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| Composer: |
Abelardo, Nicanor
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| Lyricist: | Jose Corazon De Jesus |
| Performer: | Aurelio Estanislao |
| Album: | Ala Ala |
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| Key / Mode: | F minor - F major |
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| Genre: | Songs of Love and Courtship |
| Form: | Kundiman |
| Historical Period: | American Period |
| Date of Composition: | 1923 |
| Movie Scoring: | Inspired the making of the 1936 movie "Nasaan Ka Irog," starring Rosario Moreno and Ely Ramos, with Elsa Oria singing the title song. |
| About the Song: | This song is inspired by the real life story of Nicanor Abelardo's childhood friend, Dr. Francisco Tecson (to whom this song is dedicated). It portrays "a cruelly thwarted love" between an impoverished maiden and the heir of a wealthy family. "It expresses acute futility, frustration, helplessness, and lingering sadness with profuse harmony and characteristic markings such as pesante and doloroso." Abelardo was also inspired by the dreams and aspirations evoked by the kundiman that he transposed in the song the cry of a broken love, which eventually made the song a theme for empty dreams and forsaken loves. (From the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, vol. 6, p. 258) |
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During the 1896 Philippine Revolution, our valiant forebears also made use of music as a means of expressing their love of country and dreams for a free Philippines. They also wrote songs to inspire them in their mission. Perhaps the most popular song during the revolution against Spain was the kundiman “Jocelynang Baliwag,” also known as the “Kundiman ng Himagsikan.” MORE
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