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Luis de Narváez

1500 - 1555

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Luis de Narváez (fl. 1526–1549) was a Spanish composer and vihuelist. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Narváez is known today for Los seys libros del Delphín, a collection of polyphonic music for the vihuela which includes the earliest known variation sets. He is also notable for being the earliest composer for vihuela to adapt the contemporary Italian style of lute music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis de Narváez is the 798th most popular composer (down from 755th in 2019), the 994th most popular biography from Spain (down from 951st in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Luis de Narváez ranks 798 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Johann Melchior Molter, Vatroslav Lisinski, Wolfgang Rihm, Johann Gottlieb Graun, and Matvey Blanter. After him are Nikolai Tcherepnin, Franz Krommer, Moritz Hauptmann, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Muslim Magomayev, and Piero Piccioni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Luis de Narváez ranks 40. Before him are Francisco Serrão, Jan Mandijn, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, Gómez Pereira, and Robert de Nola. After him are Caupolicán, Nuno Tristão, Georg Pencz, Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, Pedro Reinel, and Theodore Bibliander. Among people deceased in 1555, Luis de Narváez ranks 18. Before him are Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Thomas of Villanova, Heinrich Aldegrever, Agnes of Hesse, Herri met de Bles, and Bartolomeo Veneto. After him are Justus Jonas, Jan Mostaert, Olympia Fulvia Morata, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Stephen Gardiner.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis de Narváez ranks 994 out of 3,355. Before him are Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (1866), Robert de Nola (1500), Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain (1821), Eduardo Fajardo (1924), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), and Montserrat Figueras (1942). After him are Alberto Contador (1982), Pedro de la Rosa (1971), Ismail II of Granada (1338), Juan Pablo Bonet (1579), Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220), and José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones (1898).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Luis de Narváez ranks 24. Before him are Alonso Mudarra (1510), Xavier Cugat (1900), Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), Diego Ortiz (1510), Alberto Iglesias (1955), and Gaspar Cassadó (1897). After him are Robert Gerhard (1896), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), Federico Moreno Torroba (1891), Luis de Pablo (1930), Cristóbal Halffter (1930), and Ruperto Chapí (1851).

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