Philippe Leroux(born 24 September 1959) is a French composer living inMontreal,Quebec,who has been identified as "one of the most important composers in contemporary music."[1]
Biography
editLeroux was born inBoulogne-Billancourt.He studied composition starting in 1978 withIvo Malec,Claude Ballif,Pierre Schaeffer,and Guy Rebeil at theParis ConservatoireNational Supérieur de Musique, where he obtained three first prizes.[2]He studied at both theGroupe de Recherches Musicalesand atIRCAMduring this period.[3]He was selected for a residency at theFrench Academy in Romefrom 1993 to 1995.[2]
From 2001 to 2006 he was a composition teacher atIRCAM,in the Cursus d’Informatique Musicale programme. Since 2011 he has been an associate professor in composition at theSchulich School of Music,McGill University.
Selected works
edit- (D)Tourner(2016/17) for solo percussion and 10 instruments
- Envers IV(2016) for symphony orchestra
- Postlude à l'Épais(2016) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
- De l'imitation(2015) for saxophone quartet and electronics
- White face(2015) for string quartet
- Nomadic Sounds(2015) for a cappella choir
- Quid sit musicus(2013/14) for 4 voices, guitar, cello, and electronics
- Total SOLo(2013) for 28 instruments
- Ailes(2012) for baritone and 15 instruments
- De l'itération(2012) for 6 percussionists
- ...Ami...chemin...oser...vie...(2011) for 15 instruments
- Extended Apocalypsis(2011) for 4 voices, 16 instruments, electronics, and video ad libitum.
- Envers Symphonie(2010) for symphony orchestra
- Pourquoi?(2009) for 4 voices and orchestra
- Objets trouvés...posés(2009) acousmatic
- AMA(2009) for solo piano
- L’unique trait de pinceau(2008/9) for saxophone and symphony orchestra
- De la texture(2007) for 8 instruments
- Pour que les êtres ne soient pas traités comme des marchandises(2004) for 12 mixed voices, orchestra, and ad libitum electronics
- m'M(2003) concerto grosso for symphony orchestra
- Du souffle(2003) for saxophone quartet
- Airs(2003) for saxophone and percussion
- Voi(Rex)(2002) for voice, 6 instruments, and electronics
- Les Uns(2001) for 3 percussionists
- De la Vitesse(2001) for 6 percussionists
- SPP(2000) for soprano saxophone and piano
- Plus loin(1999–2000) for symphony orchestra
- M.É.(1998) acousmatic
- M(1997) for 2 pianos, 2 percussion and electronics
- AAA(1996) for 7 instruments
- Souffles(1996) for wind quintet
- (d')Aller(1995) for solo violin and 16 instruments
- Continuo(ns)(1994) for quintet
- PPP(1993) for flute and piano
- AIR(1993) for B♭ clarinet and percussion
- AIR-RÉ(1992) for violin and percussion
- Je brûle, dit-elle un jour à un camarade(1990) for voice
References
edit- ^"IRCAM ULYSSES ManiFeste-2016, the Academy – in the Spotlight: Philippe Leroux".community.ulysses-network.eu.Retrieved2017-04-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ab"Composer Philippe Leroux official Website, biography".lerouxcomposition.Retrieved2017-04-28.
- ^Goldman, Jonathan (2015). Trezise, Simon (ed.). "Cultural and generational querelles in the musical domain: music from the Second World War".The Cambridge Companion to French Music:180–195.doi:10.1017/CCO9780511843242.011.ISBN9780511843242.