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The Music of the Philippine Revolution

Antonio C. Hila

Discipline: History, Music

 

Abstract:

The music of the revolution ranges from the patriotic march to melancholic and sentimental kundiman.

There is a theory that the reason for the passionate and ardent feelings contained in the kundiman is the Spanish suppression of anything pertaining to nationalism. The kundiman then became a medium for expressing love for one’s country as symbolized by romantic love.