Manuel de Falla was a Spanish classical music composer born in 1876 in Cádiz. He studied music from a young age and was influenced by Andalusian folk music after moving to Granada. Some of his most important works include La vida breve, El sombrero de tres picos, and El amor brujo. He spent time in Madrid, Paris, and Granada before moving to Argentina after the Spanish Civil War, where he died in 1946.

1. MANUEL DE FALLA BIOGRAPHY AND WORKS (1876-1946)

2. GRAN TEATRO MANUEL DE FALLA CADIZ

3. November,23rd 1876 . Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. He was a Spanish classical music composer and one of the most important musicians of the 20th Century.

4. His teacher in music was his mother. At the age of 9 he started to learn piano and harmonic. He took interest in literature and journalism.

5. He moved to Madrid and then to Paris. Influenced by the Andalusian cante jondo, he lived in Granada. One of his best friends was the poet Federico Garcia Lorca.

6. MOST IMPORTANT WORKS In Madrid, he composed several of his best known pieces La vida breve (1904-1913) El sombrero de tres picos (1917-1919) El amor brujo (1915) Romanza para violonchelo y piano (1898) Nocturno (1896)

7. September ,28th 1939,after the Civil War, Manuel de Falla moves to Argentina. He died in November ,14th 1946,and lies in the Cathedral of Cádiz .

8. PLAYA DE LA CALETA ONE OF HIS FAVOURITES PLACES IN CADIZ