MANUEL DE FALLA, Spanish Composer (1876-1946). Manuel De Falla free midi downloads.

MANUEL DE FALLA
23^thNovember 1876 --- 14^thNovember 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.
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New (3680)"Mazurka". Sequenced by David Lovell.

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

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(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

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