Piano Trio in the Ages of Constant Change
Classical music emerged in the 18th century and was born from a rebellion that formed due to the strict rules of the Baroque period,...
Editor’s Note: Ekstasis in Music Criticism and Analysis
The Ateneo de Manila University has always prided itself in how its curricula (and extra-curriculars) are geared towards holistic...
Lucrecia Kasilag: An Embodiment of Original Pilipino Music
Defining OPM There are varying definitions to the term Original Pilipino Music, OPM for short. Some would define it quite literally:...
Behind the Scenes: The Making of the “First Lady of Philippine Music”
Awarded National Artist for Music in 1989, Lucrecia R. Kasilag, also called “Tita King”, was often referred and known as the “First Lady...
Lucrecia Kasilag’s Contributions to Education for Women in the Philippines
Since the passing of Lucrecia Kasilag in 2008, this marks the first of the series of articles dedicated to her. We first discuss the life...
Rameau and Jadin: The Cusp of Classicism in Changing Times
The 1700’s began with the professional dancers dedicating their life to art and competing through producing art for the public’s...
Maynard de Guzman: His Incidence towards Incidental Music and Beyond
An engineer by profession and an imaginative artist at heart, Mr. Maynard De Guzman is truly a talented person to be proud of. As the...
Intimacy and Reflection: The Parallelisms of Friedrich and Chopin’s Masterpieces
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich Defining a stylistic archetype of the Romantic period has been found to be...
Romanticism: Musical Emotion Embodied in the Visual Emotion
"Casa de Locos,” or “The Madhouse.” Romanticism was a movement that reacted towards the scientific rationalization of nature. Despite...
Revolutionizing Harmony through Baroque Painting and Music
Vocazione di San Matteo (“The Calling of Saint Matthew”), a painting by Baroque artist Michaelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, depicts the...