Felipe Padilla de Leon

Post-war era De Leon was dubbed "composer of 1949" and was granted fellowship by then Philippine vice president Fernando Lopez. In exchange, De Leon composed for the vice president two symphonic poem during his stay at the Lopez estate in Iloilo, Philippines namely Roca Encantanda and Siete Pecados.

During the 1950s, he revised the Tagalog lyrics of the Philippine national anthem. From 1953 to 1982, he became president of Pambansang Samahan ng mga Banda sa Pilipinas (PASAMBAP) and served as founding president of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP) from 1965 to 1985. In the mid-1960s, he served as the cultural affairs officer of Manila.

Awards and honors Republic Cultural Heritage Award . Rizal Pro-Patria Award Presidential Award of Merit Patnubay ng Kalinangan Award Composer of the Year (1949) Musician of the Year (Manila, 1958) National Artist of the Philippines (1997)

Operas Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), opera in 3 acts (1957) El Filibusterismo (Subversion), opera (1970)

Concertos Konzertstück for Violin and Orchestra (c. 1950s) Flute Concerto (1980)

Orchestral works Mariang Makiling Overture (1939) Roca Encantada, symphonic legend (1950) Maynila Overture (1976) Tatlong Tunog Larawan (Three Sound Portraits), for orchestra (1976) Orchesterstück (1981) Manila Sketches for Orchestra (1949) Bataan, tone poem (1947) Cry of Balintawak, tone poem (1948) Mga Katutubong Tanawin

Marches and other works for band "Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas" (1942) "Awit ng Maynila" (Song of Manila) (1966) "Himno ng Marikina" (Marikina Hymn) (late 1960s) "Bagong Pagsilang" (New Birth) (1973) Tayo’y Magtanim (Let Us Plant) (1970s) Ang Karomata (The Carriage) Tindig, Aking Inang Bayan (Rise Up, My Motherland) Fantasy for Trombone and Band Mayumi Theme and Variations Awit ng Serbisyo Sibil (Civil Service Hymn) Philippine Constabulary March

Chamber Fantasy for four flutes and percussion

Songs "Noche Buena" (1965) "Pasko Na Naman" (1965)