1. He is known as the "Father of the Kundiman" and belongs Composers." to the "Triumvirate of Filipino

2. He developed a style that combined European romanticism with chromaticism. He belongs to the "Triumvirate of Filipino Composers" together with Francisco Santiago and Antonio Molina.

3. He came to be known as the "Father of Philippine Impressionist Music,"

4. He founded the Centro Escolar de Señoritas, Conservatory of Music. He aiso created 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 zarzuelas and kundiman. 5. He was a Filipino composer, music teacher, conductor, and clarinetist. His name was closely identified with his works for the orchestra, conductor for opera, ballet, dance recitals, and music for movies.

6. He wrote piano compositions, hymns, marches, art songs, chamber music, symphonic poems, overtures, band music, school songs, orchestral works, operas, kundimans and zarzuelas. He was known as a nationalist composer who expressed the Philippines' cultural identity through his compositions.
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