Musical Renderings of the Philippine Nation

245 Pages·2011·1.091 MB·English

by  Christi-Anne Castro

Musical Renderings of the Philippine Nation
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Castro, Christi-Anne.
Musical renderings of the Philippine nation / Christi-Anne Castro.
p. cm. (The new cultural history of music series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-974640-8
1. Music—Political aspects—Philippines—History—20th century. 2. Nationalism in music.
3. Music and state. 4. Music—Philippines—20th century—History and criticism. I. Title.
ML3917.P55C37 2011
781.5'9909599—dc22 2010015955
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
This book is for my parents, Cristina and Mabini Castro,
from whom inspirations great and small ripple forth like laughter and song.
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acknowledgments
The consultants featured in this book are responsible for the best insights and
none of the fl aws found in the text. For their time and thoughts, I owe my grat-
itude to Leonilo Angos, Josephine Barrios, Michael Dadap, Lois Espinosa,
Marijo Castro Fadrigalan, Regalado T. Jose, Lucrecia Kasilag, Zen Lopez, Leo
Mascarinas, Elena Rivera Mirano, Ramón Obusan, Ding Pajaron, Jim Paredes,
Teresa Rances, Andrea Veneracion, Paz Villanueva, and Patricia Yusah. There
are many others not directly quoted in this text but without whom my ideas
would not have formed in the same ways. Thanks also to Suzie Benitez and
Marton Benitez for the beautiful photographs of Bayanihan, and to Alice
Esteves for her help in the library of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
M y research also benefi tted from a Rackham Faculty Research Grant from
the University of Michigan and from time off given to me by the Musicology
Department and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
I am indebted to Judith Becker, Heidi Feldman, Francis Gealogo,
Katherine Hagedorn, Kathleen Hood, and the anonymous readers for their
comments on earlier portions of the book.
For their support and help throughout the publishing process, without
which this book would not have made it into its fi nal form, I especially thank
series editor Jane Fulcher, Suzanne Ryan, and the capable editorial staff at
Oxford Press.
F inally, great thanks go out to my “everyday people,” my family and
friends. My family is my touchstone. And to Constance Olson, who visions
while I tinker and whose faith in me even I cannot assail.
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contents
Introduction: The Nation Sounds 3
chapter one Composing for an Incipient Nation 23
chapter two Recuperating a National Past: The Bayanihan
Philippine National Folk Dance Company 61
chapter three Consolidating a National Present: The Cultural
Center of the Philippines 105
chapter four Embodying the New Society: The Philippine
Madrigal Singers 141
chapter five Reviving the Spirit of Revolution: Songs of
EDSA 167
Conclusion: Celebration and Recapitulation 193
Notes 201
Bibliography 215
Index 231