Placide Cappeau
Placide Cappeau (25 October 1808 – 8 August 1877) was a French poet and the author of the poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" (1847), set to music by Adolphe Adam and known in English as the carol "O Holy Night" or "Cantique de Noël". |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1808 (Roquemaure), Died 1877 (Roquemaure)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX582 | 12-in. | 10/13/1928 | Cantique de Noël | Élie Cohen ; Louis Richard | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1633 | 12-in. | 9/24/1932 | Minuit Chrétiens | Armand Bernard ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with organ and orchestra | author | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2522 | 10-in. | 11/3/1930 | Noël, minuit chrétiens | Eugène Bigot ; Paul Franz | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cappeau, Placide," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368221.
Cappeau, Placide. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368221.
"Cappeau, Placide." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cappeau, Placide - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95066344
Wikidata: Placide Cappeau - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q535740
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37034458
MusicBrainz: Placide Cappeau - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/191ad655-51eb-475f-bee2-f6eb1085c1c3
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