Bernard Parmegiani
Bernard Parmegiani (born October 27, 1927 in Paris ; † November 21, 2013 there ) was a French composer of electroacoustic music .
life and work
He studied piano and television sound engineering , partly worked as a pantomime and from 1954 to 1959 worked as a sound engineer for French television. Since 1960 he was a member of the Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM), where he was responsible for applied music . He is considered a key figure in electro-acoustic music and created numerous works of musique concrète , including the influential De natura sonorum from 1975, but also theater and film music . Parmegiani also dealt intensively with video art for years. He was the composer of the futuristic signature melody Indicatif Roissy for the announcements at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport , which was used from 1974 to 2005.
Discography
- 1961 Alternance
- 1964 violostries
- 1966 Jazzex
- 1967–1968 L'Instant mobile capture éphémère
- 1968 Pop eclectic
- 1969 You pop à l'âne
- 1970 Pop secret L'Œil écoute
- 1971 L'Enfer (d'après La Divine Comédie) La Roue Ferris
- 1972 Pour en finir avec le pouvoir d'Orphée
- 1973 Et après
- 1974 Chants magnétiques
- 1975 De Natura Sonorum
- 1977 Dedans-Dehors
- 1980 L'Écho du miroir
- 1984 La Création du monde
- 1985–1986 Exercismes 1–2–3
- 1987 Rouge-mort Thanatos
- 1991 Le Present composé
- 1992 Entre-temps
- 1992 plain temps
- 1995 Génériques potentiels
- 1996 sonars
- 2002 La mémoire des sons
- 2004 Espèces d'espace
Web links
- Bernard Parmegiani in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bernard Parmegiani (1927-2013) , Center de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Paris), accessed April 28, 2014
- Obituary for Bernard Parmegiani , Liberation , November 22, 2013 (French)
- Bernard Parmegiani: Sound Thinking , The wire , November 2013 (first published in 1998, English), accessed on April 28, 2014
- RIP pioneering electronic composer Bernard Parmegiani, 1927-2013 FACT Magazine, November 22, 2013 (English)
- Works by Parmegiani on UbuWeb Sound , accessed April 28, 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ Suzana Kubik: Bernard Parmegiani est mort. In: francemusique.fr. November 22, 2013, accessed November 23, 2013 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parmegiani, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer of film and theater music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21st 2013 |
| Place of death | Paris |