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The musical notes of this folksong referred to as Condiman were contained in a book "Circumnavigation of the Globe by
the Austrian Frigate Novara in the Years 1857, 1858 & 1859." by
Karl von Scherzer, published in Vienna in 1864. The notes were transcribed by a Frenchman
named Balthazar Giraudier. Originating from San Miguel, Bulacan, this folksong was a popular
music of its time, describing life during the dry season, sang almost every evening by cheerful
and happy youths, accompanied by a guitar. It is heard for the first time played on the piano by
Stefan Ender, a young Austrian pianist. Arranged by Fr. Maramba, to be sung by a soprano, it
is presented for the first time in Vienna after 122 years. This folksong was discovered by
Johann Stockinger from the University of Vienna’s Institut für Völkerkunde.
Listen to the Condiman: The kundiman (condiman) song can also be downloaded as a Noteworthy Composer file:
was born in 1971 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria. He studied at the Conservatory of Music
in Feldkirch under Prof. Jacek Lukaszczyk, at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende
Kunst, Mozarteum in Salzburg and Vienna under Profs. Hans Leygraf and Roland Keller,
respectively. He has performed together with the Weinmaster-Trio and different members of
the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna Symphony Orchestra. He has also given
concert tours with the Jungen Philharmonie Rheintal and the Orchester der Bregenzer
Musikfreunde.
He won several times at the National Competition for Young Artists. He was finalist at the
Chopin competition in Darmstadt and a recipient of the Bösendorfer scholarship grant and
numerous radio broadcast recording.
Text by Angie R. Banke
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Document created: June 15, 1996 updated: March 14, 1998 APSIS Editor Johann Stockinger |