Berceuse for Violin and Piano

Composer: TAILLEFERRE, Germaine
  • Tailleferre composed this violin and piano chamber work in 1913, and it was published in 1924.1
  • Tailleferre dedicated this piece “à mon Maître et Ami Monsieur H. Dallier (1849–1934).”2
    • Tailleferre studied harmony with Henri Dallier at the Paris Conservatory.3
  • A “berceuse” is a classical music lullaby, often written in 6/8 time.

Sources

  1. Robert Orledge, “Tailleferre, Germaine,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed June 24, 2021,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000027390.
  2. “Berceuse (Tailleferre, Germaine),” IMSLP, accessed February 11, 2022, https://imslp.org/wiki/Berceuse_(Tailleferre%2C_Germaine).
  3. “Germaine Tailleferre,” Éditions Billaudot, accessed February 11, 2022, https://www.billaudot.com/en/composer.php?p=Germaine&n=Tailleferre.

Cut IDs

22656 26003