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| | Juan Crisóstomo Jacomo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola |
 | | Arriaga has often been referred to as the "Spanish Mozart" for his precocity, for the coincidence that he was born on the 27th of January, 1806, exactly 50 years after Mozart's birthday, and for his early death. |
 | | Arriaga hails from Bilbao, the capital of Basque country, (the city proudly commemorates its most distinguished musical son with a public square, where the Teatro Arriaga is situated). |
 | | Arriaga's teacher in composing, the influential Francois-Joseph Fétis, was so happy with Arriaga's skills in harmony, counterpoints, and composition that he made Arriaga his teaching assistant at the age of 18, thus making Arriaga the youngest professor at the Conservatoire. |
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