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Manuel Ponce

1886 - 1948

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Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948), known in Mexico as Manuel M. Ponce, was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten tradition of popular song and Mexican folklore. Many of his compositions are strongly influenced by the harmonies and form of traditional songs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Ponce is the 608th most popular composer (down from 538th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 92nd in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Manuel Ponce ranks 608 out of 1,451. Before him are Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Ernest Guiraud, Hans Christian Lumbye, Pietro Nardini, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, and Franz Abt. After him are Alexander Gretchaninov, František Brixi, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Eduardo di Capua, Antoine François Marmontel, and Louis Couperin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Manuel Ponce ranks 97. Before him are Ali Sami Yen, Salvador de Madariaga, Armin T. Wegner, Firmin Lambot, Yevgeni Preobrazhensky, and Gheorghe Tătărescu. After him are Victor McLaglen, Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, Wilhelm Marschall, Frank Nitti, Olga Rozanova, and Hans von Obstfelder. Among people deceased in 1948, Manuel Ponce ranks 78. Before him are Radola Gajda, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Solomon Mikhoels, Sabahattin Ali, Achille Varzi, and Kâzım Karabekir. After him are Paul Wegener, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Pavel Rybalko, Unity Mitford, Harry Dexter White, and Richard C. Tolman.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Manuel Ponce ranks 104 out of 729. Before him are Pedro Rodríguez (1940), Luis Echeverría (1922), Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Sara Ramirez (1975), Tizoc (1436), and Juan Gabriel (1950). After him are Edith González (1964), Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1823), Laura Esquivel (1950), Helena Rojo (1944), Manuel Rosas (1912), and Anastasio Bustamante (1780).

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Among COMPOSERS In Mexico

Among composers born in Mexico, Manuel Ponce ranks 1. After him are Agustín Lara (1897), Carlos Chávez (1899), Silvestre Revueltas (1899), Juventino Rosas (1868), and Arturo Márquez (1950).

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