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Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) was born and raised in Seville, and in 1905 he moved to Paris to study music at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Indy. Although he was influenced by Debussy, he often incorporated elements of Spanish folk music into his own musical style, drawing on earlier connections with Manuel de Falla. In 1914 he returned to Madrid, where he spent the rest of his life teaching at the Madrid Conservatory and composing, becoming one of Spain's most respected composers.