Tailleferre (Taillefesse), Germaine (Marcelle)
Tailleferre [Taillefesse], Germaine (Marcelle) (b Parc St Maur, nr. Paris, 1892; d Paris, 1983). Fr. composer and pianist, one of Les Six. Visited USA 1926 as pianist. Was discouraged from composing by both her husbands. Comps. incl.:OPERAS: Zoulaina (1930–1); Le marin du Bolivar (1937); Dolorès (1950); Il était un petit navire (1950); Parfums (1950); La fille d'opera (1955); Le bel ambitieux (1955); Parisiana (1955); M. Petitpois achète un château (1955); La pauvre Eugénie (1955); La petite sirène (1957); Mémoires d'une bergère (1959); Le maître (1959).BALLETS: Le marchand d'oiseaux (1922–3); Paris-Magie (1949).ORCH.: pf. conc. (1919); hp. concertino (1926); Overture (1932); conc., 2 pf., v., orch. (1933); La guirlande de Campra (1952); Petite Suite (1957).CHAMBER MUSIC: str. qt. (1918); Image, pf., fl., cl., str. qt., cel. (1918); vn. sonatas No.1 (1921), No.2 (1951); Pastorale, vn., pf. (1921); Pastorale, fl., pf. (1939); Hommage à Rameau, 4 perc., 2 pf. (1964); Sonatine, vn., pf. (1973).VOICE(S) & INSTRS.: Nocturno-Fox, 2 bar., ens. (1928–58); Chansons françaises, v., instr. (1930); Cantate de Narcissus, v., orch. (1937); 9 Chansons du Folklore de France, v., ens. (1952–5); Concerto des vaines paroles, bar., orch. (1956).PIANO: Jeux de plein air, 2 pf. (1918); Seule dans la forêt (1951).
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