Contemporary Philippine
Music
90 Questions
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1. Who founded the Centro Escolar de Señoritas,
Conservatory of Music?
A
Nicanor Abelardo
B
Francisco Santiago
C
Francisco Buencamino
D
None of the above
2. What did Francisco Buencamino create in 1930?
6. He was known as the Father of Kundiman
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Francisco Buencamino
C
Felipe De Leon
D
Nicanor Abelardo
7. What is Francisco Buencamino known for?
A
Founding the Conservatory
B
of Music
Creating the Buencamino
Music Academy
C
Composing music for film
D
production companies
All of the above
8. Who belongs to the Triumvirate of Filipino Composers?
A
Sampaguita Pictures
B
Centro Escolar de
Señoritas, Conservatory of
Music
A
Francisco Buencamino
B
Nicanor Abelardo
C
Francisco Santiago
D
Both A and B
C
Buencamino Music
Academy
D
Excelsior
9. What type of music did Francisco Buencamino write?
3. Who was one of Francisco Buencamino's students?
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Nicanor Abelardo
C
None of the above
D
Both A and B
4. Which film production companies did Francisco
Buencamino compose music for?
A
Sampaguita Pictures
B
LVN
C
Excelsior
D
GMA
A
Kundiman
B
Zarzuela
C
Classical Music
D
Jazz
10. What was the name of Francisco Buencamino's music
school?
A
Centro Escolar de
Señoritas, Conservatory of B
Music
Buencamino Music
Academy
C
Sampaguita Pictures
D
University of the
Philippines
5. What type of music did Francisco Santiago contribute to?
11. Who is Nicanor Abelardo?
A
Kundiman
B
Zarzuela
A
A Filipino composer
B
A European composer
C
Both A and B
D
None of the above
C
A famous painter
D
A famous author
12. What style did Nicanor Abelardo develop?
A
Classical music
C
A combination of
European romanticism
with chromaticism
B
D
Latest trends and musical
styles in the entertainment
industry
Contemporary music
13. Who are the other two composers included in the
"Triumvirate of Filipino Composers" alongside Nicanor
Abelardo?
A
Francisco Santiago and
Antonio Molina
B
Francisco Buencamino and
Antonio Molina
C
Francisco Santiago and
Lucio San Pedro
D
None of the above
14. What is the name of the main theater at the Cultural Center
of the Philippines named after Nicanor Abelardo?
A
Abelardo Hall
B
Abelardo Theater
C
Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo
D
Nicanor Main Theater
16. Who is known as the "Father of Philippine Impressionist
Music"?
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Antonio Molina
C
Lucio San Pedro
D
Nicanor Abelardo
17. What musical forms did Lucio San Pedro integrate into his
works?
A
European classical music
B
Indigenous musical forms,
conventions, and
instruments
C
Contemporary music
D
Western music
18. What is the modern nationalistic style of Lucio San Pedro's
music?
A
A fusion of European and
B
Philippine music
A fusion of classical and
jazz music
C
A fusion of indigenous and
D
European musical forms
A fusion of contemporary
and western music
19. What is the significance of the "Triumvirate of Filipino
Composers"?
A
They were the only Filipino
composers to achieve
B
international recognition
They developed a unique
style of music that blended
Western and indigenous
elements
C
They were the first
composers to use
electronic instruments
They watched Genie
videos everyday
15. What is the Abelardo Hall?
A
A college of music at the
University of the
Philippines
C
A conservatory of music in
D
the Philippines
B
A theater in the Cultural
Center of the Philippines
A research facility of music
in the Philippines
D
20. What was Antonio Molina's contribution to Filipino music?
A
He developed a style of
music that combined
European romanticism
with chromaticism
B
He integrated indigenous
musical forms,
conventions, and
instruments in his works
C
He became known as the
"Father of Philippine
D
Impressionist Music"
He created a unique style
of music that blended
Western and indigenous
elements
21. What was Hilarion Rubio's profession?
A
Music teacher
B
Conductor
C
Clarinetist
D
Writer
22. Which type of music was Hilarion Rubio closely identified
with?
A
Traditional Music
B
Classical Music
C
Music for movies, ballet,
dance recitals, and the
orchestra
D
Pop music
23. Who promoted Philippine music extensively by using folk
materials in his works?
