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Charles-Valentin Alkan

French composer and pianist (1813–1888)
Person human Q217068
Charles-Valentin Alkan
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
November 30, 1813, 1813[10]
Date of death
March 29, 1888, 1888[11]
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[15]
Occupation
composer, pianist, linguist, translator, music educator, Bible translator, organist, music arranger[16][17][18]
Educated at
Conservatoire de Paris[19]
Notable work
Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', Le chemin de fer, Op. 27, Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique, Comme le vent, Trois grandes études, Preludes, Op. 31[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Father
Alkan Morhange[13]
Child
Élie-Miriam Delaborde[14]
Sibling
Napoléon Alkan, Celeste Alkan Meyer Marix, Maxime Alkan, Gustave Alkan, Ernest Alkan
Genre
classical music[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[44]
Birth name
Charles-Valentin Morhange
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, Otto's encyclopedia[37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Family name
Alkan[31]
Given name
Charles, Valentin[32][33]
Instrument
organ, piano[35][36]
List of works
list of compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan[45]
Manner of death
accidental death[34]
Movement
Romantic music[28]
Name in native language
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Show all 27 facts +3
Place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery[12]
Student
Franz Stockhausen[20]
Unmarried partner
Lina Eraïm Miriam[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles-Valentin Alkan ar تشارلز فالنتين ألكان cs Charles Henri Valentin Morhange cs Charles Valentin Alkan cs Charles-Valentin Alkan cs Charles Henri Valentin Alkan de Charles-Valentin Alkan de Charles Alkan el Σαρλ Βαλεντίν Αλκάν es Charles Valentin Alkan fa شارل والنتین آلکان fi Valentin Alkan fr Alkan fr Charles Valentin Alkan he שארל-ולנטן אלקאן hu Charles Alkan hu Charles Valentin Alkan it Alkan it Charles-Valentin Alkan it Ch. V. Alkan
🔖 Identifiers · 104
ISNI
0000000081116099
VIAF cluster ID
32182437
Library of Congress authority ID
n81139110
GND ID
118814249
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001169512
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
11418
BAnQ authority ID
0000333483
BBC Things ID
dc07445c-5f7e-4f7e-89af-fa320ee97fc1
BIBSYS ID
2049699
BVMC person ID
54732
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13890675c
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
alkan-charles-valentin
Show all 104 identifiers +92
CANTIC ID
981058513555606706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00539158
CONOR.SI ID
85443939
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0064A4853
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10327231
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1002861
CiNii Research ID
1140845216718989696
Classical Archives composer ID
45129
CoBiS author ID
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DBC author ID
87097990041282
DDB person (GND) ID
118814249
De Agostini ID
Alkan
Deezer artist ID
1973141
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118814249
Dezède person ID
10849
Discogs artist ID
1348607
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Valentin-Alkan
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
alkan
Europeana entity
agent/base/149031
FAST ID
83061
FactGrid item ID
Joshua
Find a Grave memorial ID
22127
FranceArchives agent ID
301199318
Freebase ID
/m/028p6m
GTAA ID
239283
Golden ID
Charles-Valentin_Alkan-ARW69
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
10461
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
al-kan-sharl-valanten-8bda9a
Grove Music Online ID
00579
Harper's tag
charles-henri-valentin-alkan
Hyperion Records person ID
C11
IMSLP ID
Category:Alkan,_Charles-Valentin
IdRef ID
030000718
IxTheo authority ID
079588417
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
1250
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118814249
KANTO ID
000187607
KBR person ID
14440384
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118814249
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
201601
Lex ID
Charles-Valentin_Alkan
Libraries Australia ID
35819539
Libris-URI
fcrtvlhz3jnrjhv
LiederNet composer ID
31360
MGG Online ID
393047
MMB ID
5923
MuseScore artist ID
441
MusicBrainz artist ID
62000bf9-9919-4dfb-9929-15f013fca57b
Musicalics composer ID
78716
Musopen composer ID
charles-valentin-alkan
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000000090
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08216422
NDL Authority ID
01052624
NE.se ID
charles-valentin-alkan
NL CR AUT ID
xx0001035
NLA Trove people ID
1102132
NLP ID
a0000001263737
NUKAT ID
n97039555
National Library of Brazil ID
000543742
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000008678
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007257498705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000039560
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*389145;=BQ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810670389505606
National Library of Portugal ID
276931
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1225420
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071998438
Obálky knih ID
xx0001035
Open Library ID
OL4851636A, OL7513663A
OpenMLOL author ID
50012, 302578
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095402950
Personality Database profile ID
143982
Quora topic ID
Charles-Valentin-Alkan-composer
RERO ID (legacy)
A000005848
RILM ID
27443
RISM ID
people/1071
Radio France person ID
charles-valentin-alkan
Related category
Category:Compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan
SBN author ID
LO1V155665
SELIBR ID
206609
SNAC ARK ID
w6bp0bm1
Tidal artist ID
4913336
Topic's main category
Category:Charles-Valentin Alkan
Treccani ID
alkan
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
charles-henri-valentin-morhange-alkan
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
384089
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513555606706
VGMdb artist ID
25075
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
charles-henri-valentin-alkan
WikiTree person ID
Alkan-4
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdRvHKR9WXM4wPGf9kdQq
Yale LUX ID
person/7f85dc65-f226-47c9-9410-96bb72511a2e

