Emanuil Manolov

{{Short description|Bulgarian composer (1860–1902)}}

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| name = Emanuil Manolov

| native_name =Емануил Манолов

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| image = EBMK-Emanuil-Manolov.jpg

| caption = An image of Manolov before his death in 1902.

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|01|07}}

| birth_place = Gabrovo, Niš Eyalet, Principality of Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1902|02|19|1860|01|07}}

| death_place = Kazanlak, Principality of Bulgaria

| occupations =

| notable_works = Siromahkinia
Kakva moma vidiah, mamo

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Emanuil Manolov ({{Langx|bg|Емануил Манолов}}; 7 January 1860{{cite book |title=Славяни |date=1972 |publisher=Slavi︠a︡nskii︠a︡ komitet v Bŭlgarii︠a︡ |page=17 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IONmAAAAMAAJ&q=%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%BB+%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2+%227+%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8+1860%22 |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=bg}} – 2 February 1902{{cite web |title=Емануил Манолов – основоположник на българската национална композиторска школа |url=https://archives.bnr.bg/emanuil-manolov-osnovopolozhnik-na-balgarskata-natsionalna-kompozitorska-shkola/ |website=Архивен фонд на БНР |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=bg-BG |date=7 January 2020}}) was a Bulgarian composer.

Born at Gabrovo, Manolov is thought to be one of the founders of the Bulgarian professional musical culture. He went to the Moscow Conservatory from 1879 to 1885.{{cite book |title=Българска комунистическа партия: 1900-1903 |date=1974 |publisher=Партиздат |page=662 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2paAAAAIAAJ&dq=%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%BB+%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2+%22%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%BA%22+1902&pg=PA662 |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=bg}} He composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia,{{cite book |title=Българско музикознание |date=1990 |publisher=Изд-во на Българската академия на науките |page=5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ycKAQAAMAAJ&q=%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%BB+%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2+%22%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8F%22+%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0 |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=bg}} based on Ivan Vazov's work with the same title, consisting of two parts. His works in the genres of the "kitka" and schools songs are very popular. One of his most famous works is the song "What a Girl I saw, Mama" (Kakva moma vidiah, mamo). He died at Kazanlak.{{cite book |last1=Sagaev |first1=Li︠u︡bomir |title=Bŭlgarskoto operno tvorchestvo |date=1958 |publisher=Nauka i izkustvo |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9IfAAAAIAAJ&q=%D0%95%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%BB+%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2+%22%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%BA%22+1902 |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=bg}}