Joseph Noël Alazard (1877-1958) was one of the military musicians who distinguished themselves during the Great War. A pupil of Paul Vidal and Gabriel Parès, he wrote many military pieces, including the famous pas-redoublé Saint-Cyr (1912). A 1st class bandmaster in the 52nd Infantry Regiment during the war, his military record reveals a number of dazzling actions, including this commendation in his divisional order: "During the assault on 25. 7bre [1915], came out of the trench at the head o...