Alain Abbott

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Alain Abbott (* 1938 in Lille ) is a French accordion player and composer.

biography

Abbott studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and won the second Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1968 with the cantata Folie et mort d'Ophélie after William Shakespeare .

As early as 1959 he was performing compositions by Bach on the harmonéon (or Accordéon de concert ) invented by Pierre Monichon a few years earlier , accompanied by the pianist Jacqueline Medinger . In 1970 he founded the Union pour la Promotion de l'Accordéon de Concert . His commitment and that of musicians such as Frédéric Guérouet , Myriam Bonnin and Christiane Bonnay for the instrument meant that it was able to establish itself as an instrument for classical music in France. The French Ministry of Education introduced accordion lessons in music schools in 1986.

Abbott has taught accordion at the Universite Musicale Internationale de Paris , the Ecole normal de musique de Paris , the Conservatoire Européen and the Lycée Michelet de Vanves . He wrote a two-volume Méthode complète d'accordéon classique and wrote numerous original compositions, transcriptions and textbooks for the instrument. In addition, there were also chamber music works for other instruments.

Works

  • Covalences for flute and vibraphone
  • Poème for saxophone quartet, 1971
  • Proslambanomenos for Ondes Martenot solo, 1971
  • 4 mini-suites for recorder or transverse flute and piano, 1972
  • Hommage à Copernic , 5 inventions for two Ondes Martenot and percussion, 1973
  • Prélude n ° 1 and n ° 2 , for recorder or oboe and guitar or piano and cello ad lib., 1973
  • Fusions for double bass and piano, 1974
  • Le Cluster bien tempéré for piano, 1982
  • Choral dans le style de Bach for five different instruments
  • Les nombres invisibles for orchestra

Works for accordion

  • 8 preludes for two accordéons de concert
  • Hommage à Ludwig for accordion
  • Les petites tableaux d'une exposition for accordion
  • Toccata pour accordéon de concert
  • Pour Fabrice, 12 pieces pouvant s'enchaîner
  • Musique for accordion and string orchestra
  • 2nd Esquisse for accordion and percussion
  • Concertino romantique for accordion or piano and orchestra
  • Electrique II for accordion, vibraphone and electric guitar

Textbooks for accordion

  • Cours complet de lecture à vue à l'usage de l'accordéoniste , 2 volumes, 1969
  • En rondes et blanches, 28 pièces d'initiation pour débutants for accordion, 1970
  • Cinquante-quatre exercices de technique: le travail du rythme en accordéon , 1970
  • 20 Etudes faciles d'après H. Bertini for two accordéons de concert, 1978
  • Accord parfait for Accordéon de concert, 1983
  • 8 mini-lectures en recueil for Accordéon de concert, 1985
  • D'un continent à l'autre for Accordéon de concert, 1985
  • 8 mini-études en recueil for Accordéon de concert, 1988
  • 54 Exercices de technique. Le travail du rythme

Accordion transcriptions

  • Œuvres classiques pour accordéon, transcription et doigtés , 3 volumes, 1970–71
  • Claude Debussy (1862-1918), transcriptions pour accordéon , 1987
  • Alexandre Scriabine (1872-1915), transcriptions pour accordéon , 1987

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personal data
SURNAME Abbott, Alain
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French accordion player and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Lille