Women's Philharmonic Advocacy

Tag: Germaine Tailleferre

  • Germaine Tailleferre and Les Six

    Germaine Tailleferre has the distinction of being one of the only women who are regularly remembered in Music History courses—even if it is only due to her association with a group of men.  Tailleferre, with George Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, and Francis Poulenc, made up Les Six, a group of friends and composers…

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Though she is often remembered as the only female member of Les Six, the history books often neglect the life and work of Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) beyond that point. French by birth, she changed her name from Taillefesse to Tailleferre as a young woman in protest to her father who refused to offer his support…