MUSIClassical notes: Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Manuel De Falla

Falla 'Nights In
the Gardens of Spain'

Originally composed as a keyboard piece it was concieved in Paris just
before his return to Spain and the outbreak of war in 1914. Catalan pianist
Ricardo Vines persuaded him to orchestrate the work. It illustrates the
Generalife (HEN er ah LEE fay)Garden in Granada near the Alhambra; a dance
and the gardens of
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Noches en los Jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), Symphonic Impressions for Piano and Orchestra: I. En el Generalife (In the Generalife)

Manuel de Falla y Matheu (November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946) was a Spanish Andalusian composer of classical music. With Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados he is one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century.