About Alfred Montmarquette
Lived 1871 – 1944 (aged 73). Alfred Montmarquette was a Canadian musician and composer.
Alfred Montmarquette (6 April 1871 - 24 May 1944) was a Canadian folksong composer and accordionist.
Biography Born in New York on April 6, 1871, Montmarquette taught himself to play the accordion at the age of twelve and had become proficient by his teenage years. He moved to Montreal in the 1920s, and was over fifty years old when Conrad Gauthier's Veillées du bon vieux temps made him well known.
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Who was Alfred Montmarquette?
Quebecois composer and musician (1871-1944)
When was Alfred Montmarquette born?
Alfred Montmarquette was born on 6 April 1871 in New York City.
When did Alfred Montmarquette die?
Alfred Montmarquette died on 24 May 1944.
What was Alfred Montmarquette's occupation?
Alfred Montmarquette was a musician and composer.
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Alfred Montmarquette was Canadian.
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