Yves Gérard
Yves Gérard | |
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| Born | Yves-René-Jean Gérard 6 January 1932 Châlons-sur-Marne , France |
| Died | 6 October 2020 (aged 88) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, musicologist |
| Notable work | Luigi Boccherini Saint-Saëns et l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo |
Yves-René-Jean Gérard (6 January 1932 – 6 October 2020)musicologist.
Life and career
Born on 6 January 1932 in
University of Maryland in 1987.[2]
Gérard is known especially for his scholarly works on the composers
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians writes that his major work has been on the writings of Hector Berlioz.[3] In 1983 he co-edited volume 4 of Berlioz's Correspondance générale,[5] and in 1996 he co-edited Volume 1 of the composer's Critique musicale.[6]
Gérard died of cancer on 6 October 2020, aged 88.[1]
Selected writings
Writings
- "L'Art pour la beauté: Samson et Dalila de Saint-Saëns", La Musique française, de Berlioz à Debussy (Paris, 1991), 25–32
- "La Bibliothèque musicale d'un amateur éclairé de Madrid: la duchesse-comtesse de Benavente, duchesse d'Osuna (1752–1834)", RMFC, iii (1963), 179–8.
- "Luigi Boccherini", Einzeldrucke vor 1800, RISM, A/I/i (1971), pp. 322–349.
- "Luigi Boccherini and Madame Sophie Gail", The Consort, xxiv (1967), 294–309
- "Notes sur la fabrication de la viole de gambe et la manière d'en jouer d'après une correspondance inédite de Jean-Baptiste Forqueray au Prince Frédéric-Guillaume de Prusse", RMFC, ii (1961–2), pp. 165–172.
- "L'œuvre de Saint-Saëns: éclats et ombres de la célébrité", 150 ans de musique française: Lyons 1991, 97–103
- "Le Rossignol: le paradoxe des codes détournés", Stravinsky-Schoenberg (Paris, 1997), pp. 52–58.
- "Saint-Saëns et l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo", L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo au temps du prince Albert Ier de Monaco, ed. J.M. Nectoux (Paris, 1990), pp. 29–36.[2]
- Thematic, Bibliographical and Critical Catalogue of the Works of Luigi Boccherini (London, 1969).[2]
As editor
- C. Saint-Saëns: regards sur mes contemporains (Arles, 1990)
- Le Conservatoire de Paris, 1795–1995: des Menus-Plaisirs à la Cité de la Musique (Paris, 1996), (with A. Bongrain and M.-H. Coudroy-Saghai)
- Hector Berlioz: correspondance générale, iv (Paris, 1983), (with P. Citron and H. Macdonald)
- Hector Berlioz: la critique musicale, 1823–1863 (Paris, 1996–), (with H.R. Cohen)
- "Lettres de Henri Duparc à Ernest Chausson", RdM, xxxviii (1956), pp. 125–146.
- Lettres de compositeurs à Camille Saint-Saëns (Lyon, 2009), (with Eurydice Jousse)
Musical editions
- Luigi Boccherini: Sei Quintetti con Chitarra (Paris, 1974)
References
- ^ a b c "Le musicologue Yves Gérard est mort". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ ISBN 2-03-505545-8.
- ^ Grove Music Online. Retrieved 20 May 2008. (subscription access)
- ^ "La SFM en quelques dates: présidée par les musicologue suivants". Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Austin, Michel; Monir Tayeb. "III. Published Correspondence". The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ Austin, Michel; Monir Tayeb. "II. Literary Works". [The Hector Berlioz Website]. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
Bibliography
- Blay, P. and R. Legrand (editors). Sillages musicologiques: hommages à Yves Gérard (Paris, 1997)
- Mussat, M.-C., J. Mongrédien and J.-M. Nectoux (editors). Echos de France et d’Italie: liber amicorum Yves Gérard (Paris, 1997)
- Spieth-Weissenbacher, Christiane; Jean Gribenski. ""Gérard, Yves(-René-Jean)"". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 20 May 2008. (subscription access)
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