Isaac Albéniz

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Isaac Albéniz was a Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist best known for his piano works inspired by Iberian folk music, such as the suite "Iberia."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
human
pianist
birthDate 1860-05-29
burialPlace Montjuïc Cemetery
causeOfDeath Bright's disease
child Alfonso Albéniz
Laura Albéniz
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1909-05-18
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
Leipzig Conservatory
Royal Conservatory of Brussels
ethnicGroup Catalan
familyName Albéniz
fullName Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual
genre Romantic music
classical music
givenName Isaac
hasPartInRepertoire works frequently transcribed for guitar
influenced Enrique Granados
Joaquín Turina
Manuel de Falla
Spanish guitar repertoire
influencedBy Felipe Pedrell
Franz Liszt
instrument piano
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Catalan
English
French
Spanish
movement Spanish nationalism in music
nationality Spanish
notableFor piano works inspired by Iberian folk music
notableWork Asturias (Leyenda)
Cantós de España
Cataluña
España, Op. 165
Iberia
Navarra
Suite española, Op. 47
occupation composer
pianist
placeOfBirth Camprodon
Catalonia
Province of Girona
Spain
placeOfDeath Cambo-les-Bains
France
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
residence Barcelona
London
Madrid
Paris
sexOrGender male
signatureWork Iberia
spouse Rosina Jordana
studentOf Franz Liszt
workLocation France
Spain
United Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Isaac Albéniz ("Albéniz")
familyName
Isaac Albéniz ("Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual")
fullName
Isaac
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