A
Hilarion Rubio
B
Ramon Tolentino
C
Col. Antonino
Buenaventura
D
Francisca Reyes Aquino
29. What is the main contribution of Hilarion Rubio to Filipino
music?
A
C
His works for the
orchestra, conductor for
opera, ballet, dance
recitals, and music for
movies
B
His collaboration with
Francisca Reyes Aquino
D
24. What type of music did Col. Antonino Buenaventura record
around the country?
A
Pop music
B
Classical music
C
Folk and dance music
D
None of the above
25. Who did Col. Antonino Buenaventura collaborate with to
record folk and dance music?
A
Hilarion Rubio
B
Francisca Reyes Aquino
C
Ramon Tolentino
D
Ryan Cayabyab
26. What was the profession of Francisca Reyes Aquino?
A
Dancer and choreographer B
Singer
C
Musician
Composer
27. What did Col. Antonino Buenaventura do for the folk
dances researched by Francisca Reyes Aquino?
A
He composed the music
and did the notations
B
He choreographed the
dances
C
He recorded the music
D
He referenced it in his own
works
28. What is the significance of using folk materials in Philippine
music?
A
It helps to preserve and
showcase Philippine
culture
C
It hinders the development
D
of new music
A
His skill in painting
C
His compositions,
including piano
compositions, hymns,
marches, art songs,
chamber music,
D
symphonic poems,
overtures, band music,
school songs, orchestral
works, operas, kundimans,
and zarzuelas
30. What is the significance of Col. Antonino Buenaventura in
Philippine music?
A
C
He extensively used folk
materials in his works and
B
recorded folk and dance
music around the country
He was the first Filipino
composer to achieve
international recognition
D
He composed the music
for the Philippine national
anthem
None of the above
31. What is Rodolfo S. Cornejo known for?
A
His pianistic and
compositional talent
B
His skill in playing the violin
C
His talent in singing
D
His talent in acting
B
It limits the creativity of
composers
None of the above
32. What is Felipe P. de Leon known for?
His promotion of folk
materials in his works
None of the above
D
B
His talent in acting
His honorary degree from
a government-recognized
music school
33. How was Rodolfo S. Cornejo recognized in the United
States?
A
He received an honorary
degree from a
government-recognized
music school
C
He performed in a concert
D
in New York
B
He won a music
competition
His compositions,
including band music,
school songs, orchestral
works, and operas
34. What was the specialty of Rodolfo S. Cornejo in terms of
piano playing?
A
He could play complex
classical pieces
B
He could extemporize a
piano composition at the
spur of the moment
C
He could play any piece
without practicing
D
He could play with his...
yes.
35. How did Felipe P. de Leon express the Philippines' cultural
identity through his compositions?
A
By incorporating
indigenous musical forms,
B
conventions, and
instruments in his works
By copying European
compositions
C
By composing exclusively
in the Western classical
tradition
By extensively using folk
materials in his works and
recording folk and dance
music around the country
D
36. What is the genre of music that Felipe P. de Leon is known
for?
A
Pop music
B
Classical music
C
Folk music
D
Traditional music
37. What is the main contribution of Rodolfo S. Cornejo to
Filipino music?
A
C
Being the first Filipino
composer to receive an
honorary degree from a
B
government-recognized
music school in the United
States
Being the first Filipino
composer to perform and
play the violin in a famous
theater in the United
States
Being the first Filipino
composer to have his
compositions played in a
D
government-recognized
musi school in the United
States
Being the first Filipino to
study in a governmentrecognized music school in
the United States
41. What is Lucio San Pedro known for?
A
Incorporating Western
elements in his
compositions with
Philippine folk forms and
harmony
C
Only composing Western
classical music
B
Incorporating Philippine
folk elements in his
compositions with Western
forms and harmony
D
Only composing Philippine
folk music
42. Which of Rosendo Santos Jr.'s works are listed in the "New
Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians"?
A
Only his concerti and
symphonies
C
All of his works, including
his marches and masses
B
Only his operas and band
overtures
D
None of the above, it was
actually Lucio San Pedro's
works.
43. What is Lucio San Pedro's most well-loved composition?
A
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
B
Symphony No. 1
C
Kundiman ng Lahi
D
Symphony in B-flat major
38. What is the significance of Felipe P. de Leon in Philippine
music?
A
He expressed the
Philippines' cultural
identity through his
compositions
B
He was the first Filipino
composer to receive an
honorary degree from a
government-recognized
music school in the United
States
C
He added Filipino
elements in his piano
work.
