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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 47 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-012581 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Horchateras valencianas | Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | 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 | CO36819 | 10-in. | approximately 1934 | Curro el de Lora | Banda de la Marina Americana ; Teniente Charles Benter | 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. | approximately December 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 | W97057 | 10-in. | approximately April 1929 | Pasacalle de los quintos | Vicente Cordellat | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W97152 | 10-in. | approximately June 1929 | Noche de cabaret | Orquesta Columbia [Columbia Orchestra] | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W97399 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Himno de la exposición de Sevilla | Fausto Alvarez ; Orquesta Columbia [Columbia Orchestra] ; 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 | |
| Brunswick | B13368 | 10-in. | 5/22/1933 | Pichi | Pilar Arcos | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | 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 | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0J1053 | 10-in. | approximately June 1933 | La colasa | Banda Hispánica | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | BS1330 | 10-in. | 6/10/1924 | Canción de la alondra | Paco Gallego | Tenor vocal solo, with female vocal chorus and orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alonso, Francisco," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800.
Alonso, Francisco. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105800.
"Alonso, Francisco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: 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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