Albertine Caron-Legris

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Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972) was a Canadian

music educator. Many of her manuscripts and personal papers are held in the collection at the Library and Archives Canada.[2][3]

Early life

Born Albertine Caron in

music composition with Eugène Lapierre at the Conservatoire national de musique. Several years into her professional career she entered the Université de Montréal where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1942.[4]

Career

Caron-Legris married Mr. Legris in 1918, after which she taught music in Montreal and toured throughout Quebec as a recitalist.

folksong harmonizations. Her most well-known composition is the 1947 song "La Berceuse de Donalda" which was featured on both the radio and television version of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program Un Homme et son péché. In 1962, her collection of song melodies for piano, Mes Plus Belles Chansons, was published through a grant by the Canada Council.[6] Her other works include Poème pastorale for the piano (published 1948) and the songs "Ceux qui s'aiment sont toujours malheureux" (published 1947) and "Soir d'hiver" (published 1948).[2]

During her lifetime, Her works were included in the concert repertoires of Canadian musicians Maureen Forrester, Raoul Jobin, Marthe Létourneau, Nicholas Massue and Albert Viau.[2]

In 1972, Caron-Legris died in Montreal at the age of 66.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-55130-031-3
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  2. ^ a b c Laure Fink. "Albertine Caron-Legris". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. ISBN 978-0-660-59086-8
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  4. ^ Barbeau, Marius. "Au service de notre folklore: Mme Albertine Caron-Legris", P-T, March 1947
  5. ISBN 978-0-919883-15-4
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  6. ^ External Affairs. Department of External Affairs. 1950. p. 297.
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