Ramon Santos
- composition
- musicologist
- ethnomusicologist
Ramón Pagayon Santos (born 25 February 1941)[1] is a Filipino composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator[2] known for being the Philippines' foremost living exponent of contemporary Filipino classical music,[1][3] for work that expounds on "the aesthetic frameworks of Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic traditions,"[3] and for finding new uses of indigenous Philippine instruments.[3]
A University Professor Emeritus of the composition and theory department at the College of Music of the University of the Philippines Diliman,[4] he was proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines for music in 2014.[2][4]
Work as ethnomusicologist
In 1976, Santos began doing fieldwork among folk religious groups in Quezon, collecting and documenting their music.[1] He later also did similar fieldwork among the Ibaloi, Mansaka, Bontoc, Yakan and Boholano peoples.[3] The Philippines' National Commission on Culture and the Arts notes that as a result, Santos' compositions beginning in this period in his professional life were characterized by "the translation of indigenous musical systems into modern musical discourse."[1]
Compositions
Some of Santos' compositions include:
- Rituwal ng Pasasalamat,[5]
- Likas-An,[5]
- Badiw as Kapoonan,[5]
- Awit ni Pulau,[5]
- Daragang Magayon,[5]
- Ta-O,[5]
- Sandiwaan,[5]
- Nagnit Igak G’nan Wagnwag Nila (Alingawngaw ng Kagitingan),[5]
- Kulintang,[5] and
- Panaghoy[1]
Recognition
Santos was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1987.[2][6]
He was one of six people added to the roster of National Artists of the Philippines in 2014.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ramon P. Santos - National Artist for Music". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Limos, Mario Alvaro (2 August 2019). "Get to Know All the National Artists of the Philippines". Esquire Magazine Philippines. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Nicolas, Jino (13 April 2016). "Ramon Santos: A much-needed boost for contemporary music". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b Ramon P. Santos, PhD: University Professor Emeritus, Composition and Theory Department. College of Music, University of the Philippines Diliman. Accessed June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ramon Santos and Francisco Feliciano: Contemporizing Filipino musical traditions". 29 June 2014.
- ^ Lucrecia R. Kasilag. Santos, Ramon Pagayon. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed June 2014. (subscription required)
- ^ [s.n.] (22 June 2014). New National Artists declared. Philippine Information Agency. Accessed June 2013.
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- 1973 Juan Nakpil
- 1976 Pablo Antonio
- 1990 Leandro Locsin
- 2006 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.
- 2014 José María Zaragoza
- 2018 Francisco Mañosa
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- 1973 Francisca R. Aquino
- 1976 Leonor Orosa
- 1988 Lucrecia Reyes
- 2006 Ramon Obusan
- 2014 Alice Reyes
- 2022 Agnes Locsin
- 2006 Ramón Valera
- 2022 Salvacion Lim Higgins
- 1976 Lamberto V. Avellana
- 1982 Gerardo de León
- 1997 Lino Brocka
- 2001 Ishmael Bernal
- 2003 Eddie Romero
- 2006 Fernando Poe Jr.
- 2009 Manuel Conde
- 2018 Kidlat Tahimik
- 2022 Nora Aunor
- 2022 Marilou Diaz-Abaya
- 2022 Ricardo Lee
- 1997 Carlos Quirino
- 1973 Amado V. Hernandez
- 1973 José Garcia Villa
- 1976 Nick Joaquin
- 1982 Carlos P. Romulo
- 1990 Francisco Arcellana
- 1997 N. V. M. Gonzalez
- 1999 Edith Tiempo
- 2001 F. Sionil José
- 2003 Virgilio S. Almario
- 2003 Alejandro Roces
- 2006 Bienvenido Lumbera
- 2009 Lazaro Francisco
- 2014 Cirilo F. Bautista
- 2018 Ramon Muzones
- 2018 Resil B. Mojares
- 2022 Gémino Abad
- 1973 Antonio Molina
- 1976 Jovita Fuentes
- 1988 Antonino Buenaventura
- 1988 Lucrecia Kasilag
- 1991 Lucio San Pedro
- 1997 Levi Celerio
- 1997 Felipe Padilla de León
- 1997 José Maceda
- 1999 Ernani Joson Cuenco
- 1999 Andrea Veneracion
- 2014 Ramon Santos
- 2014 Francisco Feliciano
- 2018 Ryan Cayabyab
- 2022 Fides Cuyugan-Asensio
- 1987 Atang de la Rama
- 1997 Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
- 1997 Rolando Tinio
- 1999 Daisy Avellana
- 2001 Severino Montano
- 2003 Salvador Bernal
- 2018 Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
- 2022 Tony Mabesa
- 1972 Fernando Amorsolo
- 1973 Botong Francisco
- 1973 Guillermo Tolentino
- 1976 Napoleon Abueva
- 1976 Victorio Edades
- 1981 Vicente Manansala
- 1990 Cesar Legaspi
- 1991 Hernando R. Ocampo
- 1997 Arturo R. Luz
- 1999 J. Navarro Elizalde
- 2001 Ang Kiukok
- 2003 José T. Joya
- 2006 Benedicto Cabrera
- 2006 Abdulmari Imao
- 2009 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
- 2014 Francisco Coching
- 2018 Larry Alcala
- National Commission for Culture and the Arts
- Cultural Center of the Philippines