D
He was a renowned pianist
39. What is the importance of expressing cultural identity
through music?
A
It promotes cultural
exchange and
understanding
C
It allows composers to be
D
renowned for something
B
It preserves and
showcases the uniqueness
of a culture
All of the above
40. What is the genre of music that Rodolfo S. Cornejo is known
for?
A
Pop music
B
Classical music
C
Piano compositions
D
Violin compositions
46. What is Rosendo Santos Jr.'s most famous work?
A
Symphony No. 1
B
Concerto for Piano and
Orchestra
C
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
D
None of the above
47. What is the style of Lucio San Pedro's chords?
A
Sparse and minimalistic
B
Simple and
straightforward
C
Rich and expressive
D
Dissonant and atonal
48. What is the significance of Lucio San Pedro's Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan?
A
It is a lullaby melody sung
B
by his mother.
It is a religious hymn
composed for his church.
C
It is a patriotic march
written for his country.
It is a contemporary pop
song.
D
49. What is the significance of Rosendo Santos Jr.'s
compositions?
44. How many musical compositions does Rosendo Santos Jr.
have in the library of the University of the Philippines?
A
He contributed to the
development of Philippine B
classical music.
He only composed popular
music.
A
More than 100
B
More than 500
C
All of the above.
C
More than 1,000
D
More than 2,000
He was a prolific writer of
D
film scores.
45. What kind of composer is Lucio San Pedro?
A
A modernist composer
C
A baroque composer
B
A romantic nationalist
composer
50. How many masses did Rosendo Santos Jr. write?
A
50 in Latin and 20 in
English
B
20 in Latin and 50 in
English
C
50 in Filipino and 20 in
English
D
50 in English and 20 in
Filipino
51. Who is among the few composers in the Philippines who
composed five full-length operas?
A
Nicanor Abelardo
B
Alfredo Buenaventura
C
Rosendo Santos Jr.
D
Lucio San Pedro
52. What combination of styles did Alfredo Buenaventura use
in his compositions?
A
C
Baroque and Romantic
Classical and modern
B
Contemporary and
unconventional
D
Traditional and avantgarde
53. What type of harmonies did Alfredo Buenaventura use in
his compositions?
A
Classical harmonies
B
C
Contemporary harmonies D
Romantic harmonies
Avant-garde harmonies
54. How many full-length operas did Alfredo Buenaventura
compose?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
55. What type of compositions does Ryan Cayabyab create?
56. What is Ryan Cayabyab's profession?
A
Music teacher
B
Composer and conductor
C
Music journalist
D
Pianist
57. What types of compositions did Ryan Cayabyab create?
A
Orchestral works
B
Ballads and pop songs
C
Operas and zarzuelas
D
All of the above
58. What is Alfredo Buenaventura's approach to melody?
A
He keeps them complex
and intricate
C
He does not use melody in
D
his compositions
B
He keeps them simple and
understandable
He only uses pre-existing
melodies
59. What is Ryan Cayabyab's connection to both popular and
classical music?
A
He only composes pop
songs in a classical style
B
He only composes classical
music with popular
elements
C
He composes both pop
and classical music
separately
D
He spans both worlds and
composes pop, ballads,
operas, and more
A
Only classical music
B
Only pop music
60. Which composer used a combination of Philippine folk
elements with Western forms and harmony?
C
Both pop and classical
music
D
Only choral music
A
Alfredo Buenaventura
B
Rosendo Santos Jr.
C
Lucio San Pedro
D
Felipe P. de Leon
61. He wrote compositions in a variety of styles, genres, and
forms including Masses, Ballet, Musical Plays, Film Scores,
and Popular Songs.
66. It is the birthplace and hometown of Lucio San Pedro
A
Angeles City
B
Angono, Rizal
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Levi Celerio
C
Cainta, Rizal
D
Calamba, Laguna
C
Lucio San Pedro
D
Ryan Cayabyab
67. With compositions like Kayumangging Malaya, Lahing
Kayumanggi, and Sa Mahal Kong Bayan, he is a composer
regarded as a Romantic Nationalist
62. He has taught composition in colleges and conservatories
of music, most notably at the Santa Isabel College of Music
and the University of the Philippines College of Music.
