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Robert Orledge

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Robert Orledge
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Robert Orledge (born 5 January 1948) is a British musicologist who specialises in French music from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. A Professor Emeritus at the University of Liverpool, Orledge has published book-length studies on the composers Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Charles Koechlin and Erik Satie.

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Life and career

Robert Orledge was born on 5 January 1948 in Bath, Somerset. After attending City of Bath Boys' School, he received a Bachelor of Arts (1968) and Master of Arts (1972) from Clare College, Cambridge. He received a PhD thesis from there with a study on Charles Koechlin, A Study of the Composer Charles Koechlin (1867–1950).[1] Orledge became a professor of music at the University of Liverpool in 1991,[2] having previously been a lecturer and senior lecturer there.[1]

Orledge specialises in French music from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, particularly that of Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Charles Koechlin, Erik Satie and Germaine Tailleferre.[1] He has written numerous articles and books on these figures, with a historical musicological-based approach.[2]

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Selected publications

Books

  • Orledge, Robert (1979). Gabriel Fauré. London: Eulenburg Books. ISBN 0-903873-40-0.
  • Orledge, Robert (1982). Debussy and the theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22807-7.
  • (1989). Charles Koechlin (1867–1950): His Life and Works. London: Psychology Press.
  • (1990). Satie the Composer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35037-2.

Articles and chapters

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References

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