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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| Composer: |
Velarde, Mike Jr.
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| Lyricist: | Dominador Santiago |
| Performer: | Pilita Corrales |
| Album: | Philippine Love Songs, vol. 1 |
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| Key / Mode: | F minor - F major |
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| Genre: | Songs of Love and Courtship |
| Form: | Danza |
| Historical Period: | American Period |
| Date of Composition: | 1938 |
| Movie Scoring: | Written for the movie "Bituing Marikit" (1937), starring Rogelio de la Rosa |
| About the Song: | This song is full of sophistication, has lightness of sound and portrays the romanticism of the rustic Filipino lover. This conventional music of the Big City in the 1930s was popular among the Filipino movie crowd. It enjoyed a revival in the 1960s. It has also been translated into English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and the local dialects. (From the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art., vol. 6, p. 233) |
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