Manuel deFalla was the best Spanish composer of the century. He was born in Cadiz, Spain in 1876. At a young age he started taking piano lessons until he was twenty. He then moved to Madrid, Spain where he studied the composition of the Spanish music. He won many awards for the composition of music and many awards for piano competitions. In 1904, he did a one act opera "La vida breve" to win in the real academy. Most of his work consisted of one act operas, Russian Ballet, piano, mime-play, and orchestra.
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