Roger Matton
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Roger Matton OC (18 May 1929 – 7 June 2004) was a Canadian composer,[1] ethnomusicologist, and music educator. As a composer his works are characterized by their association with folklore and folk music.[2]
Born in Granby, Quebec, Matton was trained at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where he was a pupil of Claude Champagne (composition), Isabelle Delorme (music theory), and Arthur Letondal (piano). He pursued further studies in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen, and Andrée Vaurabourg. He then studied ethnology at the National Museum of Canada with Marius Barbeau.
