Antonino Buenaventura Explained

Antonio Buenaventura
Birth Date:May 04, 1904
Birth Place:Baliuag, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
Death Date:January 25, 1996 (aged 91)
Nationality:Filipino
Occupation:composer, conductor, music director, teacher
Spouse:Rizaliana Exconde
Awards: Order of National Artists

Antonino Ramirez Buenaventura (May 4, 1904 – January 25, 1996)[1] was a Filipino composer, conductor, and teacher.

Biography

Antonino Buenaventura was born on May 4, 1904, in Baliuag, Bulacan. He was born in a family of musicians; his father Lucino Buenaventura was a musician at the Spanish Artillery Band in Intramuros. He studied under Nicanor Abelardo at the University of the Philippines Diliman Conservatory of Music and graduated in 1932 with a Teacher's Diploma in Music, major in Science and Composition and became an assistant instructor at the Conservatory. He also studied composition for a post-graduate degree under Jenő Takács.[2] [3]

After the war he became conductor of the devastated Philippine Constabulary Band for 16 years and he brought it back to its former glory.

He became the music director of the UST Conservatory of Music in 1961 and the UE School of Music and Arts in 1964.

He married to the violinist Rizalina Exconde and they have 4 children.[4]

Music

Buenaventura's music was influenced by different ethnic Philippine folksongs. In 1935, he joined Francisca Reyes-Aquino in researching Philippine folksongs and dances.[5] In 1936 he composed the accompaniment to the folk dance "Pandanggo sa Ilaw" and incorporated ethnic melodies and instruments to some of his compositions.[6]

Death

He died on January 25, 1996, at aged 91.

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonino R. Buenaventura. 2019-04-28. 2020-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128080703/https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/antonino-r-buenaventura/. dead.
  2. Buenaventura, Antonino R.. (2015). In V. Almario (Ed.), Sagisag Kultura (Vol 1). Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved from https://philippineculturaleducation.com.ph/buenaventura-antonino-r/
  3. Web site: Col. Antonino R. Buenaventura. 2019-04-28. 2021-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925212246/https://www.bulacan.gov.ph/generalinfo/artist.php?id=7. dead.
  4. News: Musical tribute to violinist Buenaventura, our national treasure. Orosa. Rosalinda. June 4, 2003. The Philippine Star.
  5. Web site: Antonino R. Buenaventura. June 3, 2015. NCCA. April 28, 2019. November 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128080703/https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/antonino-r-buenaventura/. dead.
  6. Web site: Antonino R. Buenaventura. 2017.
  7. Web site: Colonel Antonino R. Buenaventura. 2019-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428142856/http://www.uprotc.org/alumni/colonel-antonino-r-buenaventura/. 2019-04-28. dead.