May 22, 2013
Ayala Museum
Makati City MORE
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| Composer: |
Suarez, Santiago
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| Lyricist: | Dominador Santiago |
| Performer: | Relly Coloma (Organ) |
| Album: | Bakya Mo Neneng |
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| Key / Mode: | D minor – F major – D major |
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| Genre: | Songs of Appreciation / Praise / Tribute |
| Form: | Balitaw |
| Historical Period: | Contemporary |
| Date of Composition: | 1946 |
| Movie Scoring: | Theme of the movie by the same title directed by Consuelo P. Osorio and produced by Premiere Productions in 1947 starring Rosa del Rosario and Leopoldo Salcedo |
| About the Song: | Inspired by the lowly bakya (wooden clogs) which was the standard footwear during the Japanese Occupation, this vocal duet in balitaw style was the first in a series of Tagalog movie musicals based on the compositions of Suarez. The soprano and baritone texts are contrary to each other, with the former being idealistic, "extolling the simple but honorable Filipino whose pain and sufferings are assuaged by the beauty of the kundiman and balitaw," while the latter landing on a more realistic plane, speaks of a love symbolized by a discarded bakya. (From the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art., vol. 6, p. 227) |
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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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