Yves Gérard (1932 - 2020), died at age 88 years

was a French musicologist. Born on 6 January 1932 in Châlons-sur-Marne, Yves Gérard studied philosophy at the Nancy-Université from 1949 to 1955. Following his graduation, he studied the piano for three years at the Nancy Conservatory. From 1955 to 1956 he studied at the Sorbonne under composer, musicologist and theoretician Jacques Chailley. At the Conservatoire de Paris he studied music history, musicology and aesthetics. In 1956, he won first prize for music history, and in 1958 for aesthetics. He succeeded his teacher, Norbert Dufourcq, as professor of music history and musicology at the Conservatoire in 1975, and retained this post until he retired in 1997. From 1980 to 1983, Gérard served as president of the Société Française de Musicologie, and he was the French representative to the International Musicological Society from 1982 until 1992. Gérard taught at Laval University as visiting professor from 1984 to 1986, and the University of Maryland in 1987., , In Memory of Yves Gérard. Personal Death record and Detailed information about the deceased person.
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