Patrice Coirault

Patrice Coirault
Born(1875-09-26)26 September 1875
Died15 January 1959(1959-01-15) (aged 83)
Surin, Deux-Sèvres, France
EducationLycée de Niort
Lycée Michelet
University of Paris
OccupationEthnomusicologist

Patrice Coirault (26 September 1875 - 15 January 1959) was a French ethnomusicologist.

Early life

Patrice Coirault was born on 26 September 1875. His father was a schoolteacher and his mother was the daughter of farmers from Poitou.

Coirault was educated at the Lycée de Niort and the Lycée Michelet near Paris. He graduated from the University of Paris, where he earned a two-year degree.

Career

Coirault worked as a high-ranking civil servant in the Ministry of Public Works.

Coirault began researching traditional songs in the countrysides of Poitou and Béarn in 1898, under the mentorship of Charles Seignobos. By 1927, he authored his first book Recherches sur notre ancienne chanson populaire traditionnelle. He went on to publish several more books about French regional ethnomusicologist.

Death

Coirault died on 15 January 1959 in his hometown of Surin; he was 85.

Works

References

  1. 1 2 "Patrice Coirault (1875-1959)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Marcel-Dubois, Claudie (1960). "Patrice Coirault". Journal of the International Folk Music Council. 12: 89. JSTOR 835453.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Langevin, Vige (1959). "Patrice Coirault (1875-1959)". Arts et Traditions Populaires. 7: 3–7. JSTOR 41002721.