Nicanor Abelardo

Si Nicanor Abelardo ay isang Pilipinong kompositor ng mga awitin sa pelikula o entablado. Nilikha niya ang mga awitin na kung tawagin ay Kundiman tulad ng  "Nasaan ka, Irog" noong 1923, "Kundiman ng Luha", "Mutya ng Pasig", "Ang Aking Bayan", "Himutok", "Pahimakas", "Bituing Marikit" at marami pang iba.

Ang kauna-unahang pelikula ng Sampaguita Pictures na Bituing Marikit kung saan pinagsama ang si Rogelio dela Rosa at ang tinaguriang Singing Sweetheart of the Philippines na si Elsa Oria ay hango sa likhang awit Kundiman na ito ni Abelardo.

Si Abelardo ay namatay noong 1934 at nag-naiwan ng mahigit 140 na nilikha.

Tunay na Pangalan
Nicanor Sta. Ana Abelardo

Mga Magulang
Placida Sta. Ana
Valentine Abelardo

Kapanganakan
7 Pebrero 1893

Lugar ng Kapanganakan
San Miguel de Mayumo,Bulacan,Pilipinas

Komposisyon
A Study in Kumintang - (for piano and string quartette) A Summer Idyll 
A Visayan Caprice - (trio for piano, violin, and violencello) Academic Overture 
Akibat Alma Mater UP 
Amarosa - (foxtrot) An Old Love Song 
Ang Aking BayanAng Anak na Malawak (barcarola with words) 
Ang Binatang Pilipino Ang Dakilang Pagyayakap - (paso doble) 
Ang Likha ni Pierrot/Batik na Kabihasnan - (tagalog operetta) Ang Mestisa 
Ang Sarap mong Umibig (duet in Tagalog Zarsueal by F. Ballecer) Ang Unang Buko - (waltz) 
Ave Maria (tenor/soprano) Ay Kalisud (nicanor) 
Ay Kalisud (foxtrot arranged for orchestra) Ayaw sa Pusa - (street song) 
Balitaw - (Visayan ballad) Banaag at Lakas 
Bato-bato at Siniguelas - (duet in Tagalog Zarsuela) Bibingka’t Langgonisa 
Bituing Marikit - (1937) isinapelikula ng Sampaguita Pictures - titikBonifacio Song 
Buhay ng Dalaga’t Binata Bunyng M.H. del Pilar 
Canto del Viajero Capriccio Espagnole 
Carola Cavatina 
Cinderella (overture for orchestra) Concerto in B Flat Minor 
Conservatory Commencement Hymn Coronation March 
Dakilang Punglo Emilio Jacinto 
Fifes and Castagnettes (bolero for flute and piano) Filipino Boy -  (2 step)
First Nocturne - (Piano Solo) First Quartette in F major 
Fughetta in C on a Theme Grand March 
Halika, Magandang Mestisa -  (serenade for tenor) Himig ng Bayan 
Himno Masonico - (tenor serenade) Himno Plaridel for Full Orchestra 
Himutok Historical Pageant 
Honor and Arms Hoy-Hoy 
Ikaw (Argentine Tango) Ikaw Pa Rin - (1948) titik 
Ikaw Rin - ! (Sola Tu!) - titikInitiation Song - (Rizal Center Fraternity) 
Intermezzo (for symphonic band) Into Your Eyes (ballad) 
Isa de RequiemKapayapaan/Bunga ng Masamang Hilig
Kawanggawa (zarsuela) Kumintang ng Bayan
Kundiman (Piano & Violin) Kundiman ng Luha  - titik 
Kung Ako’y UmibigKung Hindi Man
Libertador (kundiman) Longing (Quartette, Male) 
Lucila Lulay (folk song arrangement) 
Magbalik Ka Hirang - isinapelikula noong 1939 - titikMarcha Triunfal 
May Isang Bulaklak na Muling Lumitaw - (folk song arrangement) May Isang Dalagang Nanggaling sa Bukid 
Meditation for Harmonium Solo Modernista
Mountain Suite Mutya ng Pasig - (1948) isinapelikula ng LVN Pictures - titik
Naku... Kenkoy! Nasaan Ang Aking Puso 
Nasaan ka, Irog  - (1937)  komposisyon at titikNational Heroes Day Hymn 
National Institute Song Ode to the Sampaguita 
Offertory to St. Cecilia Our National Pride (Balitaw-waltz) 
Paalam sa Pagkadalaga - (folk song arrangement) Pag-ibig na Walang Hanggan - (romantic duet) 
Paghanga (Overture for String Band) Pahimakas! (Awit ng Naghihingalo) 
Pahiwatig - titikPanoramas (suite for flute, violin, viola, celesta and piano) 
Paraluman(Waltz) Pearl of the Orient - (March) 
Petite Serenade for Violin and Piano Processional March (orchestra) 
Reminiscences Reverie (for Violin and Piano) 
Romanza Sa Gintong Panaginip - (kumintang) 
Sa Iyong Kandungan Sa Libingan ng Irog 
Salve Regina - (for soprano, baritone, and trio) Second Fugue - ( for string quartette) 
Serenade - Cello & Piano Sinfoniette for orchestra 
Sonata - for violin and piano Sonata for String Quartette 
Sonata in 4 Movements Sonata in G Major 
Spirit of ‘96 Stabat Mater 
Tayo’y Pakasal - (music for the comic duet in 3 acts) The Flower and the Bird - (a caprice for flute and violin w/ piano accompaniment) 
The Naughty Nymph - (polka for flute and piano) The Song of the Lonesome Traveller 
The Violet Three Pieces For the Piano Forte 
Tinig ng mga Kahabag-habag Trio for Piano, Cello & Violin 
Ultimo Adios for Female Voices and Orchestra Umaga (ballad) 
Un Cuento de Lola Basiang UP Beloved (hymn) 
UP Spells “UP” Valse Caprice (Piano Solo) 
Valse Elegante - (for symphonic band)Valse Extase - (Concert waltz for Saxophone & and Piano) 
Valse in D Flat Visayan Orientale (Musical Sketch in 7 Scenes) 
Walang Palad sa Paggiliw Waltz (nicanor) 
''Wedding March (nicanor) -(orchestra)

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