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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 an Andalusian 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel de Falla has received more than 585,838 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel de Falla is the 114th most popular composer (up from 138th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Spain (up from 131st in 2019) and the 3rd 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 114 out of 1,216Before him are Mily Balakirev, Heinrich Schütz, Adolphe Adam, Alma Mahler, Giulio Caccini, and Giacomo Meyerbeer. After him are Max Bruch, Zoltán Kodály, Arthur Honegger, Josef Strauss, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and Giovanni Gabrieli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Manuel de Falla ranks 12Before him are Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Wilhelm Pieck, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Zewditu, Constantin Brâncuși, and Pablo Casals. After him are Alexander I of Serbia, Willis Carrier, 13th Dalai Lama, Maurice de Vlaminck, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, and Adolf Windaus. Among people deceased in 1946, Manuel de Falla ranks 22Before him are Alexander Alekhine, Gerhart Hauptmann, Werner von Blomberg, Paul Langevin, Karl Haushofer, and Fritz Sauckel. After him are Gertrude Stein, Andrey Vlasov, Ferenc Szálasi, Draža Mihailović, Amon Göth, and Kurt Daluege.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel de Falla ranks 109 out of 2,932Before him are Magnus Maximus (335), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Peter of Castile (1334), and Martial (40). After him are Santiago Calatrava (1951), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), and Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870).

Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Manuel de Falla ranks 3Before him are Joaquín Rodrigo (1901) and Francisco Tárrega (1852). After him are Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Enrique Granados (1867), Nicola Porpora (1686), Jordi Savall (1941), Antonio Soler (1729), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Joaquín Turina (1882), Sebastián Iradier (1809), and Federico Mompou (1893).