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Gaspar Sanz

1640 - 1710

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Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma (April 4, 1640 (baptized) – 1710), better known as Gaspar Sanz, was a Spanish composer, guitarist, and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the comarca of Bajo Aragón, Spain. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music. He wrote three volumes of pedagogical works for the baroque guitar that form an important part of today's classical guitar repertory and have informed modern scholars in the techniques of baroque guitar playing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaspar Sanz is the 409th most popular composer (up from 462nd in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from Spain (up from 610th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Spanish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gaspar Sanz ranks 409 out of 1,451. Before him are Eugen Doga, Karl Goldmark, Peter Cornelius, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, and Alexander Dargomyzhsky. After him are Adriano Banchieri, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Paul Abraham, Nicolaus Bruhns, Alexander Arutiunian, and Maurice Duruflé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Gaspar Sanz ranks 8. Before him are Man in the Iron Mask, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Pu Songling, and La Voisin. After him are Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Yohannes I, Philippe de La Hire, and Abraham Mignon. Among people deceased in 1710, Gaspar Sanz ranks 7. Before him are Ole Rømer, Louise de La Vallière, Emperor Higashiyama, Hennig Brand, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Bernardo Pasquini. After him are Louis, Prince of Condé, Gottfried Kirch, and Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gaspar Sanz ranks 511 out of 3,355. Before him are Bigas Luna (1946), Silo of Asturias (720), Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Infante Carlos of Spain (1607), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), and Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000). After him are Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Santos Abril y Castelló (1936), Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco (1926), Ordoño IV of León (926), Federico Bahamontes (1928), and Berengaria of Barcelona (1116).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Gaspar Sanz ranks 10. Before him are Manuel de Falla (1876), Enrique Granados (1867), Jordi Savall (1941), Antonio Soler (1729), Joaquín Turina (1882), and Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806). After him are Federico Mompou (1893), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Luis de Milán (1500), and Felip Pedrell (1841).

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