Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri | |
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| Born | 3 August 1823 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 19 February 1894 (aged 70) Madrid, Spain |
| Seat H of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 13 March 1892 – 17 February 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Antonio de Alarcón |
| Succeeded by | Segismundo Moret |
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Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (August 3, 1823 - February 19, 1894) was Spanish clarinetist, composer, and musicologist. Barbieri was a well-known composer of zarzuelas. He has been referred to as the “most important of all nineteenth-century composers" of the genre. Some of his most well known works in the genre include El barberillo de Lavapiés, Jugar con fuego, and Pan y toros.