Gérard Calvi

Gérard Calvi was a French composer and conductor (1922–2015). He was born at 14th arrondissement of Paris and died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Gerard Calvi; Grégoire Krettly; Grégoire Élie Krettly.

Gérard Calvi in brief

Born
1922
Died
2015
Known for
composer and conductor
Place of birth
14th arrondissement of Paris
Contents

Identity and origins

Gérard Calvi was recorded at birth as Grégoire Élie Krettly. He also worked under the name Gérard Calvi. The authorities additionally record the headings Gerard Calvi, Grégoire Krettly and Grégoire Élie Krettly. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of Robert Krettly. One child is recorded: Yves Calvi.

Recognition and collections

Gérard Calvi received Prix de Rome, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters and Maurice-Yvain Price.

Identity

What the record establishes about Gérard Calvi.

Gérard Calvi is recorded as having received Prix de Rome, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Officer of Arts and Letters. Wellcome Collection records 2 objects associated with this heading. Gérard Calvi is recorded at birth as Grégoire Élie Krettly. Gérard Calvi is recorded with the citizenship of France. Gérard Calvi is recorded as composer and conductor. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.

Works and catalogued output

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 37 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 2 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Gérard Calvi may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Gérard Calvi is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q557388.

Catalogued works

39 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection.

La Tulipe noire. Asterix and Cleopatra. The Little Bather. Asterix the Gaul. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix. The New Trunk of India. The American Beauty. À la guerre comme à la guerre. Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus. Carom Shots. The Counterfeit Constable. Bluebeard. Bonjour l'angoisse. Kisses Till Monday. The Restroom Robbery. The Straw Lover. Dead Run. Faites-moi confiance. Jo Gaillard. L'oeuf. La Cité de l'indicible peur. La demoiselle et son revenant. The Fenouillard Family. Le Dindon. Gangster Boss. Le repas des fauves. The Saint Lies in Wait. Le Viager. Les Compagnons de la Marguerite. The Holes. Shut Up, Gulli. La Plume de Ma Tante. Bernard and the Lion. Monsieur Robinson Crusoe. Jerk in Istanbul. Pop Goes the Cork. Le Gâteau empoisonné. Ah! Les belles bacchantes. Kinship in Europe : approaches to long-term development (1300-1900) / edited by David Warren Sabean, Simon Teuscher, Jon Mathieu., dated 2007, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1093854693). Those registers additionally record the form Gérard Calvi and His Orchestra.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1922Gérard Calvi born at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
  2. 1922Gérard Calvi was born in 1922 at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
  3. 2015Gérard Calvi died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
  4. 2015Gérard Calvi died in 2015 at 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Calvi, Ercole, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Calvi, Giulio, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Calvi, Lorenzo, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Calvi, Niccolò, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Calvi, Pompeo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Gérard Calvi (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1093854693, Orchestre Gérard Calvi.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Gérard Calvi as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Gérard Calvi.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Gérard Calvi.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q557388: Gérard Calvi

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Gérard Calvi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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