Joan Peyser wrote a biography of a French composer who was born in what year?
Joan Peyser Joan Peyser (June 12, 1930 – April 24, 2011) was an American musicologist and writer, particularly known for her writing on 20th-century music and for her biographies of George Gershwin, Pierre Boulez and Leonard Bernstein. Her biography of Bernstein was, according to Leon Botstein, the first attempt at a critical account of his life and work.
Joan Pau Verdier Joan Pau Verdier (born Jean-Paul Verdier on 1 February 1947 in Périgueux, Dordogne, France) is a French singer who performs in both Occitan and French. He was one of the main figures of Nòva chançon musical renewal wave during the 1970s.