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- José Montserrat Maceda (31 January 1917 – 5 May 2004) was a Filipino ethnomusicologist and composer. He was named a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1998.
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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]
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Among his many honors are grants from the Guggenheim (1957–58, for study in the USA) and Rockefeller (1968, for research in Africa and Brazil) foundations, the honor l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques in France (1978) and the University of The Philippines Outstanding Research Award (1985). He has also received the John D. Rockefeller Award from the Asi...
Initially active as a pianist, he appeared in France, The Philippines and the USA from 1935–57, during which time he introduced many new works, mainly by French composers, and pioneered a French style of piano playing in The Philippines. He also appeared as a conductor of avant-garde music that he arranged for various Philippine organizations and U...
Prof. Maceda has devoted much of his time to ethnomusicological studies of the music of The Philippines and Southeast Asia since 1953. He has done field music research throughout The Philippines and in eastern and western Africa, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam and has written extensively about this research for p...
Jan 31, 2023 · Jose M. Maceda was a composer, musicologist, teacher, and performer, who explored the musicality of the Filipino deeply. He embarked in a life-long dedication to the understanding and popularization of Filipino traditional music.
Jul 31, 2018 · He was a highly skilled pianist turned Filipino ethnomusicologist turned composer. Maceda’s work has a very particular cultural and historical significance. As a composer, Maceda left many one-of-a-kind works combining both fieldworks on Filipino musicality and his knowledge of European avant-garde music.
May 5, 2004 · José Maceda (b. 31 January 1917, Manila – d. 5 May 2004, Quezon City). Filipino composer of interdisciplinary works that have been performed throughout the world; he was also active as a musicologist.
José Maceda (1917-2004) was a renowned Filipino composer known for his interdisciplinary compositions showcased globally. His significant work in ethnomusicology includes spearheading the groundbreaking project An Ethnomusicological Survey of the Philippines which started in the 1960s.
Apr 29, 2019 · In his first composition, Ugma-ugma, from 1963, Maceda would mix instruments from across Asia, placing their varying pitches and timbres alongside one another. Maceda mobilized the spirit of musique concrète to transform these traditional harmonics into sonic masses.
