Roger Tellart (9 March 1932 in Paris – 22 July 2013 id.) was a French musicologist and journalist, a specialist of

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...

, Heinrich Schütz, the

madrigal A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th c.) and early Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the number o ...

and

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

on which he published several works. He was the father of viellist Christophe Tellart (Ensemble Perceval,

Hespèrion XXI Hespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble. The group was formed in Basel, Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Catalan musical director Jordi Savall (bowed string instruments, particularly the viola da gamba), his wife Montserrat ...

, Ensemble Réal, Poème Harmonique, etc.).

Biography

Tellart wrote for the daily ''

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'' and musical magazines '' Diapason'' and '' Goldberg Magazine''. He also wrote for the music magazines '' Classica'', ''Concertclassic.com'' and ''

La Lettre du musicien ''La Lettre du musicien'' is a periodical music magazine published in Paris, France, fifteen times a year for music professionals. Created in 1984, it is devoted to classical and electroacoustic music Electroacoustic music is a genre of popular ...

''. For a while, he was a producer at Radio France, where he was also invited several times to participate in programs on

Baroque music Baroque music ( or ) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transiti ...

. He was a frequent contributor to Radio Suisse Romande in programs dealing with

. Roger Tellart held the rank of Chevalier of the

ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

and was a member of the

Académie Charles-Cros An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

Bibliography

*1964: ''Monteverdi'',

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*1968: ''Schütz – Musiciens de tous les temps'', Seghers *1997: ''Claudio Monteverdi'',

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayard ...

, (Grand prix de la critique 1997/1998) *2004: ''Le Madrigal en son jardin'',''Le Madrigal en son jardin''
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References

External links

Roger Tellart
on Babelio
Roger Tellart
on ''La lettre du Musicien''
André-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813) by Roger Tellart
on concertclassic.com
''Lully déchante aux Champs-Élysées'' by Roger Tellart
on Altamusica {{DEFAULTSORT:Tellart, Roger 20th-century French journalists 21st-century French journalists 20th-century French musicologists 21st-century French musicologists French radio producers Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Writers from Paris 1932 births 2013 deaths