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MANUEL DE FALLA

23thNovember 1876 --- 14thNovember 1946

One of the composers who stand as one of the first of Spanish music is Manuel De Falla,  who was born in Cadiz in 1876, and
died in 1946  in Alta Gracia,  Argentina. He is perhaps  one of Spain's  most important composers  of this century.  One of his
first great works was a  two act prize winning opera "La Vidabreve", this appeared about a year before that  of "Iberia",, but
this was done in a more restrained way with less feeling.

His next works included four spanish pieces for the piano completed in 1909  and then Siete Canciones in 1912 and it is with
these and other works  that established De Falla name  as a composer.  He did not really reach  his full maturity until  he had
completed his  work of Nights in the  Gardens of Spainin 1916  and then he  followed this up  with two ballets El Amor  Brujo
and The Three Cornered Hat in 1919.

It was two years after its operatic  debut that De falla reworked the piece  for Diaghilev as a ballet which  was choreography
by Massine.   One of his last works was El Retablo de  Maese Pedro in 1923, which was a one act opera for three voices and a
small  Orchestra  based on a chapter  from Don Quixote and  a Harpsichord Concerto  for small  Orchestra completed  in 1928
which opened new horizons  and where undoubtedly masterpieces of  Spanish Musical style,  which have now  become truely
international in stature.

Very nearly all of De Falla's works achieved a polished precision and each responds to the demands of its genre, exploiting to
the full the  instrumental means employed.  Take for example his Concerto  and Retablo  both achieved great  power through
fullness of tone,  even if the instrumentals are on a small scale.  One of De Falla most ambitious work for chorus, soloists and
orchestra was Atlantida but  was left unfinished,  but it is different from his other works is that it does lacks  De Falla normal
characteristic polish.

Last Updated on 2022
By Steven Ritchie

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New (3680)"Mazurka". Sequenced by David Lovell.

Thanks to Tony Matthews for the music below. Email (TonyM @ absolutesolutions.co.uk)

(2297)"Ritual Fire Dance". Sequenced by Tony Matthews.

Thanks to Mark.A.Williams for the music below. Email(markmidi@musicscore.demon.co.uk)

(701)"Ritual Fire Dance, El Amor Brujo". Sequenced by Mark Anthony Williams

New (3679)"Montanes". Sequencer Unknown.

New (3678)"Cubana". Sequencer Unknown.

(635)"The Miller's Dance, from the suite, The Three-Cornered Hat". Sequencer unknown

(636)"Allegro from Seuidille(Info by George Pollen)". Sequenced by Steve Hopkins

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