Germaine Tailleferre: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music) [Hardcover]

Robert Shapiro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0313286426 | ISBN-13: 978-0313286421

The name of Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) commonly brings to mind the intriguing group of French composers referred to in the 1920s as "iconoclasts," and known as Les Six (with Poulenc, Auric, Durey, Milhaud, and Honegger). To envision her solely in this most brief of lights, however, does not bring a sense of justice to her legacy, for Tailleferre leaves behind a large and diverse body of musical work that spans 70 years, writing for more than a half-century after the precarious summit of Les Six. Although she was well acquainted with many influential 20th-century artists, from Picasso to Stravinsky to Charlie Chaplin, she remains a curiously mysterious, if not absent, figure in biographical studies and in studies of the times of which she was an integral part.

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About the Author

ROBERT SHAPIRO is an independent researcher, film-maker, and writer, presently specializing in the personages and music of Les Six. Shapiro resides in Tucson, Arizona, and is at work on A Les Six Companion, to be published by Greenwood Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (November 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313286426
• ISBN-13: 978-0313286421
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,844,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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