Born in San Juan Ostuncalco, Guatemala on November 9, 1877 and died in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on April 23, 1946. Castillo was a Guatemalan composer and ethnomusicologist. He grew an interest in music at an early time in his life and began to study indeginous and folk music. Castillo studied the piano with Miguel Espinoza and had some composition training with Rafael Guzman. He taught music for thirty years in Quetzaltenango. His works were an important part of the marimba (Xylophone) bands of the region,
and this has continued into the 2oth century . He researched and published a book on Guatemalan and indigenous folk music called “La musica maya-quiche: region de Guatemala”.
Jesus Castillo devoted his life to the study folk music in Guatemala. This love of folk music was a direct expression of his nationalism. His work as an ethnomusicoloogist and his work as a composer both complimented and influenced each other. He was inspired by Guatmalan folk music and indigenous rythms and the energy and stylizations of the melodies seeped into his own compositions.
His lifelong study of Guatemalan folk music lead him to write and publish a book on the topic. The information in this book has continued to inform musicians. It remains the mainstay of reference for current and future marimba bands.
Jesus Castillo devoted his life to the study folk music in Guatemala. This love of folk music was a direct expression of his nationalism. His work as an ethnomusicoloogist and his work as a composer both complimented and influenced each other. He was inspired by Guatmalan folk music and indigenous rythms and the energy and stylizations of the melodies seeped into his own compositions.
His lifelong study of Guatemalan folk music lead him to write and publish a book on the topic. The information in this book has continued to inform musicians. It remains the mainstay of reference for current and future marimba bands.
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, July 2012. Retrieved from:
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