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Cristóbal Halffter

1930 - 2021

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Cristóbal Halffter Jiménez-Encina (24 March 1930 – 23 May 2021) was a Spanish classical composer. He was the nephew of two other composers, Rodolfo and Ernesto Halffter, and is regarded as the most important Spanish composer of the generation of composers designated the Generación del 51. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cristóbal Halffter is the 1,019th most popular composer (up from 1,149th in 2019), the 1,261st most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,478th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cristóbal Halffter ranks 1,019 out of 1,451. Before him are Mikael Tariverdiev, Knut Nystedt, Jean Mouton, Jāzeps Vītols, Friedrich Kiel, and Kenji Kawai. After him are Sándor Végh, Alberto Franchetti, Gustav Lange, Edvard Mirzoyan, Philippe Sarde, and Alessandro Grandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Cristóbal Halffter ranks 345. Before him are Richard C. Sarafian, Henri Coppens, Adam Darius, Edna O'Brien, Dawn Addams, and Suraphol Sombatcharoen. After him are Roger Vonlanthen, André Lerond, Bayram Şit, Jasraj, Richard Montague, and Arsenio Iglesias. Among people deceased in 2021, Cristóbal Halffter ranks 301. Before him are Alfreda Markowska, Hana Hegerová, Verónica Forqué, Christa Stubnick, Bunny Wailer, and Carlos Marín. After him are Peter Swan, Tormod Knutsen, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jaime Lerner, Medea Abrahamyan, and R. Murray Schafer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Cristóbal Halffter ranks 1,261 out of 3,355. Before him are Tomás Fernández (1915), Miro, Count of Barcelona (926), Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863), Joseba Sarrionandia (1958), Javier Cámara (1967), and Carmen Martín Gaite (1925). After him are Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (null), Rosa Montero (1951), Sergi Bruguera (1971), Agustín Sauto Arana (1908), Agustín Gaínza (1922), and José Canalejas (1854).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Cristóbal Halffter ranks 29. Before him are Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Luis de Narváez (1500), Robert Gerhard (1896), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), Federico Moreno Torroba (1891), and Luis de Pablo (1930). After him are Ruperto Chapí (1851), Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823), Emilio Arrieta (1823), Antón García Abril (1933), Federico Chueca (1846), and Vicente Amigo (1967).

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