Antonio José

Antonio José (December 12, 1902 – October 11, 1936) was a Spanish composer.

He was born Antonio José Martínez Palacios in Burgos, but later dropped his surnames. He became a music teacher at a Jesuit school, and conducted the city choir in Burgos. His friends included Federico García Lorca and Salvador Dalí. Maurice Ravel apparently said of Antonio-José: "He will become "the" Spanish composer of our century." Nevertheless, Antonio-José's music lay forgotten until the 1980s. His most famous work is the Sonata for guitar, written in [the 20th century.

Antonio-José met the same fate as Lorca - he was executed by a Falangist firing squad in 1936 at Estepar (Burgos).

"La Sonata para guitarra" di A. Jose - Una scoperta sorprendente. published on "Il Fronimo" n. 72 of july 1990.