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.
Gérard Masson Gérard Masson (born 12 August 1936 in Paris) is a French composer.