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WORKS FOR /
WITH FLUTE(S)
(catalogue from June 1st, 2007)
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M.451 : Sonata (Nachtmusik) (1990) [11']
for solo
flute
4 (+2)
pages
The subtitle points out an atmosphere, without any descriptive
indication. Use of contemporary sounds (multiphonics, aeolian sounds,
Tongue-ram, ... ) in alternation with more lyrical passages.
M.511 :
Invocation (1994-6) [4']
for solo alto flute (in G)
2 (+1) pages
Work yet to be
first-performed (!! please contact the
composer for first performance)
Contains quarter
tones. Inspired by Middle East music.
M.637
and 638 : Appel I and Appel II (2004)
[1']
for flute
or any other wind instrument
4 (+2)
pages
Appel means Call. Both Appels have been composed
within the context of the ORB_IT project of the World New Music Days 2004.
These two short pieces, like miniature fanfares, are written in order to be
playable by any wind instruments (wood or brass).
M.533 :
Sonata (1996) [14']
for flute and piano
18 (+1) pages with flute part: 7 (+1) pages
score excerpt (pdf)
3 parts linked together, with a scherzo inspired by
andine music and a meditative finale, more and more inner. Order of the
Jeunesses Musicales of Gruyères, destined to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
M.576 : Duo
(1998) [13']
for alto flute and guitar
11 (+1) pages
EDITIONS
RENCONTRES GUITARES (CP 115, CH-1630 Bulle)
In 3 movements. Elegiaco with subtle sonority, presto
malinconico, mirror-like scherzo, and estaticamente lento, of great
expressive purity.
M.598 :
Duo for flute and clarinet (1999) [9’]
9 (+1) pages
CD recording
Work written for the Wiener Klangforum (first
performed 1999 in Boswil). Rather virtuoso and complex, including among others
quarter tones. Very contrasted, from the serene calm to the pathetic dramatism.
M.569 :
Trio for flute, viola and harp (1997-9)
[11’]
10 (+1) pages
M.569a: flute and
viola parts: 2 x 2 (+1) pages
score excerpt (pdf)
In a single movement, slow and melancholic, written in
a funeral way.
M.649 :
Suite for three flutes (2005-6) [13']
for three flutes (also piccolo, alto flute in G and
bass flute)
20 (+3) pages
Presentation, score excerpts and audio
excerpts
This Suite is made of four
movements, each of which puts into light a different instrument. The first
movement, with alto flute, is mysterious and of changing mood. The second, with
piccolo, is spontaneous, skipping along and almost carefree. The third, very
serene, is near to a Zen meditation, and puts into light the bass flute. The
last movement, written for the three flutes in C, is voluble and dynamic.
M.547 :
Flute quartet (1996) [9']
for 4 flutes (first one also piccolo, fourth one also
alto flute in G)
19 (+1) pages
M.547a : separate parts for the second and the third
flute : 2 x 5 (+1) pages. The first and the fourth flutes use a copy of the
whole score.
Mysterious sonorities and elegiac climate out of time,
punctuated by flashing outbursts of energy. The non-conventional use of triad
chords opens the way for intense sonorous landscapes.
M.582 :
Sonata a quattro (1998) [9']
for flute, horn and 2 trumpets
14 (+1) pages ;
performing material : 2 x 9 (+1) pages – 2 x 8 (+1) pages
Subtle and delicate sonorities. Work which articulates
itself around perfect consonances, requesting a great purity of intonation.
M.612 :
Wind Quintet (2000) [16’]
For flute (also piccolo and alto flute), oboe,
clarinet (b), horn and bassoon.
31 (+2) pages
M.612a :
performing material : 31 (+2) pages – 31 (+2) pages – 30 (+2) pages – 29 (+2)
pages – 26 (+2) pages
Presentation, score excerpt and audio
recording
Every instrument is valued, in a great variety of
colours, work successively energetic, melancholic, mysterious, desolated or
contemplative. Order of the Eole Quintet, which first performed it September
2001, in the “Espace Jean-Tinguely-Niki de Saint-Phalle” of Fribourg.
M.642 : Suite for wind quintet
(2005-6) [18']
for flute (also piccolo and alto
flute in g), oboe (also english horn), clarinet in b flat (also little clarinet
in e flat, bass clarinet in b flat and ad libitum clarinet in a), bassoon (also
contrabassoon) and horn
36 (+5) pages
This suite, taken from the scenic
work « Les Serrures à Secret », is made of four movements and two
short interludes. The first movement is mysterious and almost hypnotic, the
second ironical, grotesque and mocking, the third first grave and solemn, then
progressively more appeased, and the fourth, first like a dance on obsessive
rhythms, ends on a touch of nostalgia. As for the two interludes surrounding
the second movement, they are quite in the spirit of the Musiques d’ameublement
by Satie. The full score serves also as separate part for each instrumentalist.
M.627 : Quintet
for flute and strings (2002-3) [14']
for flute, violin, 2 violas and cello
33 (+2) pages
M.627a : performing material : 16 pages + 4 x 12 pages
score excerpt (pdf)
Written
for Alexandre Magnin and the Janacek Quartet, full of dreamy nostalgia. The
sonority of the Quintet is more well-balanced, thanks to the use of a second
viola instead of a second violin. “There are to be found all human feelings in
this Quintet” (A. Magnin).
M.580 : Paremboles (1998) [11']
for flute, clarinet (B flat), saxophone (soprano in B
flat and alto in E flat), viola ad libitum and piano (2 or 4 hands) ad libitum
30 (+2) pages;
performing material : 7 (+2) pages – 9 (+2) pages – 6 (+2) pages – 4 (+2) pages
Work which might be performed in 6 different versions,
according to the principle of the adding or the retrenchment of one or more
voices. From granitic to deep emotion, following compositional forms of the Ars
antiqua, but with contemporary harmonies.
M.620 :
Septet (2001) [18']
for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin,
violoncello and piano
41(+3) pages
M.620a :
performing material : 25 (+2) pages – 25 (+2) pages – 25 (+2) pages – 27 (+2)
pages – 26 (+2) pages – 27 (+2) pages
Presentation,
score excerpt and audio excerpts
This septet has been especially written for the formation of the Mittelland Ensemble. Five movements linked together, mixing disquieting, tragic, mysterious or melancholic aspects.
In preparation :
Quartet for flute, violin,
viola and cello
In project :
Work for voice,
flute, viola and harp after haiku texts
Work for solo
piccolo
Concerto for flute
Works for solo flute, flute and organ, …
All commissions welcome!