Nicanor Santa Ana Abelardo was a Filipino composer known for kundiman songs he wrote before the Second World War.
Nicanor Abelardo depicted on a postage stamp
N. Abelardo Hall (UP Diliman).
Kundiman is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundiman was the traditional means of serenade in the Philippines.
El Cundiman by José Honorato Lozano
Josefa Tiongson y Lara Bulwagan, Baliwag Museum and Library
"Jocelynang Baliwag"
Graffiti on fence of Paaralang Bayan ng Hilagang Baliuag