Francesc Alió, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francesc Alió

Catalan composer, pianist and musicologist

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1862

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1908

Profession: composer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Francesc Alió i Brea (Spanish Francisco Alió; Barcelona, 27 March 1862 – Barcelona, 31 March 1908) was a Catalan composer.
In 1892, he wrote the music of Els Segadors, the Catalan national anthem, based on a folk tune, in his Cançons populars catalanes.
He was one of the generation turning to Catalan song in the 1890s.