Émilien Allard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Émilien Allard

Canadian carillonneur

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1915

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1976

Profession: composer, clarinetist, pianist, carillonneur

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Émilien Allard (12 June 1915 – 18 November 1976) was a Canadian carillonneur, pianist, clarinetist, and composer.
He composed more than 50 works for carillon and made more than 700 transcriptions of carillon music; many of which are still performed in Europe and North America.
In 1958, he won the International Carillonneurs' Prize at the Brussels World's Fair.
For RCA Victor he released the LP album Carols at the Carillon of Saint Joseph's Oratory for which he wrote the arrangements.
His Marche du maréchal and his Marche H.I.C.
were recorded by Howard Cable and his Notule No.
1 and Profil canadien no 2.
were included on Gordon Slater's LP Bells and Brass.
Many of his original manuscripts and papers are a part of the collection at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.