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Tailleferre Harcourt 1937 by Studio Harcourt / Public domain

Germaine Tailleferre (* 19 April 1892 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne; † 7 November 1983 in Paris; real name Germaine Taillefesse) was a French composer and the only woman member of the composers’ group Groupe des Six.

Life

Germaine Tailleferre was born Germaine Taillefesse near Paris and changed her name as a young woman in defiance of her father, who refused to support her musical education. She received her first piano lessons from her mother and already composed a few short pieces before moving to the conservatoire in Paris in 1904. There she soon made the acquaintance of Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric and Arthur Honegger.

At the Paris Conservatoire she won several first prizes in various disciplines. Tailleferre was the only woman co-founder and member of the Groupe des Six, which influenced French musical life around 1920. Tailleferre was friends with Maurice Ravel, with whom she also studied instrumentation and who encouraged her to enter the Prix de Rome competition. In 1925 she moved to New York with her husband, an American cartoonist, but returned to France in 1927. When the Second World War broke out, she left France again and arrived in the USA via Spain and Portugal. There she lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the war, she returned to France.

Tailleferre created works of almost all musical genres, several operas, ballet music, concertos, piano and chamber music (including a string quartet, 1917/19), as well as music for film and television. A large part of her works was published only after her death. Stylistically, her music is classified as Parisian neoclassicism. She was open to new musical techniques. Due to an interest in the music of female composers that originated in the women’s movement, Tailleferre has recently received increased attention.

Source Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaine_Tailleferre

Discography

Sheet music

Score for chamber music

Streichquartettfor Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Pastoralefor Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

Pastoralefor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

for Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

Ballade For Piano and Orchestrafor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Sinfoniettafor Pauketimpani, Streicherstrings, Trompetetrumpet

for Pauketimpani, Streicherstrings, Trompetetrumpet

Deuxieme Sonatefor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

for Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

Gaillardefor Klavierpiano, Trompetetrumpet

for Klavierpiano, Trompetetrumpet

Pastorale in As-Durfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

3 sonatinesfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Marche pour Harmonie ou Fanfare
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Toccatafor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Marchand d'oiseauxfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Album Des Sixfor Klavierpiano

G. Auric : Prélude
— L. Durey : Romance sans paroles
— A. Honegger : Sarabande
— D. Milhaud : Mazurka
— F. Poulenc : Valse
— G. Tailleferre : Pastorale

for Klavierpiano

Adagiofor Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

4 Opéras Bouffes Volume 2
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Le Petit Chose for pianofor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Siciliennefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Rondofor Oboeoboe

for Oboeoboe

4 Opéras Bouffes
Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Edition: Orchesterpartiturorchestral score

Seule dans la forêtfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Concertinofor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano
Edition: Klavierauszugpiano reduction

for Flöteflute, Klavierpiano
Edition: Klavierauszugpiano reduction

Choralfor Klavierpiano, Trompetetrumpet

for Klavierpiano, Trompetetrumpet

Pastorale in C-Durfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Berceuse Violon-Pianofor Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

Caramel Moufor Klavierpiano

Georges Auric: Adieu, New-York!, Trois Pastorales, Prélude
Louis Durey: Romance sans Paroles, Nocturne in D-flat major
Arthur Honegger: Toccata et Variations, Sarabande
Darius Milhaud: Saudades Do Brasil, Mazurka; Le Printemps, Caramel Mou
Francis Poulenc: 3 Mouvements Perpétuels, Suite Pour Piano, Valse, Cinq Impromptus
Germaine Tailleferre: Impromptu, Pastorale

for Klavierpiano

Vocalise-Étudefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Quatuor à Cordesfor Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Streicherstrings, Violaviola, Violineviolin

Romancefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

14 Piècesfor Klavierpiano

Hommage a Debussy
Pas Trop Vite
Très Vite
Chant Chinois
Chiens
Barbizon
Sonata alla Scarlatti
Menuet en SiB
Singeries
Escarpolette
Pas de Deux
Fugue du Parapluie
Pastorale Inca
Pastourelle

for Klavierpiano

Deuxième sonatefor Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

Sonatefor Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

Jeux de plein airfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Enfantinesfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Impromptufor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Sonatinefor Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

Partitafor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Imagefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

2 Valsesfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

2 piecesfor Klavierpiano

Larghetto
Valse Lente

for Klavierpiano

Six chansons françaisesfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Sonate Pour Harpefor Harfeharp

for Harfeharp

Suite Burlesquefor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Forlanefor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

for Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

Fleurs de Francefor Klavierpiano

Anthémise du Roussillon
Bleuet de Picardie
Coquelicot de Guyenne
Jasmin de Provence
Lavandin de Haute-Provence
Rose d’Anjou
Tournesol du Languedoc
Volubilis du Béarn

for Klavierpiano

Sonatefor Klarinetteclarinet

for Klarinetteclarinet

Triofor Cellocello, Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

for Cellocello, Klavierpiano, Violineviolin

Arabesquefor Klarinetteclarinet, Klavierpiano

for Klarinetteclarinet, Klavierpiano

Premières prouesses – 6 Pièces facilesfor Klavierpiano

for Klavierpiano

Seven Musesfor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

for Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

Flötenmusik von Komponistinnenfor Flöteflute, Klavierpiano

Vorwort
Biographische Notizen
Anna Amalia von Preußen (1723-1787): Sonate F-Dur für Flöte und b.c.
Anna Bon di Venezia (um 1740
nach 1767): Sonate G-Dur für Flöte und b.c. op. 1/6
Leopoldine Blahetka (1809-1887): Variationen für Flöte und Klavier op. 39
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944): Sérénade aux Etoiles für Flöte und Klavier op. 142 (1911)
Mélanie Bonis (1858-1937): Pièce für Flöte und Klavier op. 189
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983): Forlane für Flöte un Klavier (1972)
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): Nocturne für Flöte und Klavier (1911)
Barbara Heller (geb. 1936): Parlando für Flöte und Klavier (1993)
Gloria Coates (geb. 1938): Phantom für Flöte und Klavier (1988/2004)
Dorothee Eberhardt (geb. 1952): Träume für Flöte und Klavier (2002)
Caroline Ansink (geb. 1959): Epitaph für Marius für Flöte und Klavier (2002)
Annette Schlünz (geb. 1964): tastend, tränend für Flöte und Klavier (2001)
Christine K. Brückner (geb. 1967): Tsetono für Flöte und Klavier (2004)