Francisco Beltran Buencamino (born 1883- died 1952), is a Filipino composer who performed as concert pianist during the American colonial period.
Born on November 5, 1883 in Bulacan, Buencamino, Sr. is a son of a musically inclined couple, Fortunato Buencamino, a church organist and a band master and Luisa Beltran, a singer.
He studied music composition and harmony at Liceo de Manila which unfortunately, he was not able to finish. He also taught at the Ateneo de Manila and Centro Escolar de Señoritas. At Centro Escolar de Señoritas, he founded its Conservatory of Music. He also created the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930. Nicanor Abelardo was one of his students. Expanding his career, he also ventured into musical direction and scoring, composing music for Sampaguita Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior. He also wrote several sarswela and kundiman. He died on October 16, 1952.
As a musician
Buencamino created several piano compositions which includes vocal works and piano solos and duets as well as piano pieces for children. Among his many piano works are "Mayon", a descriptive fantasy for piano and orchestra (also arranged for solo piano), and "Ang Larawan" for piano and orchestra (also arranged for two pianos) which are in the romantic bravura style of Liszt.
(Wikipilipinas)
Please take note that the audio AND the sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to a minimum of 480p if the video is blurry.
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(Performance by: Cecile Licad)
Original sheet music: [ Ссылка ]
NB. Finally, I present you one of the almost-forgotten masterpieces from the Philippines' almost-forgotten composers.
To be honest, I terribly am envious of the composers mentioned that have an obvious Philippine influence in their masterpieces, as I can't possibly make something as grand and as patriotic as they can. Even my "Little Waltz No. 2" is not enough, and I'm having ideas for a "Concert Waltz in B-flat minor", that to which I still cannot realize just yet.
If you have any sheet music of Philippine classical pieces like this, let me know. Now is the time for the Philippines to show their music as magnificent as this.
NB. Thank you for the 100,000 views!!! :D
