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Manuel de Falla

1876 - 1946

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Manuel de Falla y Matheu (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel de ˈfaʎa], 23 November 1876 – 14 November 1946) was a Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century. He has a claim to being Spain's greatest composer of the 20th century, although the number of pieces he composed was relatively modest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel de Falla is the 118th most popular composer (down from 107th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Spain (up from 107th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Composer.

Manuel de Falla is most famous for his opera "El Amor Brujo."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Manuel de Falla ranks 118 out of 1,451. Before him are Mily Balakirev, Muzio Clementi, Francisco Tárrega, Paul Hindemith, György Ligeti, and Carlo Gesualdo. After him are Bohuslav Martinů, Emmerich Kálmán, Giulio Caccini, Max Bruch, Adolphe Adam, and Edgard Varèse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Manuel de Falla ranks 15. Before him are Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, Wilhelm Pieck, Constantin Brâncuși, and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb. After him are Hermann Müller, 13th Dalai Lama, Pablo Casals, Alexander I of Serbia, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, and Maurice de Vlaminck. Among people deceased in 1946, Manuel de Falla ranks 19. Before him are Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Mikhail Kalinin, Alexander Alekhine, John Logie Baird, Wilhelm Frick, and Julius Streicher. After him are Werner von Blomberg, Fritz Sauckel, Gertrude Stein, Karl Haushofer, Draža Mihailović, and Ferenc Szálasi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel de Falla ranks 105 out of 3,355. Before him are Magnus Maximus (335), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Blanche of Castile (1188), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Santiago Calatrava (1951), and Antipope Benedict XIII (1328). After him are Luis Aragonés (1938), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Ramón Mercader (1913), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Francisco de Orellana (1511), and Vincent of Saragossa (300).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Manuel de Falla ranks 4. Before him are Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), and Francisco Tárrega (1852). After him are Enrique Granados (1867), Jordi Savall (1941), Antonio Soler (1729), Joaquín Turina (1882), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Gaspar Sanz (1640), Federico Mompou (1893), and Antonio de Cabezón (1510).

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