1950-1960s
| 1950 | Elected Full Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid. | |
| 1951 | World premiere of Sonatas de Castilla, for piano, by the composer himself for his investiture ceremony as Full Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid, on November 18. | |
| 1952 |
Creation of the Manuel de Falla Chair of Music, Complutense University of Madrid. Joaquín Rodrigo is named Professor and holds the position until 1978. First Prize in the National Competition for Retablo de Navidad. |
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| 1953 |
Awarded the Great Cross of Alfonso X el Sabio. Composes Soleriana, for chamber orchestra. |
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| 1954 | Vice-President of the Spanish Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (SCIM). Composes Tres piezas españolas, for guitar, dedicated to Andrés Segovia. | |
| 1955 | Premiere of the ballet Pavana Real, with libretto by Victoria Kamhi, in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona, on December 17. | |
| 1956 | World Premiere of Concierto serenata, for harp and orchestra, by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Paul Klecki, with soloist Nicanor Zabaleta on November 9. | |
| 1957 | Composes Música para un jardín for a documentary on the Retiro Park of Madrid which won First Prize for Cinema. | |
| 1958 | Premiere of Fantasía para un gentilhombre in San Francisco, California, by the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Enrique Jordá, with soloist Andrés Segovia, on March 5. | |
| 1959 | World premiere of Tonadilla, for two guitars, by the duo Presti-Lagoya, at the Opera of Lille, France on November 9. | |
| 1960 | The French government awards him the title Officier des Arts et des Lettres. | |
| 1961 | First Prize, ORTF Coupe de la Guitare for Invocación y danza. | |
| 1962 | Attended the Festival of Bordeaux which featured the premiere of La Grotte, for soprano and orchestra on May 12. Attended the Gulbenkian Festival in Lisbon where he gave several conference/concerts. | |
| 1963 | The French government awards him the Legion of Honor. Marriage of his daughter, Cecilia to the violinist Agustín León Ara April 6. Teaches a course on the History of Music at the University of Puerto Rico. Composes Sones en la Giralda, for harp and orchestra, dedicated to harpist, Marisa Robles. | |
| 1964 | Honorary Doctorate, University of Salamanca. World premiere of El hijo fingido, zarzuela, with libretto by Lope de Vega, adapted by Jesús María Arozamena and Victoria Kamhi, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, on December 5. | |
| 1965 | Estreno mundial de Himnos de los Neófitos de Qumrán en el Festival de Música Religiosa de Cuenca, el 15 de abril. | |
| 1966 | Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil. Gold Medal, Mérito en el Trabajo. World premiere of Adagio para instrumentos de viento, by the American Wind Symphony, conducted by Robert Boudreau, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in June. | |
| 1967 | Birth of his grand-daughter, Cecilia on January 2. Member of the Société Européene de Culture. World premiere of Concierto andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra, by the Symphonic Orchestra of San Antonio, Texas, conducted by Victor Alessandro, with The Romeros Quartet as soloists, on November 18. | |
| 1968 | Member of the Académie du Monde Latin. | |
| 1969 | Member of Honor of the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts, Valencia. | |