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Henri Carol (18 January 1910 – 23 September 1984) was a French

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, chef de chœur, composer, and pipe organ teacher.

Career

Born in Montpellier, Carol was a student at the Enclos Saint-François in Montpellier where he had Emmanuel Berlhe as his harmony and organ teacher. He obtained a first prize in piano at the

Conservatoire de Bordeaux The Conservatoire de Bordeaux is an arts conservatory that offers higher education in music, dance and drama in Bordeaux, France. It is one of the leading schools in France for singers and saxophonists. Founded in 1821, the school is operated by ...

. Ordained a priest in 1933, he became a professor at the minor seminary of Saint-Roch in Montpellier where he held the position of chapel master. In January 1946, he was appointed Director of the master's degree at the Monaco Cathedral, succeeding Canon Aurat, until June 1971. A complete musician, he was at the same time Kapellmeister, composer, conductor,

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and, for eleven years, professor at the Academy of Music

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Foundation of Monaco (1967). He became titular organist of the great organ of Monaco Cathedral in 1968, succeeding Émile Bourdon. In 1976, Carol published a precious little illustrated book on ''La Registration de l’orgue''. On the evening of Sunday, 23 September 1984, Carol died in a car accident in

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. He was 74 years old. After his death, his personal organ was installed in the Saint Reparata cathedral in Nice to serve in the choir.

Works

Carol wrote music for organ: ''Variations sur un vieux noël montpelliérain'', ''Marche solennelle'' * music for piano: ''Pastels'' and ''Drôleries'', ''Bouquet des chants de France'' *

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: 17 masses and many motets.

Discography

* ''Quatre siècles de musique française'' - Henri Carol at the great organs of Monaco Cathedral (33 rpm) * ''Anthologie de la musique italienne'' - Henri Carol on the Tamburini organ of the Saint-Charles de Monte-Carlo church, REM 31111 * Henri Carol (1910-1984) - ''Œuvres pour orgue'', Gabriel Marghieri at the organ of the Monaco Cathedral, SOCD 173 o
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* ''Noels'' - ''Pièces pour orgue sur le thème de Noël'', Olivier Vernet on the Tamburini organ of the Saint-Charles de Monte-Carlo church, Ligia Digital 0104237-11 o
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External links

(Musimen)

articles by Guy Miaille
(on Musimen) about Henri Carol
Traditional songs collected by the canon Henri Carol

Drôlerie d'Henri Carol: "Boîte à musique" played by Daniel Avédikian
(YouTube)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carol, Henri 1910 births 1984 deaths Musicians from Montpellier Conservatoire de Bordeaux alumni Male classical organists Organ improvisers 20th-century French musicians French classical composers French male classical composers French music educators Road incident deaths in France 20th-century organists 20th-century French male musicians