Nicolas Saboly

Nicolas Saboly (Occitan: Micolau Sabòli, IPA: [mikuˈlaw saˈbɔli]; 30 January 1614 – 26 July 1675) was a poet, composer and choirmaster from what was then part of the Papal States. He composed many Christmas carols in Provençal Occitan which form one of the monuments of poetry in that language and have been continuously republished until the present day.

Birth and Death Data: Born Monteux (commune in Vaucluse, France), Died July 25, 1675 (Avignon (commune in Vaucluse, France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-63282 12-in. 7/28/1930 The shepherds (Les bergers) The Cathedral Singers ; Dr. Reginald Selby Male vocal chorus composer  
Victor CVE-63284 12-in. 7/28/1930 Good Christian men, rejoice (Old English carol) The Cathedral Singers Male vocal chorus composer  
Victor CVE-63286 12-in. 7/28/1930 Sing we Noel (Chantons Noel) The Cathedral Singers Male vocal chorus composer  
Victor CVE-63287 12-in. 7/28/1930 Touro-louro-louro The Cathedral Singers Male vocal chorus composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Saboly, Nicolas," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102536.

Saboly, Nicolas. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102536.

"Saboly, Nicolas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102536

External Sources

Wikipedia: Nicolas Saboly

Discogs: Nicolas Saboly

Grove: Nicolas Saboly

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Saboly, Nicolas, 1614-1675 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79108864

Wikidata: Nicolas Saboly - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1754241

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/73859603

MusicBrainz: Nicolas Saboly - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/43ac2326-c47e-4864-8d8e-ed0f5e070b60

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/42944 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/42944

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