Brigitte Massin (21 July 1927catalogue.bnf.fr
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musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

and journalist. With her husband

Jean Massin Jean Massin (1917Notice d'autorité sucatalogue.bnf.fr/ref>–1986) was a French historian and musicologist. With his wife Brigitte Massin, he is the author of numerous books of history and musicology. Biography After studying at the seminary i ...

, she published numerous works on music. Brigitte Massin is the mother of Béatrice Massin, a specialist of

Baroque dance Baroque dance is dance of the Baroque era (roughly 1600–1750), closely linked with Baroque music, theatre, and opera. English country dance The majority of surviving choreographies from the period are English country dances, such as those i ...

Biography

Massin has written extensive biographical works on classical and romantic composers. She specialized in

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

and

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

Publications

In collaboration with Jean Massin

*1955(2nd edition: 1967): *1959: *1970: *1997: *1987: ''Histoire de la musique occidentale''
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Other works

*1977: *1989: *1991: *1991: *1999:

References

External links

Brigitte Massin
on Encyclopedia Universalis
Obituary
in ''

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Brigitte Massin
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Brigitte Massin
on Babelio
Massin, Brigitte et Jean (1927-2002 et 1917-1986)
on IMEC
''Portrait de Jean et Brigitte Massin''
on INA.fr (1970) {{DEFAULTSORT:Massin, Brigitte 20th-century French musicologists Women musicologists French biographers 1927 births 2002 deaths 20th-century women musicians