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• Ay chiquita (chanson am_ricaine)
• La calesera (chanson havanaise)
• El areglito (chanson havanaise) (Bizet’s Carmen habanera)
• La mononita (chanson havanaise)
• Maria Dolorès (chanson havanaise)
• La perle de Triana (sérénade andalouse)
• La rosilla = El sol de Triana
• Le contrabandier = El Jaque
• La sevillana (habanera)
• Juanita (chanson espagnole)
• La gitana mexicaine
• La molinara = La meunière
• La rosa española (valse)
• La colombe = La paloma
• La mantilla de tira (chanson andalouse)
• Qui m’aime me suive!
• La rose des fiançailles
• Una declaración = La déclaration
• Plus d’amour (jota aragonaise)
• La manola (chanson madrilène)
• Lola (chanson espagnole)
• La morena (chanson andalouse)
• Lola (chanson espagnole)
• La morena (chanson andalouse)
• Le regard de ma blonde
• La fête des toreros (chanson espagnole à 2 voix)
• La robe azur (chanson espagnole à 2 voix)

Collaborated in zarzuelas and other theatrical works in Madrid, lived in Paris for a time (where he was singing teacher to the Empress Eugenie), went to Cuba and was interested/influenced by Creole music, and is said to have been a professor of solfege at the Madrid Conservatoire. His best-known work is the above collection of songs, which includes the well-known ‘La paloma’. Information in Grove 5, New Grove I & II, Baker. Note - name is also spelt Iradier, which doesn’t help when looking him up!

(Contribution by Johanne Rees-Davies <J.S.Rees-Daviessussex.ac.uk>.)