Claude Vivier

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Claude Vivier (born April 14, 1948 in Montréal ; † March 7, 1983 in Paris ) is considered one of the most important Canadian composers of the 20th century.

Life

Claude Vivier was born on April 14, 1948 in Montréal to unknown parents, adopted at the age of three and raised a Catholic. At first he aspired to the priesthood. At the age of 18, however, he was expelled from the seminary for “lack of maturity”.

From 1967 to 1971 he studied at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal with Gilles Tremblay (composition) and Irving Heller (piano). He then came to Europe, where he studied at the Institute for Sonology at the University of Utrecht with Gottfried Michael Koenig and in Cologne with Karlheinz Stockhausen at the University of Music .

In 1973 he returned to Canada. As a result, he made long trips to Asia (Japan, Bali) and the Middle East (Iran), which had aesthetic consequences for his thinking and composing. In 1982 he moved to Paris .

Vivier was killed in his apartment on the night of March 7-8, 1983 at the age of 34. A 19-year-old prostitute was convicted of murder.

Vivier's work is primarily characterized by biographical features such as his unknown family origin, the search for his mother, his homosexuality and his religious beliefs.

Works (selection)

  • 1968: Ojkawa for soprano, clarinet and percussion
  • 1968: Quatuor à cordes no.1 for string quartet
  • 1969, revised 1976: Prolifération for piano, percussion and Ondes Martenot
  • 1970–1971: Hiérophanie for soprano and ensemble
  • 1971: Music for the end for twenty singers who also play drums
  • 1972: Homage: Musique pour un vieux Corse triste for tape (28 ')
  • 1972: Untitled for tape (35 ')
  • 1972: Woyzeck for tape (20 ')
  • 1972: Deva et Asura for 20 instruments
  • 1972: Désintégration Original version for two pianos
  • 1972–1973: Chants for seven female voices
  • 1973: O! Kosmos for soprano and choir
  • 1974: Jesus have mercy on the choir and soprano
  • 1974: Désintégration revised version for two pianos and six strings (with optional tape)
  • 1974: Lettura di Dante for soprano and chamber ensemble
  • 1975: Love poems for SATB soloists and ensembles
  • 1975: Hymns to the Night for soprano and piano
  • 1975: Pianoforte for piano
  • 1975: Pièce pour violon et clarinette for violin and clarinet
  • 1975: Improvisation pour basson et piano for bassoon and piano
  • 1975: Pièce pour flûte et piano for flute and piano
  • 1975: Pièce pour violon et piano for violin and piano
  • 1975: Pièce pour violoncelle et piano for violoncello and piano
  • 1975: Pour guitare for guitar
  • 1976: Siddhartha for orchestra
  • 1976: Learning for four violins and percussion
  • 1977: Pulau Dewata for ensemble of keyboard instruments or other instruments
  • 1977: Shiraz for piano
  • 1977: Journal for choir, one percussionist and four solo voices
  • 1977: Love Songs for four female and three male voices a capella
  • 1977: Les Communiantes for organ
  • 1977: Nanti Malam for seven voices
  • 1978: Paramirabo for flute, violin, violoncello and piano
  • 1978: Greeting Music for piano, flute, oboe, violoncello and percussion
  • 1978–1979: Kopernikus : opéra-rituel de mort / opera in two acts for two sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, oboe, three clarinets, trumpet, trombone, violin and stereo tape
  • 1979: Orion for large orchestra
  • 1980: Lonely Child for soprano and orchestra
  • 1980: Zipangu for string orchestra
  • 1980: Cinq chansons for drums
  • 1981: Bouchara for solo soprano, wind quintet, string quintet, percussion and tape
  • 1981: Prologue pour un Marco Polo for five voices and ensemble
  • 1981: Samarkand for piano and wind quintet
  • 1981: Where are you light! for mezzo-soprano, percussion, twenty strings and tape
  • 1981: Et je reverrai cette ville étrange for mixed ensemble
  • 1982: Trois Airs pour un opéra imaginaire for soprano and ensemble
  • 1983: Do you believe in the immortality of the soul for three synthesizers, drums and twelve voices

Discography

  • Prologue pour un Marco Polo for five voices and ensemble (1981), Bouchara for solo soprano, wind quintet, string quintet, percussion and pre-recorded cassette (1981), Zipangu for string orchestra (1980), Lonely Child for soprano and orchestra (1980). Schönberg ensemble, Asko ensemble, conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw. Susan Narucki, Alison Wells, Helena Rasker, Peter Hall, James Ottaway, Harry van der Kamp, Johan Leysen. CD Philips 454 231-2
  • Orion for large orchestra (1979), Siddhartha for orchestra (1976), Cinq chansons for solo percussionists playing Balinese instruments (1980). WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, conductor: Peter Rundel. Christian Dierstein, drums. CD Kairos KAI0012472.
  • Where are you light! for mezzo-soprano, percussion, twenty strings and tape (1981), Greeting Music for piano, flute, oboe, violoncello and percussion (1978), Bouchara for solo soprano, wind quintet, string quintet, percussion and pre-recorded cassette (1981), Trois Airs pour un opéra imaginaire for soprano and ensemble (1982). Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), conductors: Walter Boudreau, Marie-Annick Béliveau (mezzo-soprano), Marie-Danielle Parent (soprano), Ingrid Schmithusen (soprano). CD ATMA Classique ACD22252.
  • Chants for seven women voices (1972–1973), Jesus have mercy for choir and soprano (1973), Love Songs for four women and three men, a cappella (1977), Journal for choir, one percussionist and four solo voices (1977). Ensemble Solistes XXI, conductor: Rachid Safir. 2 CD Soupir S206-NT103.
  • Shiraz for piano (1977), Pianoforte for piano (1975), Désintégration for two pianos, (1972). Kristi Becker, Ursula Kniehs, pianos. CD Pianovox PIA 529-2.
  • Shiraz for piano (1977). Jenny Lin, piano. Koch International Classics KIC-CD-7670
  • Copernicus : Rituel de la Mort Opera in two acts (1979). Opera Factory Freiburg, Holst-Sinfonietta, conductor: Klaus Simon. CD Bastille Musique 1.
  • Copernicus: Rituel de la Mort Opera in two acts (1979) (DVD 1), Prologue pour un Marco Polo for five voices and ensemble (1981), Shiraz for piano (1977), Lonely Child for soprano and orchestra (1980), Zipangu for string orchestra (1980), Where are you light! for mezzo-soprano, percussion, twenty strings and tape (1981), Do you believe in the immortality of the soul for three synthesizers, percussion and twelve voices (unfinished) (1983) DVD 2. Asko Ensemble; Schönberg Ensemble, conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw. 2 DVD Opus Arte OA0943D.

reception

The composer Marko Nikodijević wrote Vivier (subtitle: Nachtprotokoll ), a chamber opera about Claude Vivier, in which he would like to compose an opera about Tchaikovsky , but “no sound comes to mind”. Gunter Geltinger wrote the libretto , which illuminates Vivier's life and work in six stages.

biography

  • Gilmore, Bob, Claude Vivier: A Composer's Life , Eastman Studies in Music. University of Rochester Press, Rochester, New York 2014. ISBN 978-1-58046-485-7 (English language)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vivier. on SWR2. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Vivier, Claude
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1983
Place of death Paris