Germaine Tailleferre: A Bio-Bibliography

by Robert Shapiro

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313286426
• ISBN13: 9780313286421
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"