Marc Vignal (born 21 December 1933 in

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) is a noted French musicologist, writer and radio producer for

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and program manager at

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(1975–99), a journalist for ''Harmony'' (1964–84), ''

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'' (1985–2009) and '' Classica'' (2009–). He collaborated in the writing of ''Fayard Guides: symphonic, sacred, chamber and piano'' under the direction of François-René Tranchefort, including French and translated '' The Classical Style'' by

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(Gallimard, 1978, repr. 2000), and ''Bach Interpretation'' by

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(Buchet-Chastel 1999). Vignal is the author of numerous lectures, articles and books on music and musicians.

Works

Selected works include: *''Joseph Haydn'' – Seghers 1964 *''Jean Sibelius'' – Seghers 1965 *''Mahler – The Threshold'' 1966, repr. 1995 *''Dictionary of music'' under the direction of Marc Vignal 1982 *''Dictionary of musicians'' under the direction of Marc Vignal – Larousse 1985 *''Joseph Haydn, the man and his work'' –

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1988 *''Bach's son'' – Fayard 1997 *''Joseph Haydn'' – First & Autobiography Biography, Translated and introduced by Marc Vignal Aubier-Flammarion 1997 *''Haydn and Mozart'' – Fayard 2001 *''Muzio Clementi'' – Fayard Mirare 2003 *''Jean Sibelius'' – Fayard 2004 *''Beethoven and Vienna'' – Fayard Mirare 2004 *''Michael Haydn'' – Bleu Nuit 2009 *''Antonio Salieri'' – Bleu Nuit 2014

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