Entre lo flexible y lo complejo: tiempo y percepción en Enrique X. Macías (1958-1995)

Abstract

An author of music strongly conditioned by his eagerness to compose with intellectual rigour, Enrique X. Macías (1958-1995) enjoyed considerable international renown thanks to his use of structural principles combining flexibility and complexity, while also taking a considered approach to time and perception in music. In demonstrating this, I have undertaken a very selective examination of his work, providing an analytical commentary of various compositions encompassing his entire career. This text comprises an update of the study of his work, a brief biography, an analytical overview of his music with some representative examples of the techniques he most commonly used, and some conclusions on the aesthetic influence of his catalogue of works.