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 Montreal (largest city in Quebec, Canada), Died November 28, 1918 (Montreal (largest city in Quebec, Canada) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104426.
Contant, Alexis. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104426.
"Contant, Alexis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Contant, Alexis, 1858-1918 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83219650
Wikidata: Alexis Contant - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q302597
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43224809
MusicBrainz: Alexis Contant - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4e96c770-2e89-4b10-b42d-fb516b3f3245
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/121631 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/121631
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