Germaine Tailleferre

Germaine Tailleferre (French: [ʒɛʁmɛn tɑjfɛʁ]; born Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse; 19 April 1892 – 7 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 19, 1892 (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (commune in Val-de-Marne, France)), Died November 7, 1983 (13th arrondissement of Paris (one of the 20 administrative districts of Paris, France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2137	10-in.	approximately March 14, 1930	Non, la fidélité; Souvent un air de vérité; Mon mari m'a diffamée	Jane Bathori ; Germaine Tailleferre	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2138	10-in.	approximately March 14, 1930	Vrai Dieu, qui m'y confortera; On a dit mal de mon ami; Les trois presents	Jane Bathori ; Germaine Tailleferre	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tailleferre, Germaine," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368011.

Tailleferre, Germaine. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368011.

"Tailleferre, Germaine." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/55492 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/55492

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