Denis Gougeon
Denis Gougeon (born November 16, 1951 in Granby, Québec ) is a Canadian composer.
Gougeon studied musicology and guitar at the École Vincent-d'Indy . He then took private composition lessons from André Prévost and later from Serge Garant . He received the Canadian Composers Association Prize in 1977, second prize in the CBC's Young Composers Competition in 1980, and the William St Clair Low Award from the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada (CAPAC) the following year.
He taught at the University of Montreal from 1985 to 1988 and was visiting professor of composition at McGill University from 1986–87 . In 1989 he was appointed composer in residence of the Orchester symphonique de Montréal . From 1982 to 1990 he was a member of the society for avant-garde music Les Événements du neuf .
Gougeon composed a large number of commissioned works (including for the percussionist Marie-Josée Simard , the Orchester Métropolitain , the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec , the Vancouver New Music Society and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra ). As a member of the Groupe des sisses (alongside Walter Boudreau , Michel-Georges Brégent , Michel Gonneville , Alain Lalonde and John Rea ) he took part in several of the group's compositions.
Gougeon is married to the soprano Marie-Danielle Parent .
Works
- Ludus for four percussion sets, 1980
- Prophétie 2 for voice and percussion, 1980
- Voix intimes for two sopranos, four clarinets and percussion, 1981
- Dialogues , 1981
- Chants de la nuit for three guitars and harp, 1982
- Argile , multimedia piece for four clarinets, two trumpets, contrabassoon, contrabass, percussion and actor, 1983
- Trois Songes for soprano, two pianos and tape, 1983
- Plaisir d'amour for piano, 1983
- Le Jardin mystérieux for small orchestra, 1984
- Le Choral des ans for piano and orchestra, 1984
- Éternité for soprano, large orchestra and tape, 1985
- Musique en mémoire for two sopranos and orchestra, 1985
- Rondeaujourd'hui , 1985
- Lettre à un ami for cor anglais , violin, cello, piano, synthesizer and percussion, 1986
- L'Oiseau blessé for flute, 1987
- Heureux qui, comme ... for soprano, piccolo flute, English horn, baritone saxophone, string quartet and percussion, 1987
- 10 Millions d'anges for Ondes Martenot, string quartet and percussion, 1988
- An Expensive Embarrassment , Chamber Opera, 1989
- A l'aventure for large orchestra, 1990
- Jardin secret for cor anglais and large orchestra, 1990
- Un fleuve, une île, une ville for orchestra, 1992 (WP)
- Un train pour l'enfer , 1993 (WP)
- Incidental music for Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltès , 1993 (WP)
- Incidental music for Maîtres anciens ( Old Masters ) by Thomas Bernhard , 1995 (WP)
- Le Piano muet , musical story based on a text by Gilles Vigneault , 1995 (WP)
- Jeux de cordes , string quartet, 1996 (WP)
- Incidental music for Passage de L'Indiana by Normand Chaurette
- Incidental music for Nathan Le Sage , 1997 (WP)
- Emma B. , ballet based on Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert , 1999 (WP)
- Concerto for piano and orchestra , 1999 (WP)
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| SURNAME | Gougeon, Denis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Granby |