Biography

Madeleine Isaksson studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm

Stockholm

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 from 1979 to 1987. She received a diploma as a piano and ensemble teacher after studying under Gunnar Hallhagen, and then studied composition under teachers including Gunnar Bucht

Gunnar Bucht

Gunnar Henrik Bucht , a Swedish composer and musicologist. Studied composition with Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Carl Orff, Max Deutsch among others.-External links:*...

 and Sven-David Sandström

Sven-David Sandström

Sven-David Sandström is a Swedish composer best known for his compositions operas, oratorios, battets, and choral works, as well as orchestral works.Sandström studied art history and musicology at Stockholm University...

 (composition), Pär Lindgren (electroacoustic music), Arne Mellnäs (instrumentation), and Bo Wallner (music theory and analysis). In 1987 she lived in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 for a year of studies with the composer Louis Andriessen

Louis Andriessen

Louis Andriessen is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...

. In the early 1990s, she moved to France

France

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, where she lives and works near Paris

Paris

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Works

Isaksson has composed for solo, duo, trio, quartet, ensemble, orchestra and vocal music. Selected works include:

• Sondes (2009) - bass flute/ in C, English horn/oboe, alto saxophone (or clarinet in A), violin, cello, piano, percussion
• Ciels (2009) - vocal ensemble: soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, baritone, bass
• Infra (2008) - violin duo
• Les sept vallées (The seven valleys) (2006) - recorder solo: soprano, alt, sopranino, tenor
• Îlots (Ilets) (2005) - orchestra, sax, accordion
• Fibres (2004) - alto flute, viola, 10-str. guitar
• Failles (Gaps) (2003) - trombone, recorder (tenor, sopranino), cello
• Axis (2002) - violin (with whisper/voice), percussion: (3 bongos, crotales, glsp, bass timp. with cymbal)
• Ambo (2001) - alto flute, violin
• Blad över blad / Feuille sur feuille (2000) - soprano, mezzo, cello
• Rum (Rooms) (1999–2000) - alto flute, bass clarinet, cello, percussion
• Ici est ailleurs (Here is somewhere else) (1998/2001) - flute, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion
• Andelek (Spirit Game) (1997) - saxophone quartet: sopranino, 2 sopranos, baritone
• Fästen o fall (Handholds and downfalls) (1995–96) - chamber orchestra: double wind quintet, bass clarinet, 17 strings
• Å svävare (Oh, Hoverer) (1993–1995) - soprano, mezzo, baritone, viola, cello
• inné (1993) - flute, oboe, saxophone (clarinet), horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass
• Tillstånd - Avstånd (States - Distances) (1992) - 15 Instruments
• Som om (As if) (1991) - alto flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello, double bass, percussion
• Tjärnöga - Ö blå (The eye of the Lake - Blue Island) (1990) - cor solo
• Stråkvåg (String-wave) (1990) - string quartet
• Capriola (1989) - baritone saxophone, trombone
• Därimellan (In between) (1987) - voice (mezzo-soprano), electric guitar
• Löp (Run) (1986) - soprano, mezzo-soprano, accordion, 5 percussions
• Tång (Seaweed) (1984) - English horn, basson, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, harp, harpsichord, cello, double bass
• Three Hagliden-songs (1982) - soprano, clarinet, piano