Marie Augustine Anne Tayau (12 June 1855 – August 1892) was a French violinist and violin teacher.

The Revue et gazette musicale wrote: "Mademoiselle Tayau's performance was perfect; accuracy, style, beauty and power of sound, she combined everything.

"[3] In 1879, the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung called her the most brilliant female violinist after Wilma Neruda: "Her playing is as remarkable for its elegance as for its purity, and in addition she possesses a quite exceptional musical temperament.

[1] In 1876, Tayau founded the all-female "Quatuor Sainte-Cécile" string quartet, and the chamber music association "L'Art moderne".

Nonetheless, Tchaikovsky privately found that Martin Pierre Marsick was a more suitable soloist than Tayau.

Her obituary in Le Ménestrel read: "A very talented violinist, Mademoiselle Marie Tayau, died this week.

Mademoiselle Marie Tayau will be greatly missed, for this distinguished artist was a woman with an excellent heart.