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MANUEL DE FALLABorn November 23, 1876, Cádiz, Spain

Died November 14, 1946, Alta Gracia, Argentina

1907 moved to Paris met Debussy composed first piano piece

1914 returned to Madrid wrote music for Ballet: El Amor Brujo which was remarkable for its distillation of Andalusian folk music.

Falla retired to Granada, 1922 he set up the Cante Jondo festival and composed a Puppet Opera

Falla’s style was then neoclassical more than romantic, still spanish

In 1926 he wrote little, living first in Mallorca, 1939 moved to Argentina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDrCIy5lfu0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdNdE-uG8LY

DE FALLA’S INFLUENCE ON LORCAIn 1919 he became friends with Federigo Garcia Lorca

They work on a play called Butterflies Evil Spell

In 1922 he lectures on deep song with Lorca they organize a festival of Cante Jondo

Worked on a Puppet Opera together called The Girl Who Waters The Basil Plant

Lorca and Falla travelled through the villages of Andalusia looking out for genuine traditional folk songs.

After friendship with De Falla from his influence Lorca went on to arrange versions of the folk songs they found together and became a lyricist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZmxVYprHY - Pieces Ecpagnoles (Cubana)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTtwUxaGb4 - Malta Blood Wedding