Roger Tellart (9 March 1932 in Paris – 22 July 2013 id.) was a French

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

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 instrument, string player. A composer of both Secular music, secular and Church music, sacred music, and a pioneer ...

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque music, Baroque composer and organ (music), organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and one of the most important composers of ...

, the

madrigal A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th centuries) and early Baroque (1580–1650) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the ...

and

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750) or Ancient music (before 500 AD). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad Dates of classical ...

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 Montser ...

, Ensemble Réal, Poème Harmonique, etc.).

Biography

Tellart wrote for the daily '' La Croix'' and musical magazines '' Diapason'' and ''

Goldberg Magazine ''Goldberg Magazine'' was a Spanish-based bimonthly magazine devoted to early music and Baroque music. History and profile ''Goldberg Magazine'' was started in 1997. The magazine was initially published in bilingual English/Spanish and English/Fr ...

''. 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 Music genre, gen ...

''. For a while, he was a producer at

Radio France Radio France () is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: *France Inter — Radio France's "generalist media, generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed wi ...

, 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 Classical music, Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance music, Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Class ...

. He was a frequent contributor to

Radio Suisse Romande The Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) was an enterprise unit within public-broadcasting corporation SRG SSR. It was responsible for the production and transmission of French-language radio programmes in Switzerland. RSR's headquarters were situated in ...

in programs dealing with

. Roger Tellart held the rank of Chevalier of the

ordre des Arts et des Lettres The 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 the recognition of significant ...

and was a member of the

Académie Charles-Cros An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

Bibliography

*1964: ''Monteverdi'',

Seghers Seghers is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Anna Seghers (1900–1983), German writer * Anne-Marie Seghers (1911–2012), French tennis player * Armand Seghers (1926–2005), Belgian footballer * Carroll Seghers II (1924– ...

*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 Fayar ...

, (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