Alphonse Martin (18 February 1884 – 6 June 1947) was a Canadian

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. Born in

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

, he studied the piano and organ in Montreal with Lévis Dussault. For many years he taught both of those instruments at the Conservatoire royal de musique in Montreal. His notable pupils included

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Rodolphe Mathieu Joseph Rodolphe Mathieu (10 July 1890 – 29 June 1962) was a Canadian composer, pianist, writer on music, and music educator. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' states, "Considered too avant-garde for his time because of Debussy's influence on his ...

. He also was the longtime organist of St Mary's Church in Montreal. His wife was the organist and teacher Corinne Boisvert with whom he performed in public concerts in Canada. The couple had several daughters which had significant music careers, including pianists Gilberte Martin, Marcelle Martin, Magdeleine Martin, and Raymonde Martin. He died in

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6 June 1947.

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