Ramón Pagayon Santos (born 25 February 1941)
is a
Filipino
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composer,
ethnomusicologist, and educator
known for being the Philippines' foremost living exponent of contemporary Filipino classical music,
for work that expounds on "the aesthetic frameworks of Philippine and Southeast Asian artistic traditions,"
and for finding new uses of indigenous Philippine instruments.
A University Professor Emeritus of the composition and theory department at the College of Music of the
University of the Philippines Diliman
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[ he was proclaimed ]National Artist of the Philippines
The Order of National Artists of the Philippines (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas'') is an Order (distinction), order bestowed by the Philippines on Filipino people, Filipinos who have made s ...
for music in 2014.[
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Work as ethnomusicologist
In 1976, Santos began doing fieldwork among folk religious groups in Quezon, collecting and documenting their music. He later also did similar fieldwork among the Ibaloi
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, Mansaka
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, Bontoc Bontoc may refer to:
* Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
* Bontoc, Southern Leyte, Philippines
* Bontoc people, an ethnic group from Central Luzon, Philippines
* Bontoc language
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, Yakan and Boholano peoples. 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."
Compositions
Some of Santos' compositions include:
* Rituwal ng Pasasalamat,
* Likas-An,
* Badiw as Kapoonan,
* Awit ni Pulau,
* Daragang Magayon,
* Ta-O,
* Sandiwaan,
* Nagnit Igak G’nan Wagnwag Nila (Alingawngaw ng Kagitingan),
* Kulintang, and
* Panaghoy
Recognition
Santos was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1987.[
He was one of six people added to the roster of ]National Artists of the Philippines
The Order of National Artists of the Philippines (Filipino: ''Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas'') is an order bestowed by the Philippines on Filipinos who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippi ...
in 2014.[
]
See also
* José Maceda
José Montserrat Maceda (31 January 1917 – 5 May 2004) was a Filipino ethnomusicologist and composer. He was named a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1998.
Life
Born in Manila, Philippines, he studied piano, composition ...
* Lucrecia Kasilag
References
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1941 births
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
National Artists of the Philippines
University of the Philippines alumni
Indiana University alumni
University at Buffalo alumni
Living people
People from Pasig
Filipino classical composers
Musicians from Metro Manila