Composer

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer (1876–1946)

1876–1946

126 works and musical collections

Born: 1876
Died: 1946
Birthplace: Cádiz
Place of death: Alta Gracia
Citizenship / historical state: Spain
Period (estimated from birth year): Modern

Biography

Manuel de Falla y Matheu (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel de ˈfaʎa], 23 November 1876, Cádiz, Spain – 14 November 1946, Alta Gracia, Argentina) 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.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; poet; pianist; musician
Education: Madrid Royal Conservatory
Teachers: José Tragó; Felip Pedrell; Alejandro Odero; Enrique Broca
Recorded memberships: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando; National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina)
Instruments played: organ; piano
Genres: orchestra; classical music
Notable works: El amor brujo; The Three-Cornered Hat; Fantasía Bética; El retablo de maese Pedro; Harpsichord Concerto
Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour; Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise; Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Official website: https://www.manueldefalla.com
Birth name: Manuel María de los Dolores Clemente Ramón del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Falla y Matheu
Languages used: German; Spanish
VIAF ID: 42025164
ISNI: 0000000121299134
GND ID: 118531883
Library of Congress ID: n79079443
MusicBrainz ID: 17268036-f51c-427c-a8a2-241fac69d39f

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Orchestra, violin, Cello, Voice
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 21

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Second Spanish Dance	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Segunda Danza Espanola	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Andaluza	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Aragonesa	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Work & excerpts Four Spanish Pieces 3 excerpt listings	See work details	Check individual editions	View sheet music Contents & editions
Seven Popular Spanish Songs	See work details	Piano Vocal Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La vida breve: Acto II. Danza española	Year composed 1904-13	Piano Vocal Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3 Mélodies	Year composed 1909-10	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nocturno	Year composed 1896	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Chinoiserie	See work details	Piano Organ Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
El Pan De Ronda Que Sabe A Verdad	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Preludios	See work details	Piano violin Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mazurka	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
First Spanish Dance	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Canto de los remeros del Volga	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
El pa?o moruno	See work details	Piano Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4. The Corregidor	See work details	Piano Harp Timpani 1 more instruments percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. The Miller's Wife	See work details	Piano Harp Timpani 1 more instruments percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. The Neighbors' Dance	See work details	Piano Harp Cello 2 more instruments Timpani percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cubana	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dance Du Meunier	See work details	Harp Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Spanish Dance No. 1	See work details	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Andaluza No. 4 from	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
El Amor Brujo / L'Amour Sorcier (Love the Magician)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Seven Spanish Folksongs	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasia Baetica	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Homenaje (Hommage à Debussy)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Noches en los Jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Vida Breve / La Vie Breve (Life is Short)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Asturiana	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cancion	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nana	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ritual Fire Dance	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ritual Fire Dance (El Amor Brujo) (arr. Paul Kochanski)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dios Mio Que Solos Se Quedan Los Muertos	See work details	Piano violin Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Fisherman's Story/The Magic Circle	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Danse du meunier / The Miller's Dance	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cortejo de gnomos	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dance of the Miller (Danza del Molinero)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Canci?n	See work details	Piano Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2. Afternoon	See work details	Piano Harp Timpani 1 more instruments percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6. The Grapes	See work details	Piano Harp Timpani 1 more instruments percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2. The Miller's Dance	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Danse Du Corregidor (From The "Three Cornered Hat")	See work details	Harp Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Les Colombe	See work details	Piano Organ Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Montanesa from Pieces Espagnoles Performed by Manuel de Falla	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Three-Cornered Hat	See work details	Cello violin Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cancion Andaluza: el Pan de Ronda	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 42025164. Portrait: Archivo Manuel de Falla, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.