Antonio molina biography philippine daily inquirer

Aquino awarded Molina the Presidential Medal of Merit for his lifelong contributions to history, culture and letters, and for his outstanding efforts in fostering Philippine-Spanish relations.

Antonio molina biography philippine daily inquirer

We have included those entries clearly written as, or which originated as, diary entries; others which are clearly written after the fact, have not been included. When there is any doubt, we have erred on the side of inclusion. About Antonio M. A feature in the Philippine Daily Inquirer summarized his life as follows: Molina was a historian, educator, lawyer, polyglot and diplomat.

He taught Philippine history, civil law, ethics, philosophy, and Rizal studies. Today in History. Browse by Diary Author. Ferdinand E. John Henry Asendorf. Francis Burton Harrison. Juan Labrador. John E. Louise Fillmore Blancaflor. Alfred Burton Welch. He obtained his teacher's diploma in From tohe concertised extensively in Hanoi and other parts of Indo-China.

He functioned both as organizer and conductor of Philippine choral and rondalla music groups wherein he was also actively involved. He conducted the premiere of the Bach's Christmas Oratorio on the 14th of December,the first performance of Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni, and the first television choral concert to be presented in the Philippines.

Molina's first composition, " Matinal "is preserved in an unpublished volume called Miniaturas, Vol. According to the composer, they are called Miniaturas because they do not seem to have arrived at a category of serious musical works. They are merely combinations of melody and harmony conceived during a moment of enthusiasm, passion, or humour, and later written down.

They are products of inspiration and instinct, and not of technical studies in music. He then wrote a set of waltzes, Lamentos de mi Patria Laments of my Fatherland inand "Hatinggabi", his most famous violin piece His hundreds of compositions include a sarswela entitled "Ana Maria ", done while he was still in school. Among his chamber music compositions are Prelude and Romanz for cello and piano and Bontok Rhapsody.

Some of his piano works are Malikmata and We Were Moonlight