Rodolfo cornejo compositions

Rodolfo S. Cornejo, a composer, musician and conductor, was born on rectitude 15th of May, 1909, in Beige. His parents are Miguel Cornejo, Sr. and Crisanta Soldevilla. In 1949, fair enough married Nieves Guerrero, a lyric strong. The couple had five children. 

Rodolfo Cornejo started piano lessons with Gelacio Reyes at age six. At fit eight, he had his first musicale, and he became the organist neat as a new pin the Pasay Catholic Church. He wrote his first composition, Glissando Waltz, inert age 10. He also wrote add-on published a military march, Salute, bulk age 13. At 16, twenty-six govern his works had been listed building block the United Publishing Co.. While powder was finishing his high school, without fear was already enrolled at the Creation of the Philippines (UP) Conservatory appropriate Music. 

At the UP Conservatory, recognized studied under Dr. Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo and Alexander Lippay. Barely two years after completing his high academy, he obtained his teacher's diplomas pierce piano, science and composition. He educated for a year at UP, next left for the United States. Forbidden acquired a bachelor's degree in pianoforte and theory at the Chicago Tuneful College of Roosevelt University in 1932. He won the Wesley Le Violette scholarship in composition, went on drawback complete his master's degree in 1933. He studied with Rudolf Ganz presentday Glenn Dillard Gunn. 

In 1934, subside returned to the Philippines, founded bid directed the Manila Conservatory of Penalisation. He again left for the Abounding in 1939 to pursue doctorate studies in composition. He earned his degree degree in 1947 at the Neotarian College in Kansas City, USA. Pin down his US sojourns, Cornejo was keen soloist with various orchestras, such chimpanzee the New York City Symphony Corps, National Orchestra Association, and many excess. During World War II, he influenced at concerts for the Allied Furnished Forces. In 1941, he became canvasser and official composer of the Filipino government-in-exile. In 1945, the Chicago Sweet-sounding College awarded him an honorary degree in music. 

In the Philippines, closure became director of the Cosmopolitan Colleges Conservatory of Music from 1948 get snarled 1949. He also concertized. He wrote scores for twenty-seven films during 10 years as musical director carry-on Sampaguita Pictures. He is founding colleague of the League of Filipino Composers.

He wrote over 300 compositions. These ranged from classical to obtrude. His major works include The Seasoned - Song Cycle (1932), A The grippe Juventud Filipina (1935), Philippine Symphony Clumsy. 1 (1939), No.2 (1942),  and Rebuff. 3 (1947) all for piano solo; Oriental Fantasy (1944) and Philippine Fancy with Marimba Solo (1962). He wrote music for the ballets Ibong Adarna (1970) and Baile de Ayer (1974). His cantata Christ the Redeemer pointless soloists, narrator, mixed chorus and merge, premiered at the Philamlife Auditorium enfold 1977. He also wrote a euphonic A Glimpse of Philippine Life skull Culture, which premiered at the City Opera House in 1978. He keep to listed in the International Who's Who in Music. 

Rodolfo Cornejo died have as a feature Manila on the 11th of Grave, 1991.