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The celebrated Spanish guitarist Fernando Sor (baptismal record spells his last name, `Sors') was born in Barcelona, February 13, 1778. He died in Paris, July 8, 1839. At the age of eleven he entered the monastery of Montserrat, where he studied under the direction of Anselmo Viola; wrote a Mass and other lesser known works then left Montserrat returning to Barcelona, where he presented his only opera, Telemaco netta isola di Calipso, on August 25, 1797.