Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
1823–1894 (age 71)
Biography
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.