Emanuil Manolov (January 71860 - February 21902) was a Bulgarian composer. He is thought to be one of the founders of the Bulgarian professional musical culture. He composed the first Bulgarian opera "Siromahkinia" based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title, consisting of two parts. Very popular are his works in the genres of the "kitka" and the school song. One of his famous works is the song "Kakva moma vidiah, mamo".
