He studied at the Conservatory in Murcia as well as in Madrid with Torres Navarro. In addition to being an instrumentalist, he also conducted the military bands in Alicante and Melilla. He continued his studies of composition with Petrassi, Ferrara and Markevich among others. He has been the chairman of the University School of Teachers since 1980. An interlude presents a contrasting theme, first in solo oboe and then in clarinets.
Harmonic vocabulary is mixed.
Many sections are based on triadic tonal functional harmony. There are sections involving non functional tertian structures as well as extended tertian structures and bi-chords. His compositional technique changed radically after he attended at course at Darmstadt in 1963, where he met Boulez and Stockhausen. After that point, his work shows an increased interest in dodecaphonic style. His works have been performed in many countries in North America and Europe and he has received many awards including a commission from the Conselleria de Cultura for the Certamen in 1986.