Falla

American  

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

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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Example Sentences

External relations lead for the States of Guernsey, Steve Falla, said: "Guernsey is in lock step with the UK on the implementation of sanctions."

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

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

“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

Jeanne Falla did not fail, in due course, to tell me so, and she was a very shrewd woman and understood her kind better than any man that ever was born.

From Carette of Sark by Oxenham, John