First Filipino: Jose Maceda

1.31.2006

Jose Maceda

Jose Maceda
AKA Jose Monserrat Maceda

1st Filipino avant-garde Composer

Philippine National Artist in Music (1997)

DATE OF BIRTH
January 31, 1917

BIRTHPLACE
Manila, Philippines

YEAR OF DEATH
May 5, 2004

USEFUL LINKS

NCCA - Music in the Philippines since 1898
Cultural Heritage: Jose Maceda (1917-2004)
The Living Composers Project: Maceda, Jose
In Memoriam: Jose Maceda’s lifelong quest for traditional Filipino music
Proclamation No. 634 - A Day Of National Mourning for Jose M. Maceda

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