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Daniel Alomía Robles

1871 - 1942

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Daniel Alomía Robles (3 January 1871 – 17 July 1942) was a Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for composing the song "El Cóndor Pasa" in 1913 as part of a zarzuela — a musical play that alternates between spoken and sung parts — of the same name. This song was based on Andean folk songs and is possibly the best known Peruvian song, partly due to the worldwide success that the melody obtained when it was used by Simon & Garfunkel as their music for "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)", although that song has different lyrics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Alomía Robles is the 910th most popular composer (up from 964th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Peru (up from 66th in 2019) and the most popular Peruvian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Daniel Alomía Robles ranks 910 out of 1,451. Before him are Vissarion Shebalin, Gérard Grisey, Heinrich Albert, Déodat de Séverac, Leo Fall, and Claudin de Sermisy. After him are Leevi Madetoja, Nie Er, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Emil von Sauer, Egidio Duni, and François Francoeur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Daniel Alomía Robles ranks 102. Before him are Alexander Spendiaryan, Segundo de Chomón, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Alwin Berger, Gino Fano, and Arthur Wynne. After him are Doppo Kunikida, Fritz Schaudinn, José Enrique Rodó, Lottie Dod, Dénes Berinkey, and Emily Carr. Among people deceased in 1942, Daniel Alomía Robles ranks 136. Before him are Georgios Orphanidis, Heinrich Burger, Mordechai Gebirtig, Roberto Arlt, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, and Wojciech Kossak. After him are Jack Greenwell, Vladislav Vančura, Emil von Sauer, Joseph Larmor, Juhan Kukk, and Xiao Hong.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Daniel Alomía Robles ranks 63 out of 287. Before him are Francisco Morales Bermúdez (1921), Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889), Ramón Castilla (1797), Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (1780), Andrés Avelino Cáceres (1836), and Alex Olmedo (1936). After him are Juan Diego Flórez (1973), Martín Vizcarra (1963), Teodoro Fernández (1913), Pedro Castillo (1969), Eduardo López de Romaña (1847), and Henry Ian Cusick (1967).

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Among COMPOSERS In Peru

Among composers born in Peru, Daniel Alomía Robles ranks 1. 

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