Charles Cros

Charles Cros or Émile-Hortensius-Charles Cros (October 1, 1842 – August 9, 1888) was a French poet and inventor. He was born in Fabrezan, Aude. Cros was a well-regarded poet and humorous writer. As an inventor, he was interested in the fields of transmitting graphics by telegraph and making photographs in color, but he is perhaps best known for being the first person to conceive a method for reproducing recorded sound, an invention he named the Paleophone. Charles Cros died in Paris at the age of 45.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 1, 1842 (Fabrezan), Died August 9, 1888 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1179	10-in.	6/14/1928	Roses et muguets	Andrée Marilliet ; Georges van Parys	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	author
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1964	10-in.	12/16/1929	L'orgue	Pierre Chagnon ; Damia	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cros, Charles," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/368242.

Cros, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/368242.

"Cros, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.