Alexis Contant

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Alexis Contant

Joseph Pierre Alexis Contant (12 November 1858 – 28 November 1918) was a Canadian composer, organist, pianist, and music educator. Trained as a pianist, he became one of the first Canadians to compose large-scale choral and orchestral works, in spite of the difficulty of finding suitable teachers of musical composition. His younger years were spent mostly in teaching, family, and work as a church organist, and many of his compositions were written later in life.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1858 (Montreal), Died November 28, 1918 (Montreal)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= 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
Columbia	1234	10-in.	approximately 1903	La vierge à la crèche	Charles Gilibert	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	1944	10-in.	approximately October 1905	Vive la Canadienne	Joseph Saucier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E20672-E20673	10-in.	11/6/1926	Tout le long	Louis Chartier	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Contant, Alexis," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104426.

Contant, Alexis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104426.

"Contant, Alexis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.