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 |
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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External Sources
Wikipedia: Francisco Alonso
Discogs: Francisco Alonso
Allmusic: Francisco Alonso
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LCNAR: Alonso, Francisco, 1887-1948 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88020939
Wikidata: Francisco Alonso - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q784490
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46952022
MusicBrainz: Francisco Alonso - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e31d648f-716f-4a41-9782-50e08fcf2673
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/226237 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/226237
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