{{Short description|French musicologist}} '''Marc Vignal''' (born 21 December 1933 in Nogent-sur-Marne) is a noted French musicologist,<ref>{{cite book |title=FMQ|publisher=Esittävän säveltaiteen edistämiskeskus (Finland), Performing Music Promotion Centre (Finland), Luovan Säveltaiteen Edistämissäätiö (Finland)|year=2005}}</ref> writer and radio producer for France Musique and program manager at Radio France (1975–99), a journalist for ''Harmony'' (1964–84), ''Le Monde de la musique'' (1985–2009) and ''Classica'' (2009–). He collaborated in the writing of ''Fayard Guides: symphonic, sacred, chamber and piano'' under the direction of François-René Tranchefort, including French and translated ''The Classical Style'' by Charles Rosen (Gallimard, 1978, repr. 2000), and ''Bach Interpretation'' by Paul Badura-Skoda (Buchet-Chastel 1999). Vignal is the author of numerous lectures, articles and books on music and musicians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.woodbrass.com/en/fayard|title=Fayard|accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>
== Works == Selected works include: *''Joseph Haydn'' – Seghers 1964 *''Jean Sibelius'' – Seghers 1965 *''Mahler – The Threshold'' 1966, repr. 1995 *''Dictionary of music'' under the direction of Marc Vignal 1982 *''Dictionary of musicians'' under the direction of Marc Vignal – Larousse 1985 *''Joseph Haydn, the man and his work'' – Fayard 1988 *''Bach's son'' – Fayard 1997 *''Joseph Haydn'' – First & Autobiography Biography, Translated and introduced by Marc Vignal Aubier-Flammarion 1997 *''Haydn and Mozart'' – Fayard 2001 *''Muzio Clementi'' – Fayard Mirare 2003 *''Jean Sibelius'' – Fayard 2004 *''Beethoven and Vienna'' – Fayard Mirare 2004 *''Michael Haydn'' – Bleu Nuit 2009 *''Antonio Salieri'' – Bleu Nuit 2014
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