Robert Normandeau
Encyclopedia
Robert Normandeau is a Canadian
electroacoustic music
composer.
Normandeau studied at the Université Laval
in Quebec City, and at the Université de Montréal
, where he studied with Marcelle Deschênes
and Francis Dhomont
. He currently is living in Montreal
, Quebec, where he was appointed Professor of Electroacoustic Music Composition in 1999.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
composer.
Normandeau studied at the Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
in Quebec City, and at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, where he studied with Marcelle Deschênes
Marcelle Deschênes
Marcelle Deschênes-Harvey née Price is a Canadian multi-media artist, music educator and composer.-Life:Marcelle Price was born near Rimouski, Quebec. She graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Montreal, studying from 1963-67 with Jean Papineau-Couture and Serge...
and Francis Dhomont
Francis Dhomont
Francis Dhomont is a French composer of electroacoustic / acousmatic music.-Biography:He studied composition under Ginette Waldmeier, Charles Koechlin and Nadia Boulanger...
. He currently is living in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec, where he was appointed Professor of Electroacoustic Music Composition in 1999.
Recordings
- Puzzles (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 0575, 2005) - Clair de terre (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 0157, 2001) - Sonars (Rephlex, CAT 116, 2001)
- Figures (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 9944, 1999) - Tangram (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 9920, 1999) - Lieux inouïs (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 9802, 1998) - Le petit prince d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Radio-Canada, MVCD 1091, 1996)
- Tangram (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 9419/20, 1994) - Lieux inouïs (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 9002, 1990) - Normandeau, Spangiafora et al. Sonic Circuits 5 (Innova 114)
List of works
- Bédé (1990)
- Le cap de la tourmente (1984–1985)
- La chambre blanche (1985–1986)
- Chat noir (1995)
- Chorus (2002), 16-track tape
- Clair de terre (1999)
- Convergence Radio (1989)
- Éclats de voix (1991)
- Éden (2003), 16-track tape
- Électre suite (2000)
- Ellipse (1999)
- L'envers du temps (1998, 2000), guitar, and tape
- Erinyes (2001)
- Erinyes pour Lucie (2005), interactive system; choreography by Lucie Grégoire
- Figures de rhétorique (1997), tape, and piano
- The Flautist (2001)
- Fragments (1992)
- Hamlet-Machine with Actors (2003), 16-track tape
- Jeu (1989)
- Jeu blanc (2001), tape, and flute
- Kuppel (2006)
- Malina (2000)
- Matériau pour Médée (2005)
- Matrechka (1986)
- Mémoires vives (1989)
- Musique holographique (1984–1985)
- Palimpseste (2005, 06)
- Palindrome (2005–2006)
- Le petit prince (1994)
- Puzzle (2003), 16-track tape
- Le renard et la rose (1995)
- Rumeurs (Place de Ransbeck) (1987)
- Spleen (1993)
- StrinGDberg (2001–2003), 16-track tape
- Tangram (1992)
- Tropes (1991)
- Venture (1998)
Further reading
- Steenhuisen, Paul. "Interview with Robert Normandeau". In Sonic Mosaics: Conversations with Composers. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0888644749
External links
- Biography on electrocd.com
- Ogborn, David. “Interview with Robert Normandeau.” eContact! 11.2 — Figures canadiennes (2) / Canadian Figures (2) (July 2009). Montréal: CECCanadian Electroacoustic CommunityFounded in 1986, La Communauté électroacoustique canadienne / The Canadian Electroacoustic Community is Canada’s national electroacoustic / computer music / sonic arts organization and as such is dedicated to promoting this progressive art form in its broadest definition: from “pure” acousmatic...
.