He was choir organist of the cathedral from 1865. In 1872, without ever having been a pupil of a music school, he competed for the Concours de Rome. He became afterwards, a t the Paris Conservatoire, the pupil of F r a n c is Bazin for composition and of Cesar Franck for the organ ; he obtained, 1878, two first prizes for fugue and the organ, followed by an honorary mention at the Concours de Rome. The following year he became the organist-in-chief of the great organ of the church of St. Eustache, which had been reconstructed and enlarged by Mercklin. He took part in the opening of this magnificent instrument, Mar. 21, 1879, in company with Cesar Franck, Theodore Dubois, Alexander Guilmant, Eugene Gigout. Dallier passed 26 happy years as organist of St. Eustache and left it in 1905 to go to La Madeleine in succession to Gabriel Faure, when the latter became director of the Conservatoire. The old organist of St. Eustache is a virtuoso both of the organ and the piano. As an improviser on the organ he is very interesting ; he possesses in a high degree the gift of imagination and a sense of the picturesque. He has written numerous pieces for the organ (published by Alphonse Leduc and H. Lemoigne). Amongst others must be mentioned a 4 Messe nuptiale,' 4 6 Preludes pour la Toussaint,' 4 5 Offertoires a la Vierge.' Among the last named is one entitled 4 O Clemens ! 0 Pia ! ' which is full of mystic feeling. Dallier is also the author of a great number of piano pieces and songs. Chamber music is represented in his work by a trio in C minor, a string quartet in G minor, and a quintet for piano and strings. Mention must also be made of four pieces for the Concours de Conservatoire for different instruments, and of a symphony in F (op. 50), played at the Colonne Concerts (published by Jobert). Since 1908 Henri Dallier has been professor of harmony at the Conservatoire. B i b l . - P a u l L o c a r d , L e t M d i t r e s c o n tem p o r a in s d e V o rg u e . ( P a r i s , 1901.) je L #