Juan Frances de Iribarren (Sanguesa, 1699 - Malaga, 2 September 1767) was a Spanish late baroque composer.
Iribarren was christened on 24 March 1699 at the Church of St. James the Great in Sanguesa. He was a choirboy in the capilla real under Jose de Torres, who in 1717 recommended him for the post of organist at the Old Cathedral of Salamanca, where he remained for 16 years until 1733. In 1733 he came second in the competition for maestro de capilla at the Cathedral of Malaga, and was awarded the position when the winner, Manuel Martinez Delgado, died suddenly. In 1741, Irribaren's salary was raised to prevent him taking the post of maestro di cappella of the Cathedral of Valladolid, thereafter he remained until his retirement, a year before his death. He is buried in the cathedral.
According to the New Grove extant works include:
521 vocal works in Spanish:
390 villancicos, 109 cantatas, 22 arias
385 vocal works in Latin:
120 motets, 69 psalms, 39 antiphons, 27 masses, 26 lamentations, 25 hymns, 21 misereres, 19 magnificats, 14 sequentia, 6 responsories, 5 invitatorios, 5 nunc dimittis, 4 Oficios de difuntos, 3 lecciones, 1 Stabat Mater, 1 litany.
Published editions:
Villancicos
1990 - Cantatas Barrocas Espanolas del siglo XVIII. Elvira Padin. Miguel Angel Tallante. Conjunto instrumental.Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia. MEC 1017 CD. Madrid.
1994 - Quien Nos Dira de Una Flor. Viendo Que Jil, Hizo Raya on Barroco espanol. Vol.1. "Mas no puede ser". Villancicos, cantatas et al.. Al Ayre Espanol. Eduardo Lopez Banzo (dir.). Deutsche harmonia mundi 05472 77325 2.
2005 - Villancicos y Cantadas. Sacred Songs And Dances from Latin America and Spain. El Mundo. Richard Savino. Koch International Classics 7654.
2007 - Iribarren: Salmos, villancicos y cantadas. Nova Lux Ensemble de la Coral de Camara de Pamplona. RTVE musica. Director: David Guindano Igarreta. RTVE Musica 65274, D.L.: M – 48316 - 2006, RTVE Musica, 2007.
2008 - Serpiente Venenosa. Musica en las Catedrales de Malaga y Cadiz en el siglo XVIII. Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla y Coro Barroco de Andalucia. Diego Fasolis (director). Con Maria Espada (soprano), David Sagastume. Almaviva DS 0150
2009 - Arde el furor intrepido. Musica de la catedral de Malaga en el s. XVIII. Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla. Diego Fasolis. Con Maria Espada y Jose Hernandez Pastor es:Jose Hernandez Pastor (contratenor). OBS-Prometeo OBS 01
