José Maceda
José Montserrat Maceda (31 January 1917 – 5 May 2004) was a Filipino ethnomusicologist and composer.[1] He was named a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1998.[2]
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Montserrat and the surname or paternal family name is Maceda.
José Maceda
José Montserrat Maceda
31 January 1917
Manila, Philippine Islands
5 May 2004 (aged 87)
Quezon City, Philippines
composer, pianist, conductor
piano
Life[edit]
Maceda was born in Manila, Philippines, he studied piano, composition and musical analysis at École Normale de Musique de Paris in France. After returning to the Philippines, he became a professional pianist, and later studied musicology at Columbia University, and anthropology at Northwestern University.
Starting in 1952, he conducted fieldwork on the ethnic Music of the Philippines. From about 1954, he was involved in the research and composition of musique concrète. In 1958, he worked at a recording studio in Paris which specialized in musique concrète. During this period, he met Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis. In 1963, Maceda earned a doctorate in ethnomusicology from the UCLA. He began pursuing a compositional career more vigorously. At the same time, he held concerts in Manila until 1969, in which he performed and conducted. This series of concerts introduced Boulez, Xenakis and Edgard Varèse to the Filipino public.
Death[edit]
He died on May 5, 2004, in Quezon City, Philippines.