8 9 0 – 1 9 2 0 . ▁The ▁most ▁prominent ▁and ▁influ ential ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁( to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁called ▁" the ▁folk ▁music ▁rev ival ") ▁is ▁the ▁folk ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁mid ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁English - spe aking ▁world ▁which ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁contemporary ▁folk ▁music . ▁ ▁See ▁the ▁" Cont empor ary ▁folk ▁music " ▁article ▁for ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁this ▁rev ival . ▁ ▁One ▁earlier ▁rev ival ▁influenced ▁western ▁classical ▁music . ▁Such ▁compos ers ▁as ▁Per cy ▁Gra inger , ▁Ralph ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁and ▁Bé la ▁Bart ók , ▁made ▁field ▁record ings ▁or ▁trans cri ptions ▁of ▁folk ▁sing ers ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁In ▁Spain , ▁Isaac ▁Alb én iz ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 9 0 9 ) ▁produced ▁piano ▁works ▁reflect ▁his ▁Spanish ▁her itage , ▁including ▁the ▁Su ite ▁I ber ia ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 0 9 ). ▁En rique ▁Gran ados ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 1 8 ) ▁composed ▁z arz uela , ▁Spanish ▁light ▁opera , ▁and ▁Dan zas ▁Españ olas ▁– ▁Spanish ▁D ances . ▁Manuel ▁de ▁F alla ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 4 6 ) ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁can te ▁j ondo ▁of ▁And alus ian ▁fl amen co , ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁strongly ▁felt ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his