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1892 - Born on April 19th in Saint Maur Des Fossés, Ile-de-France, France. French composer Germaine (Marcelle) Tailleferre was the only female member of ‘Les Six’, a group of French composers influenced by Satie and by Cocteau’s anti-Romantic aesthetic. The 'Les Six' consisted of Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Francis Poulenc, Darius Milhaud and Louis Durey.
1897 - She was also a piano prodigy who began to compose at age 5.
1912 - At 21, she met some of the future 'Les Six' members Auric, Milhaud and Honegger in their counterpoint classes.
1904 - Entered Paris Conservatoire and studied with Ravel and Koechlin.
1923 - The Princess Edmond de Polignac, impressed by her talents especially ballet Le marchand d'oiseaux, commissioned her a Piano Concerto.
1925 - She married American caricaturist and author Ralph Barton.
1926-1927 - She lived in America, where Charlie Chaplin was often a live-in guest.
1931 - She married French lawyer Jean Lageat.
1983 - Died on November 7th in Paris, France.
1897 - She was also a piano prodigy who began to compose at age 5.
1912 - At 21, she met some of the future 'Les Six' members Auric, Milhaud and Honegger in their counterpoint classes.
1904 - Entered Paris Conservatoire and studied with Ravel and Koechlin.
1923 - The Princess Edmond de Polignac, impressed by her talents especially ballet Le marchand d'oiseaux, commissioned her a Piano Concerto.
1925 - She married American caricaturist and author Ralph Barton.
1926-1927 - She lived in America, where Charlie Chaplin was often a live-in guest.
1931 - She married French lawyer Jean Lageat.
1983 - Died on November 7th in Paris, France.
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Germaine Tailleferre: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music) by Robert Shapiro (Hardcover - Nov 30, 1993) 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,... Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks |
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Pastorale pour Piano (Album. Album des 6, etc. [1925?]) by Germaine Tailleferre (Unknown Binding) |
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Pastorale en la bémol pour piano, etc by Germaine Tailleferre (Unknown Binding - Jul 6, 2008) |
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Pastorale en Ut, pour Piano by Germaine Tailleferre (Unknown Binding - Jul 6, 2008) |
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Forlane pour flûte et piano. [Score and part.] by Germaine Tailleferre (Unknown Binding - Jul 6, 1973) |
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Gaillarde pour trompette et piano. [Score and part.] by Germaine Tailleferre (Unknown Binding - Jul 6, 1973) |
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