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Manuel Ponce
…composition. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born in the small town of Fresnillo, Zacatecas, on December 8, 1882, Ponce moved to the city of Aguascalientes only a few weeks after…
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Isaac Albéniz
…a profound influence on subsequent generations of musicians, including leading composers like Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Childhood and Early Life Born on May 29, 1860, in Camprodon, Spain, Isaac…
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Jacques Offenbach
…and Arthur Sullivan. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born on June 20, 1819, in Cologne, Prussia, Jacques Offenbach, originally named Jacob Offenbach, hailed from a deeply musical family. His father,…
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Francisco Tárrega
…guitar. Early Life and Education Born November 21, 1852, in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castellón, Spain, Tárrega’s journey towards becoming a celebrated musician was fraught with…
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Anton Bruckner
…unique harmonic language. Early Life and Education Anton Bruckner was born in the small Austrian village of Ansfelden, near Linz, on September 4, 1824. He was the eldest of eleven…
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Johann Strauss I
…moniker of the Strauss Dynasty. Birth and Early Life Johann Strauss I was born on March 14, 1804, in the heart of the Austrian capital, Vienna. His parents, Franz Borgias…
