Lucrecia Kasilag and the Millennium String Quartet
Lucrecia “King” Roces Kasilag, also known as “the First Lady of Philippine Music,” was born in August 31, 1918, in San Fernando, La...
East versus West: The use of folk music in the last movements of Kasilag’s Millenium String Quartet
If there was something National Artist of Music Lucrecia Kasilag and renowned Father of the String Quartet Franz Joseph Haydn had in...
Strings Theory
String quartet no. 22 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1790 and dedicated to the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm II. A string...
The Thoughts of Two Great Artists
Comparing different eras and works of people is always done in any kind of field. In basketball, we compare Lebron James and Michael...
In The Beginning: Ang Inspirasyon Na Gawa Ni Kasilag Ayon Sa Paglikha
Lucrecia R. Kasilag (1918-2008)- o mas kilala sa pangalang “Tita King.” Si Tita King ay tinanghal bilang National Artist of Music taong...
In the Creation
One of the most famous oratorios of the classical era is The Creation by Joseph Haydn. This oratorio portrays and puts on stage the...
God's Magnificence
I saw a similarity in “In the Beginning” ’s verse 9 and The Creation’s scene 3 because they both talk about the third day of creation....
God Exalted through Musical Composition
One of the many types of musical compositions in the 18th century were oratorios. These were pieces that was large scale, involving the...
Music that Talks of God's Great Power
Before I start comparing their works, I would first like to give a brief background of both composers so we may interpret the reasoning...
The Pearl of The Orient sings The Third Day of Creation
"In the Beginning" is a sacred cantata for baritone solo, quartet, and mixed chorus, which was constructed by the Filipino composer and...