Jose Castañeda (1898-1983)
Jose was a Guatemalan composer, conductor and theorist. In
the early 1930s he founded an orchestra in Guatemala City called Ars Nova. This
group was later designated by the president and dictator Jorge Ubico as the
official state orchestra. In 1936 it took the name Orquesta Progresista. In
Guatemala he served as director of the National Conservatory, where his
teaching influenced the younger generation.
As
a music theorist, he aroused international interest through a system of
notation of music and choreography. In 1967 he presented at numerous congresses
in Europe and North America, and also published his book Las
polaridades del ritmo y del sonido. As a composer he was
gifted with easy melodic invention and technical proficiency.He composed famous
works such as La chalana, Imágenes de nacimiento, and La serpiente emplumada.
Bibliography:
Lehnhoff, D. (n.d.).Jose Castañeda. Grove Music
Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved March 4, 2012 from:
Discography:
- Imágenes de nacimiento (1933) opera, modal harmonies and other neo-classical devices.
- La chalana (1922) satirical song
- La serpiente emplumada (1960) ballet, 2 string quartets
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