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Levi Celerio
Lucio San Pedro
D
Ryan Cayabyab
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Levi Celerio
C
C
Lucio San Pedro
D
Ryan Cayabyab
68. He is considered as the “Father of Kundiman”.
63. The following are Contemporary Filipino Songwriters
except
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Levi Celerio
C
Lucio San Pedro
D
Ryan Cayabyab
A
Levi Celerio
B
Lito Camo
69. Ryan Cayabyab’s “Alikabok” is an example of ___________.
C
Ogie Alcasid
D
Pedro Bukaneg
64.
The key signature of Francisco Santiago’s “Pilipinas Kong
Mahal” based on this score:
A
Key of C
B
Key of C minor
C
Key of D
D
Key of D minor
65. Antonio Molina became National Artist in:
A
Ballet
B
Musical Play
C
Suelto
D
Zarzuela
70. He arranged, recorded, and produced the first one-manvocal jazz acapella album in the Philippines.
A
Francisco Santiago
B
Levi Celerio
C
Lucio San Pedro
D
Ryan Cayabyab
A
1970
B
1971
71. The following are compositions of Antonio Molina except
________________.
C
1873
D
1973
A
Misa Antoniana
B
Kung sa Iyong Gunita
C
Amihan
D
Nasaan ka Irog
72. It is an Opera by Ryan Cayabyab with Fides CuyuganAsencio as Librettist.
A
Spoliarium
B
Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
77. He taught composition at a number of colleges and
conservatories of music including the Sta Isabel College of
Music and the University of the Philippines College of
Music.
C
Da Coconut Nut
D
Kumukutikutitap
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Levi Celerio
D
Francisco Santiago
73. The first few notes of Bahay Kubo were used as theme for
this composition.
A
Malikmata
B
Lahing Kayumangi
78. He is the first Filipino Director of the UP Conservatory of
Music.
C
Misa Antoniana
D
Historya
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Levi Celerio
D
Francisco Santiago
74. His compositional style makes much use of varied
influences from different musical cultures, genres, and
styles.
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Levi Celerio
D
Francisco Santiago
75. He is the composer of “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika”.
79. He is best known for his poignantly romantic serenade for
violin and piano “Hatinggabi”.
A
Jose Maceda
B
Lito Camo
C
Antonio Molina
D
Francisco Santiago
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
80. “Ugoy ng Duyan” is a collaborative work of Lucio San Perdo
and __________________.
C
Levi Celerio
D
Francisco Santiago
A
Jose Maceda
B
Lito Camo
76. He is considered as the Father of Kundiman.
C
Levi Celerio
D
Francisco Santiago
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
81. Match the word: Impressionist.
C
Levi Celerio
D
Francisco Santiago
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
E
Francisco Santiago
82. Match the word: Romantic Nationalist
87. Match the word: Hatinggabi
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
E
Francisco Santiago
E
Francisco Santiago
83. Match the word: Cavatina for Violin and Piano
88. Match the word: Mr. C
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
E
Francisco Santiago
E
Francisco Santiago
84. Match the word: One-man Vocal Jazz Acapella
89. Match the word: Spoliarium
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
E
Francisco Santiago
E
Francisco Santiago
90. Match the word: Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
85. Match the word: Pakiusap
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
E
Francisco Santiago
E
Francisco Santiago
86. Match the word: Pilipinas kong Mahal
A
Ryan Cayabyab
B
Lucio San Pedro
C
Antonio Molina
D
Nicanor Abelardo
E
Francisco Santiago
89.a
Answer Key
1.c
2.c
3.b
4.a, b, c
5.a
6.a
7.c
8.c
9.a, b
10.b
11.a
12.c
13.a
14.c
15.a
16.b
17.b
18.c
19.b
20.c
21.a, b, c
22.c
23.c
24.c
25.c
26.a
27.a
28.a
29.a
30.a
31.a
32.c
33.a
34.b
35.a
36.b
37.a
38.a
39.b
40.c
41.b
42.c
43.a
44.c
45.b
46.d
47.c
48.a
49.a
50.a
51.b
52.b
53.c
54.c
55.c
56.b
57.d
58.b
59.d
60.c
61.d
62.c
63.d
64.a
65.c
66.b
67.a
68.a
69.d
70.d
71.d
72.a
73.b
74.a
75.a
76.d
77.b
78.d
79.c
80.c
81.c
82.b
83.d
84.a
85.e
86.e
87.c
88.a
90.b