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Career. In 1916, Abelardo entered the newly-established University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music, taking courses under Guy F. Harrison and Robert Schofield. During his studies, he composed the melody of the university's official anthem, U.P. Naming Mahal in 1917.
The prodigiously talented Abelardo started teaching music in schools in San Ildefonso and San Miguel, Bulacan, when he was barely 15 years old. Before he enrolled at the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music, he worked as a pianist in pubs and theaters in Manila.
Aug 10, 2013 · For the new generation of music lovers, Nicanor Abelardo is just a name of the UP College of Music auditorium and the CCP main theater. But for Filipino musicians schooled in music conservatories, Abelardo is the composer behind such immortal songs like “Mutya ng Pasig,” “Bituing Marikit” and “Nasaan Ka Irog,” among others.
Nicanor Abelardo (1893 - 1934) was a composer who emerged from post-colonial Philippines to create a national musical identity. A composer of over 140 works that included sonatas, concerti and chamber music, Abelardo is best known for elevating the Philippine genre of the Kundiman into a western art-song form.
Nicanor Abelardo (7 Pebrero 1893–21 Marso 1934) National Artist for Music. Kinikilála si Nicanor Abelardo (Ni- kanór Abelárdo) bílang isa sa “Tatlong Haligi ng Musikang Filipino.”
Feb 23, 2020 · Nicanor Abelardo (1893 – 1934) was a composer who emerged from post-colonial Philippines to create a national musical identity. A composer of over 140 works that included sonatas, concerti and chamber music, Abelardo is best known for elevating the Philippine genre of the Kundiman into a western art-song form.
Nicanor Abelardo will be honored as the first composer selected for the Great Filipino Composers Series, an annual concert that will feature the life and works of Filipino composers who have contributed profoundly to the country’s rich musical heritage.
