Francisco Alonso

For the Mexican wrestling organizer see Paco Alonso

Francisco Alonso López (9 May 1887 – 18 May 1948) was a Spanish composer of popular theatre music and zarzuelas.

Alonso's music is funny, cheerful, easy melody and with a popular accent. He excelled in pasodobles and chotis, which he impressed with grace and ease. Many of his works are still highly valued, as the pasacalle Los Nardos, the chotis El Pichi, both from Las Leandras, the chotis Tabaco and cerillas from the revue Las de Villadiego or the song Maitechu mía (both with lyrics by Emilio González del Castillo). He wrote also two pasodobles for fiestas in the city of Alicante, Les Fogueres de Sant Joan, titled La festa del poble, premiered in 1934, and La Nit de San Joan 1934, a pasodoble foguerer for band, chorus and bass soloist. He also was elected president of the General Society of Authors of Spain.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 9, 1887 (Granada), Died May 12, 1948 (Madrid)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-53688 10-in. 5/28/1929 Cabaret Orquesta Internacional Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-55882 10-in. 10/10/1929 Noche de cabaret Margarita Cueto ; Juan Pulido Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BAVE-012971 10-in. between 10/4/1939 and 10/13/1939 Los nardos Alice Duran ; Orquesta Tipica Roberto Zerrillo Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor MBS-054313 10-in. 1940 Las leandras Agrupación Musical Española "Madrid" ; Rafael Oropesa Clausin ; Adelita Trujillo Band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor CBVE-091855 10-in. before 7/12/1950 Canción del gitano Manuel Pineda ; Roberto Retes B. Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 93569 10-in. between 1920 and 1925 Las corsarios Banda Española Band composer  
Columbia W83078 12-in. December 1928 La linda tapada : Canción del gitano Francisco Fuentes Pumarino Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W95389 10-in. 12/1/1926 La bejarana Rondalla Usandizaga Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W95956 10-in. October 1927 La calesera Joseph M. Lacalle ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W97399 10-in. July 1929 Himno de la exposición de sevilla Fausto Alvarez ; Rondalla Usandizaga Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus composer  
Brunswick E27745 10-in. 6/20/1928 Las casti gadoras Pilar Arcos ; Orquesta Madrileña Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E30134 10-in. 7/11/1929 Noche de cabaret Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E30306 10-in. 7/2/1929 Noche de cabaret Los Castilians Jazz/dance band composer  
Gramophone 0J232 10-in. approximately 1932 El pichi Mary Isaura Female vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone 0J233 10-in. approximately 1932 Las viudas Mary Isaura Female vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone 0J234 10-in. 1931 or 1932 Las leandras : Pasodoble Mary Isaura Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone 0J235 10-in. 1931 or 1932 Cancion canaria Mary Isaura Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone 0J1052 10-in. approximately June 1933 Caminito de la fuenta Banda Hispánica Band composer  
Gramophone 0J1053 10-in. approximately June 1933 La colasa Banda Hispánica Band composer  
Gramophone BS1330 10-in. 6/10/1924 Canción de la alondra Paco Gallego Tenor vocal solo, with female vocal chorus and orchestra composer  
Gramophone BS1338 10-in. 6/11/1924 Charrada Coro Mixto [unidentified members; Gramophone Records] ; Eduardo Ycabalceta Chorus and male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone BS1346 10-in. 6/14/1924 Romanza de José Luis Juan Rosich Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone BS1364 10-in. 6/25/1924 Pasodoble de los quintos Emilio Sagi-Barba Baritone vocal solo, with chorus, guitars, and bandurrias composer  
Gramophone BS2595 10-in. 5/1/1928 Coplas del quisiera Angelo Palange Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus composer  
Gramophone BS2596 10-in. 5/1/1928 Los botijeros Trini Avelli ; Antonio Palacios Female-male vocal duet, with vocal chorus composer  
(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alonso, Francisco," accessed June 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800.

Alonso, Francisco. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800.

"Alonso, Francisco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800

External Sources

Wikipedia: Francisco Alonso

Discogs: Francisco Alonso

Allmusic: Francisco Alonso

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Alonso, Francisco, 1887-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88020939

Wikidata: Francisco Alonso - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q784490

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46952022

MusicBrainz: Francisco Alonso - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e31d648f-716f-4a41-9782-50e08fcf2673

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