The Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation, in partnership with the Filipinas Heritage Library, opens its 2012 season this February with a concert series that celebrates not only music about love, but music that we truly love. MORE
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Velez, Manuel
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| Lyricist: | Juan Yee Benasa |
| Performer: | Susan Fuentes |
| Album: | Awitnong Bahandi |
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| Key / Mode: | D major |
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| Genre: | Songs of Nature |
| Form: | Visayan Balitaw |
| Historical Period: | American Period |
| Date of Composition: | 1939 |
| Movie Scoring: | Performed by Lilian Velez in Filippine Films Production's "Sa Kabukiran," Elsa Oria in Sampaguita Pictures' "Bituing Marikit," and Nora Hermosa in Vista Films' "Ang Siloy" |
| About the Song: | "Sa Kabukiran (In the Farmlands) was originally written for soprano and first introduced in Cebu in 1928. Its gay and happy melodies reflect life in the farms without sadness." |
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Walang Sugat (Not Wounded), a sarswela (a play with song and dance) in three acts, tells the story of two young lovers who are torn between their love for country and love for each other. MORE
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