Fr manuel marimba biography of michael jackson

Through his life's work, Fr. Manuel P. Maramba, OSB, brought the music of the Catholic Church closer to the hearts of the Filipino faithful.

The Benedictine monk, who died July 13 at 84 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, was a prolific composer who leaves behind a large body of sacred music that includes the Mass, symphonic works, operas, zarzuelas, songs and chants.

'Father Maramba played an important role in the translation of the music text of the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours to Filipino, after extensive research on Filipino culture, values and traditions,' says associate professor Maria Alexandra Chua, Ph.D, of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Conservatory of Music, where Maramba also taught composition and theory.

'He was a child prodigy and musical genius,' adds Chua.

'He was a concert pianist, organist, theorist and composer, an advocate of atonality who also brought in Philippine musical forms and structures into this compositions.'

Born July 4, in Pangasinan, Maramba was only 11 when he gave his first recital on the famed bamboo organ at the St. Joseph Parish church in Las Pinas. He became the official accompanist of the Las Pinas Boys' Choir at age

Entered priesthood

After earning his music degree in piano at the UST Conservatory of Music in the s, Maramba earned a master's in composition at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, and another master's in musical performance from Yale University's School of joined the Benedictine order in , and entered the priesthood in He served as parish priest in New Mexico for a time, but devoted himself to music upon his return to the Philippines in

'His major works were usually based on local religious themes,' says Chua.

Among these are the operas 'Aba!

Fr manuel marimba biography of michael jackson for kids Colonel Antonino Buenaventura Document 4 pages. His extensive research and fieldwork resulted in an immense collection of recorded music taken from the remote mountain villages and far- flung inland communities in the Philippines. His first exposure to music was with the Morriz Band, a brass ensemble established and owned by his father, Maximiano Feliciano. Maramba's legacy of Filipino liturgical music..

Santo Nino,' 'La Naval' and 'Lord Ukon Takayama,' 'Ang Sarswela sa San Salvador,' and the symphonies 'Pugad Lawin' and 'The Virgin of La Naval.'Maramba also composed cantatas and hymns for St. Lorenzo Ruiz, St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, the official hymn of the National Eucharistic Congress and various songs for Christmas and Holy Week celebrations.

'He also composed the Papal Mass during the World Youth Day celebrated by Pope John Paul II in Manila, which was sung mainly in Filipino,' adds Chua.

'As a liturgist, he promoted the correct use of music in vernacular text in the rituals of the Catholic Church.' INQ