Sebastián Iradier
Sebastián Iradier Salaverri (Salaberri) (20 January 1809 – 6 December 1865),Basque composer.
Biography
Iradier was born in
Lanciego, in the province of Álava
. His publisher in Paris urged him to "universalize" his name, from Iradier to Yradier.
He is known primarily for his
Yesterday" by The Beatles, it is one of the most recorded songs in the history of music.[citation needed
]
Another of Iradier's compositions is "El Arreglito", a habanera used by Georges Bizet in his opera Carmen. Bizet, thinking it was a folk song, was inspired by the melody, and recomposed it as the aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle", also known as the "Habanera". When he discovered his mistake, Bizet added a note to the vocal score of the opera, acknowledging its source.[2]
Iradier died in obscurity in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1865.
References
- ISBN 0-02-870240-9.
- ^ Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954
External links
- Works by Sebastián Yradier at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Sebastián Iradier at Internet Archive
- Free scores by Sebastián Iradier at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Free scores by Sebastián Iradier in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
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