The Compositeur French André Jolivet was born with Paris the August 8th 1905 and died in Paris the December 20th 1974.
Biography
After studies with the Teacher training school teachers of Paris, Jolivet was pupil of
Paul Flem then of
Edgard Varèse. In
1935, the public discovered it thanks to
Mana , collection of six parts for
Piano. In
1936, with Yves Cross-belt, Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur and
Olivier Messiaen, it created “Young France”, groups intended to promote the new French music. Of
1943 with
1959, he was leader of the
Comédie-Française and wrote many compositions of circumstance. Between
1959 and
1962, it was adviser technical with the direction of Arts and letters. Of
1965 with
1971, he was professor of composition to the Conservatoire of Paris.
Its work
Jolivet used the resources modern technologies to compose an energetic music, often modal with sonorities and the daring rates/rhythms. It stuck particularly to the writing concerting with Concerto S virtuosos for Ondes Martenot - electronic instrument with keyboard invented in France in 1928 by Maurice Martenot -, for trumpet and Piano, for Flûte, piano, Harpe, Basson and grips, percussion, Violoncelle and Violon. One also owes him of the Symphonie S and the music of Ballet - on texts of Molière, Claudel, Corneille or Plaute - and for plays of Marionnette S.
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Inventions for wind quintet, trumpet, trombone, and string quintet 2 Sonatas for piano (1945, 1957) Andante and adagio for cords Song of Linos, for flute, violin, viola, violoncello and toothing-stone (1944) Five ritual Dances (1939) Five Incantations, for flute (1936) Cosmogony Ceremonial , homage to Varèse for six percussions Anthem with the universe Mana , six parts for piano (1935) Mandala , for Night organ for violoncello and Pastoral piano of Christmas , for flute, bassoon and toothing-stone (1943) String quartet (1934) Rhapsody to seven , for septuor with winds and cords Serenade , for two guitars (dedicated to the duet Presti - Lagoya) Sonata for flute Sonatine for flute and piano (1961) Sonatine for flute and violoncello Sonatine for oboe and bassoon Continuation Delphique , for 12 instruments Continuation in concert for flute and four percussions Continuation in concert for violoncello (1965) Sonata for violin & piano ()
Concerto for violin 1972 2 Concertos for violoncello (1962, 1966) Concertino for trumpet, string orchestra and piano (1948) Concerto for bassoon, string orchestra, grips and piano (1954) Concerto for flute and cords (1950) Concerto for flute and percussion (1965) Concerto for toothing-stone and chamber orchestra (1952) Concerto for Martenot waves and orchestra (1947) Concerto for piano Concerto for trumpet (1954)
3 Symphonies (1954, 1959, 1964) Five ritual Dances (orchestral version, 1939) Cosmogony (orchestral version, 1938) Dance spell-binding (1936) Continuation delphique', for winds, toothing-stone, Martenot waves and percussion (1943) Symphony for cords (1961)
Songs Three Laments of the soldier , for voice and orchestra (1940) Poems for the child , voice and eleven instruments (1937) Dream dreamed again , concerto for soprano and liturgical orchestra Continuation for voice (soprano or tenor), cor anglais taking the oboe, violoncello and toothing-stone (1942) Epithalamium , for vocal orchestra with 12 parts (1953)
the truth of Jeanne , oratorio Messe Uxor killed Messe for the day of peace
Ariadne Ballet of the stars Puppet and Pandore the unknown factor the Four Marine Truths
Antigone Bogomilé or the lieutenant lost (unfinished) Dolorès or the miracle of the ugly woman (1942)
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