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Falla

American

[fah-yuh, fah-lyah] / ˈfɑ yə, ˈfɑ lyɑ /

noun

Manuel de 1876–1946, Spanish composer.

Falla British

/ ˈfaʎa /

noun

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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Her voice bursting with color but sometimes flagging in the middle or end of phrases, Bridges overwhelmed the dimensions of “Airs for Mother” and the Falla songs but also didn’t consistently commit to her choices.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

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

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

Un ingeniero y su jefe sin saber causan una serie de terremotos cuando su operación de fractura hidráulica altera la Falla de San Andrés.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

Bjoergen and teammate Maiken Caspersen Falla win the bronze medal.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2020

They were bequeathed to my father-in-law, Eric Ersa, by the old master of Falla, he who ran the farm before Eric took it over.

From The Emperor of Portugalia by Howard, Velma Swanston

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