André Jolivet
André Jolivet (born August 8, 1905 in Paris ; † December 20, 1974 there ) was a French composer .
Life
The student of Paul Le Flem and Edgar Varèse later headed the avant-garde group Jeune France together with Olivier Messiaen . From 1945 to 1959 he was musical director of the Comédie-Française in Paris and from 1966 to 1970 professor of composition at the Conservatoire de Paris .
music
Under the influence of Edgar Varèse , Jolivet turned away from the neoclassicism prevalent in France around 1929 and described his intentions as follows: From a technical point of view, my goal is to free myself completely from the tonal system; From an aesthetic point of view, my aim is to restore music to its original function in the realms of magic and invocation.
In Jolivet's work, influences from Indian instrumental music, Arabic chants, ritual music of indigenous cultures (e.g. Polynesia ) and jazz (especially in his most famous works, the two trumpet concerts) can be recognized.
Works
- An opera
- 6 ballets
- 3 symphonies
- Several solo concerts (including for violin , cello , percussion , flute , piano , bassoon , Ondes Martenot )
- Choral works
- Chamber music
- Solo instrument (except piano and organ)
- 5 Incantations for flute (1936)
- Incantation Pour que l'image devienne symbols for violin [also for flute, also for Ondes Martenot] (1937)
- Ascèses , 5 pieces for flute [also for clarinet] (1967)
- 2 Ètudes de concert for guitar (1963)
- Suite rhapsodique for violin (1965)
- Suite en concert for violoncello (1965)
- Prelude for harp (1965)
- 5 Èglogues for viola (1967)
- Tombeau de Robert de Visée , Suite for guitar (1972)
- Duos
- Air pour bercer for violin and piano (1930)
- Suite for viola and piano (1931)
- Sonata for violin and piano (1932)
- Aubade for violin and piano (1932)
- Chant d'oppression for viola and piano (1935)
- 3 Poèmes for Ondes Martenot and piano (1935)
- Nocturne for violoncello and piano (1943)
- Chant de Linos for flute and piano [also for flute, violin, viola, violoncello and harp] (1944)
- Serenade for oboe and piano [also for wind quintet] (1945)
- Serenade for 2 guitars (1956)
- Sonata for flute and piano (1958)
- Sonatina for flute and clarinet (1961)
- Pipeaubec for recorder and percussion (1972)
- Alla rustica for flute and harp (1963)
- Sonatina for oboe and bassoon (1963)
- Controversia for oboe and harp (1968)
- Arioso barocco for trumpet and organ (1968)
- Heptade for trumpet and percussion (1971)
- Trios
- Suite for string trio (1930)
- Petite suite for flute, viola and harp (1941)
- Pastorale de Noël for flute, bassoon and harp (1943)
- Quartets
- String Quartet (1934)
- Five and more instruments
- Ouverture en rondeau for 4 Ondes Martenot, 2 pianos and percussion (1938)
- Suite delphique for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, Ondes Martenot, harp, timpani and 2 percussionists (1943)
- Petite Suite for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano and percussion (1947)
- Concertino for trumpet, piano and string orchestra (1947)
- Rhapsody à 7 for clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, percussion, violin and double bass (1957)
- Suite en concert for flute and 4 percussionists [Flute Concerto No. 2] (1965)
- 12 Inventions pour 12 instruments for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass (1966)
- Cérémonial, hommage à Varèse for 6 percussionists (1968)
- La flèche du temps for 12 strings (1973)
- Yin-Yang for 11 strings (1973)
- Solo instrument (except piano and organ)
- Piano music
- Organ music
CDs
- Les enregistrements Erato, Jolivet , 2004, EratoDisques 2564 61320-2 (4 CDs, digital processing including the Hommages à André Jolivet from the seventies)
literature
- Serge Gut : Le groupe Jeune France. Yves Baudrier, Daniel Lesur, André Jolivet, Olivier Messiaen . Honoré Champion, Paris 1977, ISBN 2-85203-030-6 .
Web links
- Works by and about André Jolivet in the catalog of the German National Library
- jolivet.asso.fr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jolivet, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th December 1974 |
| Place of death | Paris |