Alain Romains
Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt. Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), with the theme song "Quel temps fait-il a Paris?", and Mon Oncle (1959). |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1905 (Częstochowa), Died December 19, 1988 (Paris)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0LA1994 | 10-in. | 12/7/1937 | Paramount stomp | Quintette du Hot Club de France | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8041 | 10-in. | 7/26/1945 | Le chant des tabors | Marcelle Bordas ; Pierre Chagnon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9794 | 10-in. | approximately 1954 | Sérénade méditérranéenne | Tino Rossi ; Pierre Spiers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Romans, Alain," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100297.
Romans, Alain. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100297.
"Romans, Alain." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Romans, Alain - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00115076
Wikidata: Alain Romans - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2602706
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66660025
MusicBrainz: Alain Romans - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9594f08c-336b-4078-b044-55f47e5de6b0
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