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 22
Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', Le chemin de fer, Op. 27, Le chemin de fer, Op. 27, Le festin d'Ésope, Le festin d'Ésope, Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique, Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique +14 more
Occupation 7
composer, pianist, translator, linguist, organist, music educator, Bible translator
Compositions 5
Concerto for Solo Piano, Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', Le chemin de fer, Op. 27, Le festin d'Ésope, Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique
Mb:teacher 4
Antoine-François Marmontel, Ignacio Cervantes, Ernest Boulanger, Élie-Miriam Delaborde
← Mb:sibling 4
Napoléon Alkan, Celeste Alkan Meyer Marix, Gustave Alkan, Maxime Alkan
← Mb:teacher 4
François Benoist, Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, Victor Dourlen, Edmond Membrée
Notable work 3
Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', Le chemin de fer, Op. 27, Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Given name 2
Charles, Valentin
Instrument 2
piano, organ
Child 1
Élie-Miriam Delaborde
Children (paternal) 1
Élie-Miriam Delaborde
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
Conservatoire de Paris
FactGrid item ID 1
Joshua
Genre 1
classical music
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Mb:parent 1
Élie-Miriam Delaborde
Movement 1
Romantic music
Place of birth 1
Paris
Place of burial 1
Montmartre Cemetery
Place of death 1
Paris
Related category 1
Category:Compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Napoléon Alkan
Siblings 1
Napoléon Alkan
Student 1
Franz Stockhausen
Students 1
Franz Stockhausen
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan
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Summary

Charles-Valentin Alkan was born on November 30, 1813[1], in Paris[2]. He died on March 29, 1888[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], linguist[7], translator[8], and music educator[9].

FAQs

Where was Charles-Valentin Alkan born?

Charles-Valentin Alkan was born in Paris[2].

Where did Charles-Valentin Alkan die?

Charles-Valentin Alkan passed away in Paris[4].

Who were Charles-Valentin Alkan's parents?

Charles-Valentin Alkan's father was Alkan Morhange[13].

What did Charles-Valentin Alkan do for work?

Charles-Valentin Alkan worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], linguist[7], translator[8], and music educator[9].

Where did Charles-Valentin Alkan go to school?

Charles-Valentin Alkan was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[19].

Related Entities

France

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1973141
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63224|batch #63224]]: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 4913336
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63220|batch #63220]]: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → charles-henri-valentin-alkan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: charles-henri-valentin-alkan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289918571|charles henri valentin alkan (#289918571)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-ma"
  4. 15w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 1250
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 1250, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167474379|CHARLES HENRI VALENTIN ALKAN (#167474379)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Je"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Napoléon Alkan, Celeste Alkan Meyer Marix, Maxime Alkan +2
    Occupation → composer, pianist, linguist +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  6. 24w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Alkan Morhange
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Father: Alkan Morhange, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator|Relator2]]"
  7. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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