Sebastian de Yradier
Sebastián de Yradier (actually: Sebastián de Iradier y Salaverri ) (born January 20, 1809 in Lanciego , Álava ( Basque Country ), Spain , † December 6, 1865 in Vitoria ) was a Spanish composer .
Life
After Sebastián de Yradier first worked as an organist at the parish church of Salvatierra , he taught singing at the Madrid Conservatory from 1833 . In 1850 he moved to Paris . There he changed his name to Yradier at the urging of his publisher to make it more international . During a trip to the Caribbean in 1857, he studied Creole rhythms and especially the habanera . Back in France he published several collections of compositions with zarzuelas , habaneras and songs. These collections helped make the habanera popular in 19th century Europe. In 1865 de Yradier returned to Spain and died there that same year.
Of his numerous compositions, only “ La Paloma ” and “El arreglito” achieved world fame after his death.
“La Paloma” is one of the most sung, interpreted, arranged and recorded pieces of music. In Germany it is closely associated with sailor romance, as it was sung by Hans Albers and Freddy Quinn several times in feature films such as “ Große Freiheit Nr. 7 ”, “Auf der Reeperbahn at half past twelve” and “ Freddy and the Millionaire ”; the text written by Helmut Käutner in 1943 for the film "Große Freiheit Nr. 7" prevailed.
"El arreglito" was considered by Georges Bizet to be a folk song with which he underlayed the aria of Carmen L'amour est un oiseau rebelle in the opera of the same name .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yradier, Sebastián de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Iradier, Sebastián de; Iradier y Salaverri, Sebastián de; Iradier, Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lanciego , Álava (Basque Country), Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1865 |
| Place of death | Vitoria, Spain |