Falla

American  

[fah-yuh, fah-lyah] / ˈfɑ jə, ˈfɑ ljɑ /

noun

1. Manuel de 1876–1946, Spanish composer.

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Falla British  

/ ˈfaʎa /

noun

1. Manuel de (maˈnwɛl de). 1876–1946, Spanish composer and pianist, composer of the opera La Vida Breve (1905), the ballet The Three-Cornered Hat (1919), guitar and piano music, and songs

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Falla

“We need realistic training” said Mr. Falla, the director of training at Redback One, a leading combat training systems company.

From Washington Times ● May 18, 2022

But Márquez’s goal in the concerto was to use his folk and dance roots in a formal classical way, taking as his example such European composers as Manuel de Falla and Isaac Albéniz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2021

Mr Falla explained the impact was being felt in an "immediate decline" in new bookings, as well as cancellations.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2021

The harpsichordist de nos jours Mahan Esfahani is the soloist in two relatively recent concertos, by Manuel de Falla and Bohuslav Martinu.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2019

All of which was gall and wormwood to young Torode, as Jeanne Falla quite well knew and intended.

From Carette of Sark by John Oxenham

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