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          Sebastián Iradier Salaverri (Salaberri) (20 January – 6 December ), or Sebastián Yradier, was a Spanish Basque composer....

          Sebastián Iradier

          Sebastián Iradier Salaverri (Salaberri) (20 January 1809 – 6 December 1865),[1] a.k.a.

          Sebastián Yradier, was a Spanish composer.

          Iradier was born in Lanciego, in the province of Álava. His publisher in Paris urged him to "universalize" his name, from Iradier to Yradier.

          Sebastián Yradier, was a Spanish composer.

        1. Born in the Basque town of Lanciego, Yradier enters history as an organist, winning the post through a competition as organist to the church of San Juan in.
        2. Sebastián Iradier Salaverri (Salaberri) (20 January – 6 December ), or Sebastián Yradier, was a Spanish Basque composer.
        3. Sebastián de Iradier y Salaverri (Salberri)aka Sebastián Yradier, was a Spanish composer.
        4. Sebastián Iradier Salaverri (Salaberri) (20 January – 6 December ), a.k.a.

          5. He is known primarily for his habaneras, especially the one titled "La Paloma", written around 1860 after a visit to Cuba. "La Paloma" was extremely popular in both Spain and America (especially Mexico), where it was responsible for the great popularity achieved by the habanera.

          A collection of 25 of Iradier's most popular songs was published in Paris in 1864, with French words, as Fleurs d'Espagne.[2]

          Another of Iradier's compositions is "El Arreglito", a habanera used by Georges Bizet in his opera Carmen as a source of inspiration.

          Bizet, thinking it was a folk song, was inspired by the melody of "El Arreglito" and recomposed what is known t