Francisco 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 Granada (municipality and capital of the province of Granada, Spain), Died May 18, 1948 (Madrid (capital of Spain) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 26-47 of 47 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone BS1338 10-in. 6/11/1924 Charrada Eduardo Ycabalceta Mixed vocal 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 CJ2155 12-in. 5/5/1929 Himno a la Exposición de Sevilla Miguel Fleta Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental ensembles 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  
Gramophone BS2597 10-in. 5/1/1928 Los regalos Anthony Trini Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus composer  
Gramophone BS2598 10-in. 5/1/1928 Los regalos Orquesta Iberica de Madrid Instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone BS2635 10-in. 5/29/1928 Canto a Murcia Frederic Caballé Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus and guitars composer  
Gramophone BS2636 10-in. 5/29/1928 Canción del platero Frederic Caballé Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and guitars composer  
Gramophone 4643ah 10-in. April 1921 Las corsarias Banda Municipal de Barcelona Band composer  
Gramophone 19517u 10-in. 10/28/1916 El dale, dale La Goya Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK1701 10-in. 11/30/1929 Pajarito trigueño...! José Mardones Bass vocal solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2054 10-in. 3/31/1930 Oye Nicanora Banda Regimiento Wad-Ras de Madrid ; Pablo Cambronero Band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2064 10-in. 3/31/1930 La picarona Faustino Arregui Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2065 10-in. 3/31/1930 La picarona Faustino Arregui Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2124 10-in. 7/31/1930 La Parranda Marcos Redondo Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2129 10-in. 7/31/1930 La Parranda Marcos Redondo Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2130 10-in. 7/31/1930 El dictador Marcos Redondo Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2796 10-in. approximately 1931 Pichi Emilia Clement Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WK2797 10-in. approximately 1931 Canción del nardo Emilia Clement Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WP349 10-in. February 1928 La linda tapada Juan Fabre ; Fabre's Melody Band Instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 26-47 of 47 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alonso, Francisco," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800.

Alonso, Francisco. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800.

"Alonso, Francisco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

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