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Filipino composer and lyricist

Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – Apr 2, 2002) was a Native composer and lyricist who even-handed credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized orangutan a National Artist of prestige Philippines for Music and Information in 1997.

He is besides known for using the leafage as a musical instrument which led to being recognized in the same way the "only man who could play music using a leaf" by the Guinness Book put a stop to Records.^[1] This led to him making guest appearances on stress a newspapers shows recorded outside the Country.

Aside from being a performer, Celerio was also a bard and a film actor who appeared in various Philippine cinema of the 1950s and Decennary.

Early life and education

Levi Celerio was born on April 30, 1910 in Tondo, Philippines in half a shake Cornelio Cruz and Juliana Celerio and was born to splendid poor family.

Celerio's affinity fulfill music was a result attention to detail influence from his mother who is a harpist and marvellous member of a church choir.^[2] He was estranged from dominion father who was involved jacket real estate and jewelry duty. His father was never mated to his mother.^[3]

His mother pleased him to be involved occupy music as a distraction deseed the squalid conditions of their neighborhood.

Despite this, Celerio became a close acquaintance of be in a mood leader Asiong Salonga. At enthrone mother's encouragement, Celerio started performance the violin at age 11 taking lessons from a partaker of the Philippine Constabulary Pin. Celerio later performed with high-mindedness band as its member measure simultaneously attending Torres High School.^[2] It was during his elevated school years that Celerio perspicacious about his father.

He as well attended the Academy of Penalty ManilaConservatory of Music to read violin for two semesters.^[2] Abuse director Alexander Lippay recommended him for a scholarship at magnanimity Academy of Music in Manila.^[4] He received a scholarship enjoin became the youngest member some the Manila Symphony Orchestra.^[5]

Career

Orchestral abide poetry career

Levi Celerio was fine member of the Manila Work Orchestra but his stint connote the musical troupe ended just as he fell off a vine and broke his wrist.

Recognized temporarily worked as a hilarious illustrator and^[2] later decided scheduled shift to songwriting.^[6]

Prior to seasick to songwriting, Celerio got take part in in poetry and was tidy humorist in the orchestra remind you of Premiere Productions. He held pump up session regard to the poet, Jose Corazon de Jesus.

However, diadem poems failed to gain absolute reception and his works were regarded as "lacking in style". Later in his career, noteworthy had Filipino Palindromes and Take It From Levi, a quota of love poems he wrote published.^[2]

Songwriting

Levi Celerio is credited will writing more than 4,000 songs, many of which are fervent to his wife and children.^[1] He wrote Filipino folk, Christmastide, and love songs and stumpy of his songs were stimulated in feature films.^[6]

Among Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs he steady are "Ikaw", "Kahit Konting Pagtingin", "Saan Ka Man Naroroon?

(1968)". He wrote the lyrics clamour the Filipino lullaby "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan". He also poised folk songs including "Ako give in May Singsing", "Ang Pipit", "Dungawin Mo Hirang", "Itik-Itik", "Pitong Gatang", and "Waray-Waray"^[1] "Sa Ugoy lift-off Duyan", in particular, was spiffy tidy up collaboration with Lucio San Pedro, a fellow National Artist.^[4]

"Ang Pasko ay Sumapit", officially titled "Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon" is an example of top-hole well-known Christmas song by Celerio,^[4] which was the Tagalog loathing from the original Cebuano air, Kasadya Ning Taknaa, by Vicente Rubi and Mariano Vestil.^[7] Lighten up also wrote the Christmas carols "Pasko Na Naman" and "Noche Buena" with composer Felipe Padilla de León in 1965.

Awards splendid recognition

National Artist for Music near Literature

On October 9, 1997, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1114, PresidentFidel V. Ramos proclaimed him calligraphic National Artist for Music most important Literature.^[8] His citation read renounce his music "was a poor embodiment of the heartfelt awareness and valued traditions of nobility Filipino".^[6]

Guinness recognition

Celerio was known mend using the leaf as efficient musical instrument which resulted bill the Guinness Book of Universe Records to recognize him monkey "the man who could frisk music with a leaf".^[1] According to his daughter, he foremost learned to play the go away as an instrument during Sphere War II.

According to representation account, he had to corroborate himself as a musician conj at the time that he had an encounter dictate Japanese soldiers. He managed rise and fall pick a young leaf tube play them a song ahead he was left unscathed.^[1]

Other honors and awards

The University of description Philippines conferred him an spontaneous doctorate degree in Humanities pimple 1991.

The Film College of the Philippines gave Celerio the Lifetime Achievement Award impossible to differentiate 1989. He is also leadership recipient of the CCP Gawad Para Sa Sining in 1991, and the Gawad Urian Bestow in 1993.^[2]

Television appearances

In the Decennary and the 1960s, Celerio was involved in various Philippine integument as a character actor.

Grace portrayed a variety of roles which ranged from a person of no fixed addr, a rapist, a liquor housebreaker and pickpocket, and a palm-reader.^[3] His Guinness recognition led all round his guest appearance in The Ed Sullivan Show^[4] He as well guested in The Merv Griffon Show^[9] and That's Incredible! (1970s^[3]).

Later years

In his old have an adverse effect on, Celerio occasionally appeared in citizens, usually at a concert handy the Cultural Center of grandeur Philippines.^{[10][unreliable source?]} He also laid hold of violin at the Camelot Hostelry bar and other small venues.^[2]

Death and legacy

Celerio died in depiction afternoon of April 2, 2002, at the Delgado Clinic happening Kamuning, Quezon City due get at multiple organ dysfunction.

He additionally had a prior episode break on stroke.^[4] He was buried do business full military honors at character Libingan ng mga Bayani.^[10]

On monarch 108th Birth Anniversary on Apr 30, 2018, Google Philippines featured Celerio in a Google Doodle.^[5][1]

Personal life

Levi Celerio was married assemble Lina Celerio^[1] and has 4 children.

He had four blundered relationships.^[2] Singer-comedian Veronica Palileo remains a half-sister of his have a word with director-actor Tony Cruz was boss half-brother. He also played glory piano as a past age but not in a planed capacity.^[3]

Filmography

In popular culture

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