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Federico Moreno Torroba

1891 - 1982

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Federico Moreno Torroba (3 March 1891 – 12 September 1982) was a Spanish composer, conductor, and theatrical impresario. He is especially remembered for his important contributions to the classical guitar repertoire, becoming one of the leading twentieth-century composers for the instrument. He was also one of the foremost composers of zarzuelas, a form of Spanish light opera. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Federico Moreno Torroba has received more than 127,913 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Federico Moreno Torroba is the 981st most popular composer (down from 968th in 2019), the 1,213th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,126th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Spanish Composer.

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  • 50.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Federico Moreno Torroba ranks 981 out of 1,451. Before him are Nicola Piovani, Friedrich Silcher, Michael William Balfe, Ignaz Holzbauer, John Tavener, and Alessandro Rolla. After him are Friedrich Gernsheim, Lars-Erik Larsson, Jean Mouton, Egon Wellesz, Ivan Galamian, and Matthew Locke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Federico Moreno Torroba ranks 160. Before him are Emil Julius Gumbel, Galaktion Tabidze, Erich Marcks, Fréhel, Sam Jaffe, and Grunya Sukhareva. After him are Alexander Volkov, William F. Albright, Camille Mandrillon, David Sarnoff, Harold Jeffreys, and Ferdinand Bruckner. Among people deceased in 1982, Federico Moreno Torroba ranks 148. Before him are Karol Borsuk, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Juhan Aavik, Gábor Szabó, Gunnar Eriksson, and Paolo Monti. After him are Lauri Virtanen, Karl Hein, Irmgard Keun, Renzo Rossellini, Sonny Stitt, and Vladislao Cap.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Federico Moreno Torroba ranks 1,213 out of 3,355. Before him are Verónica Forqué (1955), Ana Obregón (1952), César Azpilicueta (1989), Josep Maria Mauri (1941), Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga (1777), and Ramón Gil (1897). After him are Silvestre Igoa (1920), Blas Infante (1885), Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916), Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526), Francis Solanus (1549), and Ramiro de Maeztu (1875).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Federico Moreno Torroba ranks 26. Before him are Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), Luis de Narváez (1500), Felip Pedrell (1841), Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Alberto Iglesias (1955), and Xavier Montsalvatge (1912). After him are Robert Gerhard (1896), Ruperto Chapí (1851), Emilio Arrieta (1823), Luis de Pablo (1930), Cristóbal Halffter (1930), and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823).

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