Julio nakpil essay

Fortunately these and many of Nakpil’s buildings still stand while others remain in the mind’s eye, part of remembered history of place. Juan Felipe Nakpil was born on May 26, 1899, the eldest child of Julio Nakpil and Gregoria De Jesus.

The Philippine Revolution had Julio Nakpil, one of Andres Bonifacio’s most trusted generals. His chronicle, however, was in the form of musical compositions. Nakpil’s work could well serve as the soundtrack to the Revolution, his granddaughters Maria Paz “Bobbi” Nakpil Santos-Viola and Maria Lourdes or “Peachi” asserted.

Nakpil studied civil engineering at the University of Kansas, supporting himself by working as a pianist with the Filipino Strong Orchestra, and later as a partial scholar of the Philippine government and with assistance from his uncle, the nationalist and philanthropist, Dr. Ariston Bautista-Lin.

According to the criteria, a national artist is an artist who has helped build a Filipino sense of nationhood through the content and form of their works. But since Juan Nakpil is a product of other country which he acquired different styles in producing his artwork, this is considered as adaptation.