an instrument
lyricist who inspired every filipino
national artist for music
Dean of Filipino Movie Composers and musical directors
Villar and Columbia records