Robert Orledge | |
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| Robert Orledge, 2006 | |
| Born | 5 January 1948 Bath, Somerset, UK |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Clare College, Cambridge (B.A., M.A., PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | French classical music |
| Institutions | University of Liverpool |
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.
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]
Books
Articles and chapters