Jean Gallois (musicologist) explained

Jean Gallois
Birth Name:	Jean Gaillard
Birth Date:	1929 3, df=y
Birth Place:	Nevers, France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Musicologist Violinist

Jean Gallois, pseudonym of Jean Gaillard, (30 March 1929 – 4 October 2022) was a French musicologist, violinist, music historian, and music critic.^[1]

Biography

Gallois published numerous books on Baroque music, Romantic music,^[2] and music from the 19th and 20th centuries.^[3] He became close with composer Maurice Delage in 1948^[4] and compiled a catalog of his works.^[4] His biography of Ernest Chausson earned him the Grand Prix Bernier from the Académie des Beaux-Arts.^[5] His book, Les Polignac, mécènes du xxe siècle, was honored by the Institut social de France et de l'Union européenne.

Gallois created the collection Horizons with Bleu nuit, which he directed until 2008.^[6] He was also a member of the Académie Charles Cros^[7] and the scientific committee of the Musée Eugène Carrière.^[8]

Jean Gallois died on 4 October 2022, at the age of 93.^[9]

Discography

• "Ernest Chausson, Le Roi Arthus" (1987)
• "Maurice Delage" (1998)
• "Cinq Quintettes avec piano de l'école française" (2014)^[4]

Publications

• Jean-Sébastien Bach (1961)
• Richard Wagner (1962)
• César Franck (1966)
• Ernest Chausson (1967)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1967)
• Anton Bruckner (1971)
• Robert Schumann (1972)
• Georg Friedrich Haendel (1980)^[10]
• César Franck (1980)
• Ernest Chausson (1994)
• Les Polignac, mécènes du xxe siècle (1995)
• Les grands musiciens (1997)
• Ernest Chausson : écrits inédits, journaux intimes, roman de jeunesse, correspondance (1999)
• Jean-Baptiste Lully ou la naissance de la tragédie lyrique (2001)
• Henri Collet ou l'Espagne impérieuse (2001)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (2004)
• Anton Bruckner (2014)
• Igor Stravinski (2016)^[11]
• Georg Friedrich Haendel (2019)
• Robert Schumann (2020)

Notes and References

1. News: 6 October 2022. Le musicologue Jean Gallois est mort. French. Diapason. 7 October 2022.
2. News: Leteuré. Stéphane. 12 September 2010. Saint-Saëns, un Beethoven français ?. French. Nonfiction. 7 October 2022.
3. Web site: Gallois, Jean (19..-.... ; musicologue)Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur. French.
4. Book: Rodriguez, Philippe. 2001. Maurice Delage : La Solitude de l'artisan. French. Geneva. Éditions Papillon. 2-940310-08-4.
5. News: 20 September 1967. " Ernest Chausson ", de Jean Gallois. French. Le Monde. 7 October 2022.
6. Web site: Jean Gallois. Babelio. French.
7. Book: 1985. Revue des sciences morales & politiques: travaux de l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques, Volume 140. French. Gauthier-Villars.
8. Web site: Comité scientifique. Eugène Carrière. French.
9. News: 5 October 2022. Décès du musicologue Jean Gallois. French. ResMusica. 7 October 2022.
10. Web site: LIVRES. Jean Gallois : Anton Bruckner (Bleu Nuit éditeur). classiquenews.com. French.
11. Book: Gallois, Jean (19..-....) . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Collection Horizons . 2016 . Bleu nuit éditeur . 9782358840491 . French.