Joël-François Durand
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Joël-François Durand is a French
composer.
, Durand studied mathematics
, music education and piano
in Paris
, then composition
with Brian Ferneyhough
in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1981–84), and at Stony Brook University, New York, with Arel and Semegen (1984–86) (Weid 2001). Between 1979 and 1984 he attended masterclasses by György Ligeti
, Luciano Berio
and Luigi Nono
. In 1982 he was awarded a scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service
). That same year he received a Darmstadt Institute Scholarship for his String Trio, and in 1983 his piano piece ...d'asiles déchirés... was awarded a prize at the Third International K.H. Stockhausen Composition Competition in Brescia, Italy. He left Europe in 1984 to pursue a Ph.D.
in Composition
(awarded in 1988) at Stony Brook University (USA), where he studied composition with Bülent Arel
and electronic music with Daria Semegen
.
Durand was awarded scholarships from the Fulbright Foundation (1984) and from the French Ministry of Culture
(1985). He received the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis from the Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse in 1990. He was appointed assistant professor in composition at the University of Washington
in 1991, and was invited to teach at the University of California, San Diego
in the autumn of 1992 (Weid 2001). He is currently Professor of Composition (Anon. n.d.), Chair of the Composition program, and since 2002 has been Associate Director of the University of Washington School of Music (Anon. n.d.).
His music is published by DURAND Editions Musicales, Paris, and Editions Musicales Européennes, Paris
BBC Symphony Orchestra - London Sinfonietta - Gareth Hulse (oboe) - Paul Silverthorne
(viola) - Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ)
Mode 139
Concerto for piano and orchestra - String Trio - Die innere Grenze
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Litwin (piano), Bradley Lubman (conductor) - Trio de l'Ensemble Intercontemporain - Sextuor Schoenberg
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
composer.
Biography
Born in OrléansOrléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
, Durand studied mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, music education and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, then composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
with Brian Ferneyhough
Brian Ferneyhough
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. His music is characterized by the extensive use of complex rhythmic tuplet notation which features in all his works...
in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1981–84), and at Stony Brook University, New York, with Arel and Semegen (1984–86) (Weid 2001). Between 1979 and 1984 he attended masterclasses by György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...
, Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...
and Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music and remains one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century.- Early years :Born in Venice, he was a member of a wealthy artistic family, and his grandfather was a notable painter...
. In 1982 he was awarded a scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service
German Academic Exchange Service
The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
). That same year he received a Darmstadt Institute Scholarship for his String Trio, and in 1983 his piano piece ...d'asiles déchirés... was awarded a prize at the Third International K.H. Stockhausen Composition Competition in Brescia, Italy. He left Europe in 1984 to pursue a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
(awarded in 1988) at Stony Brook University (USA), where he studied composition with Bülent Arel
Bülent Arel
Bülent Arel was a Turkish-born composer of contemporary classical music and electronic music.He was born in Istanbul, and studied composition at the Ankara Conservatory and sound engineering in Paris...
and electronic music with Daria Semegen
Daria Semegen
Daria Semegen is an important contemporary American composer of classical music. While she has composed pieces for traditional instruments — her Jeux des quatres , for example, is scored for clarinet, trombone, cello, and piano — she is best known as a "respected electronic composer."...
.
Durand was awarded scholarships from the Fulbright Foundation (1984) and from the French Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture (France)
The Minister of Culture is, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts in France and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional "maisons de culture"...
(1985). He received the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis from the Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse in 1990. He was appointed assistant professor in composition at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in 1991, and was invited to teach at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
in the autumn of 1992 (Weid 2001). He is currently Professor of Composition (Anon. n.d.), Chair of the Composition program, and since 2002 has been Associate Director of the University of Washington School of Music (Anon. n.d.).
Works
- String Trio (1981)
- Roman (1982) for violin
- ...d'asiles déchirés... (1983) for piano
- So er (1985) for 20 instruments
- Commission of the European Community Youth Orchestra (London)
- Trois Mélodies (1986) for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments; 6 min.
- Lichtung (1987) for 10 instruments
- Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris)
- Die innere Grenze (1988) for string sextet
- Commission of the French Ministry of Culture, Paris, for the "Sextuor Schoenberg"
- L'exil du feu (1991) for 16 instruments and electronics
- Commission of the IRCAMIRCAMIRCAM is a European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music. It is situated next to, and is organizationally linked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris...
(Paris)
- Commission of the IRCAM
- Un feu distinct (1991) for fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, piano, violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Commission of the Ensemble Contrechamps
- La mesure des choses I. La mesure de l'air (1992) for Bb clarinetSoprano clarinetThe soprano clarinets are a sub-family of the clarinet family.The B clarinet is by far the most common type of soprano clarinet - the unmodified word "clarinet" usually refers to this instrument...
- Commission of the Festival Musica, Strasbourg
- B.F., ein Mittelpunkt for 8 instruments
- Piano concerto, 1993
- Commission of Radio FranceRadio FranceRadio France is a French public service radio broadcaster.-Mission:Radio France's two principal missions are:* To create and expand the programming on all of their stations; and...
- Commission of Radio France
- La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer (1993) for piano
- Le chemin (1994) for piano
- Un chant lointain (1995) for electronic carillonCarillonA carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
- Les raisons des forces mouvantes (1996) for organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Par le feu receuilli (1997) for flute
- Au-delà, Cinq Etudes pour Piccolo (1997–98) for piccolo
- Five Musical Tales (1998) for orchestra
- She or not (1998) for barytoneBarytoneIn Ancient Greek grammar, a barytone is a word without any accent on the last syllable. Words with an acute or circumflex on the second-to-last or third-from-last syllable are barytones, as well as words with no accent on any syllable:...
- Commission of the VIII. Internationaler Meisterkurs für Komposition des Brandenburgischen Colloquiums für Neue Musik, Rheinsberg (Germany)
- La terre et le feu (1999) for oboeOboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
and ensemble - La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu (1999) for oboe and viola
- Cinq Duos (1999) for violin and viola
- Athanor (2000–2001) for orchestra
- Commission from Radio France, Paris
- Tiodhlac (2001) for Bb clarinet
- In the mirror land (2003) for flute and oboe; also versions for flute and Bb clarinet and for Bb clarinet and oboe
- Ombre/Miroir (2004) for flute and ensemble
- Commission from musikFabrik and the Kunststiftung NRW
- String Quartet (2005)
- Commission of the Beethovenfest 2005 for the Quatuor Diotima
- Le Tombeau de Rameau (2008) for flute, viola, and harp
- Commission of Artist Trust and 4Culture, Seattle, WA
His music is published by DURAND Editions Musicales, Paris, and Editions Musicales Européennes, Paris
Discography
La terre et le feu - Les raisons des forces mouvantes - La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu -AthanorBBC Symphony Orchestra - London Sinfonietta - Gareth Hulse (oboe) - Paul Silverthorne
Paul Silverthorne
Paul Silverthorne is an English viola soloist and principal violist of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta.-Biography:...
(viola) - Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ)
Mode 139
Concerto for piano and orchestra - String Trio - Die innere Grenze
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Litwin (piano), Bradley Lubman (conductor) - Trio de l'Ensemble Intercontemporain - Sextuor Schoenberg
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