Alphonse Martin was a Canadian organist

Organist

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, pianist

Pianist

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, and music educator. Born in Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

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, 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 Hector Gratton

Hector Gratton

Joseph Thomas Hector Gratton was a Canadian composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and music educator. As a composer his music is written in an essentially folkloric and popular style which avoids harmonic sophistication. His compositional output includes several orchestral works, chamber workss,...

 and Rodolphe Mathieu

Rodolphe Mathieu

Joseph Rodolphe Mathieu 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 music, Mathieu gained recognition too late to inspire the generation that followed." The...

. 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.