Marcelle Soulage was born in Lima, Peru, to French parents.
Her father was a mining engineer and had been appointed Professor of Mineralogical Chemistry in Lima.
[2] She began piano lessons at the age of five, and subsequently entered the Conservatoire de Paris studying with Georges Caussade, Paul Vidal, Vincent d'Indy and Nadia Boulanger.
[4] Soulage composed orchestral works, chamber music and songs, sometimes writing under the pseudonym Marc Sauval.
[5] Soulage's music is published by: Evette & Schaeffer; Buffet-Crampon; Max Eschig; Rouart, Lerolle & Cie; L. Philippo.