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Germaine Tailleferre

Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and educator (died 1983)

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Born
April 19, 1892
Died
November 7, 1983
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1892

About Germaine Tailleferre

Marcelle Germaine Tailleferre was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six. She won prizes in several categories. In 2023, BBC Radio 3 broadcast five hours of biography and critique of Tailleferre's works, in one of its series, Composer of the Week, including recordings of her works (available as podcasts).

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The world when Germaine Tailleferre was born

Germaine Tailleferre was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
  • Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
  • Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Germaine Tailleferre's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18922026
Population65.0M341 million

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