Composer
Alexis Contant
Canadian composer, pianist and educator
1858–1918
10 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1918
- Birthplace
- Montreal
- Place of death
- Montreal
- Citizenship / historical state
- Canada
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
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.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; music educator; music arranger; musician; organist
- Instruments played
- pipe organ; piano
- VIAF ID
- 43224809
- ISNI
- 0000000073741505
- GND ID
- 137031262
- Library of Congress ID
- n83219650
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4e96c770-2e89-4b10-b42d-fb516b3f3245; 2873f962-6437-418f-96f4-8c9c4254c65e
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| See work details |
| View sheet music | |
| La Vierge à la Crèche | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| La Lyre Enchantée : Fantaisie Nocturne, Op. 2 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Nous Sommes Enfants de la France, Nouvel Hymne Canadien Français | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Les Alliés | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Amour Trompeur : Romance | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| La Fête du Christ à Ville-Marie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Griserie Printanière : Valse Chantée | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Vive Laurier : Marche Brillante | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Yvonne : Valse Caprice | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 43224809. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.