Jesus Castillo

Jesus Castillo (1877-1946)

Jesus Castillo, a Guatemalan composer and ethnomusicologist. Castillo studied piano with Miguel Espinoza and composition with Rafael Guzman. He began incorporating Guatemalan indigenous and folk music into his compositions such as "Cinco Oberturas Indigenas".  
Castillo was a instructor of music for 30 years in the city Quetzaltenango. Many of his pieces feature indigenous melodies and rhythms. One of his major works is the opera Quiche Vinak. The research he conducted on Guatemalan folk and indigenous music was published in 1941 in his book, La musica maya-quiche: region de Guatemala. His work has become so important that it has become part of the repertoire of some of the most outstanding marimba bands of Quetzaltenango.

Discography of Works:

• Cinco Oberturas Indigenous (Composition, 1897)
• Taught music in the town of Quetzaltenango (Until death in 1929)
• The Oprah Quiche Vinak (Composed in 1917-1945)

Bibliography: R.C. Cuxum Ruiz: Jesús Castillo–Ricardo Castillo (San José, 1983) D. Lehnhoff: ‘La musica’, Historia general de Guatemala (Guatemala City, 1997), v, 491–500 Oxford Music Online Retrieved from: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
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amp;source=omo_gmo&source=omo_t114&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/castillo_jesus Manuel Jose de Quiros (-1765) Manuel Jose de Quiros is an 18th century Guatemalan composer, teacher and collector who was appointed maestro de capilla of Guatemala City Cathedral in March of 1738, where he served until his death. His extant compositions are Spanish villancicos which exhibit his interest in local color and ethnic texts. A few of his compositions are in Latin, an example being Parce mihi Domine. The majority of his works are arranged for two-seven voices and all have instrumental accompaniment. During his teaching years one of his outstanding students included his nephew and composer Rafael Antonio Castellanos, who later became maestro de capilla. He would also collect music by Italian composers and contemporary Spanish composers. The music that was collected and his own compositions can be found in the Archivo Historico Arquidiocesano in Guatemala City.

Discography:
• El baratillo (1758)
• Jesús, Jesús, y lo que subes (1743), 2 treble voices, continuo
• Parce mihi Domine, two choirs

Bibliography: Lemmon, A. E., (n.d.). Manuel José de Quiros. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved March 4, 2012 from: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/subscriber/article/grove/music/41253?q=Manuel++Jose+de+Quiros&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit