Alazard, Joseph Noel 14.apr.1877-30.apr.1958 France Bouches-du-Rhone, Noves - Vaucluse, Avignon
military bandmaster, born in a peasant family, he played piano, violin and clarinet, 1897 as musician enlisted in the 7th Genie d'Avignon, studied music with Paul Vidal and Gabriel Pares, during WWI he was bandmaster of the 52nd Regiment and took part in the Battle of Loos 25.sep.1915, May 1918 he was gassed at Verdun and as wounded discharged from service, 25.oct.1917 made chevalier and 7.jul.1933 officier de la Legion d'honneur ; son of Joseph Antoine Alazard (Noves 1839-) and Rose Chabas (1843-) ; he married Berthe Dupuy (1884-1966 Avignon)

[also erroneously named Jean Alazard, probably as a confusion with the historian Jean Alazard (Lacalm Aveyron 1887-1960) of Musee des Beaux-Arts d'Alger]

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[] Marche de Saint-Cyr. March. Military band. 1912 based on themes from the opera I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini radio broadcast: Fecamp (Basse-Normandie) 13aug1933 and 25oct1933 Corps La Garde Republicaine / R. Boutry Gardiens de la Paix de Paris / Desire Dondeyne. LP "Grandes Marches Militaires Francaises" Disques Festival 19100051, also on LP "Gloire de la Musique Militaire Francaise" Fontana 826507QY
[] Le clarion d'avianches, defile pub Gaudet, Paris 1913
[] Le Fort de Vaux. March. Military band
[] L'Artilleur de Metz Corps Tromp. K. der Artillerie / J. Hendriks
[] La Galette (Bouisset / Vincenzo Bellini) Garde Republicaine / Patrick Marie Aubert. CD "150 Ans de Musique a la Garde Republicaine"

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