Accordéon Mélancolique
Accordéon Mélancolique | |
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Open air concert on National Park Day ( Dag van het Nationale Park ) in Park Vreugd en Rust, Voorburg, Netherlands. Image E. Brinkman Photography. |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | Blues , chanson , film music, classical music , Latin , tango , world music |
founding | 1984 |
Website | www.acmel.nl |
Current occupation | |
Cherie de Boer | |
Jean-Pierre Guiran |
Accordéon Mélancolique is a Dutch accordion duo consisting of Cherie de Boer (born June 10, 1950 in Jakarta ) and Jean-Pierre Guiran (born January 27, 1957 in Vlissingen ).
history
The duo was founded in 1984. In 1997, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, they were asked to play for Bill and Hillary Clinton , the Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and the former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok in Rotterdam , the Netherlands . Their first CD, L'Imparfait du Cœur , was released in 1998 and was named the best accordion CD of 1999 by the Swedish accordion magazine Dragspels Nytt . They then played at numerous festivals in Iceland and Denmark in the summer of 2000 and 2003 . The duo released a total of seven CDs. The sheet music for their music is also available.
style
The duo is playing more and more of their own compositions. They draw their inspiration from French musette waltzes and chansons , from Italian folk music , Antilles waltzes , Indonesian Kronchong melodies , Argentine tangos , Jewish and Greek folklore , swing standards , romantic gypsy music , classical music , merengue and Tex-Mex . The central theme in their music is the role of silence.
"By consciously integrating silence alongside the sound as a building block in your music, even the simplest pieces get an intense tension, which gives the rhythmic melodies an additional charm."
Discography
Albums
year | title |
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2015 | Watercolors |
2012 | Gratitude |
2008 | Les Invités |
2006 | Le Nid Aimé |
2003 | Petits Fours Frais |
2002 | Parade des Poules |
1998 | L'Imparfait du Cœur |
Music books
year | title |
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2013 | Gratitude |
2008 | Les Invités |
2006 | Le Nid Aimé |
2002 | Parade des Poules |
1998 | L'Imparfait du Cœur |
Compositions JP Guiran
Jean-Pierre Guiran's compositions emphasize the central role of melody. The expressiveness is enhanced by the use of different rhythms, as well as by the harmony, which has the role of a second voice.
2015
- Mermaid
- Quicksand
- Swan & Swan
- Aquarelle d'Amour
- Warm bath
- Damselfly
- Meeting at the Lake
- Watering place
- Ducklings
- the Heron and the Frog
- Water Cave
- Swell
- Swimming in the winter
- Lullaby to the Sea
- Ebb and Flow
2012
- Eléphants Blancs
- Swiss Affair
- Gratitude I
- Gratitude II
- Gratitude III
- Bailamos la Vida
- Sans Queue ni Tete
- The Singing Moon
- Seaside
- Cinquante
- Santiago
- Rose de Salon
2008
- L'Arrivée des Invités
- Bougainville
- Clandestin
- The Dancing Tortoise
- Ma Chérie
- Padiki Dikitika
- Por el Camino Real (co-author)
- Requiem pour une rose
- Tonton Charles
- Tanah Tumpah Darah
2006
- Appel boom
- L'Esprit du Sud
- L'Heure Bleue
- Juif Errant
- Kripi Kripi
- Le Lac Minor
- Le Nid Aimé
- Maria Clara
- Merel
- Mon Chéri
- Solitude Heureuse
- Te Lang avenues
- Within five minutes!
2003
- Cirque Mazurque
2002
- Café Vert
- Helena
- mango
- Parade des Poules
- Tres Corazones (co-author)
- Une Valse Anglaise SVP
1998
- L'Imparfait du Cœur
- Passé composé
1997
- Polytour
Use of music
Documentation
- Broken Dreams . Suzanne van Leendert, van Osch Films, Netherlands, 2015.
- Portret van een Tuin . Rosie Stapel, Netherlands, 2014.
- Boi, Song of a Wanderer . Anne Marie Borsboom Filmproducties, Netherlands, 2014.
- Appie Baantjer as Diender . Profiel. KRO, Netherlands, 2008.
- Boren in de Zeebodem . Schooltv, Netherlands, 2005.
- De Koperen Ploeg . Kristie Stevens, Netherlands, 2005.
- Oud en der Dagen Zat . IKON, Netherlands, 2003.
- Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies . Martin Scorsese . USA, 2008.
Movies
- Something Fishy . Puppet animation. Foolhardy Films, scenario Trevor Hardy, UK, 2012.
- De Laatste Dag . Director Saskia Diesing, scenario Helena van der Meulen, Lemming Film, Netherlands, 2008.
- If God Wants . Diennet Productions, USA, 2009.
- Dag je dat wij niks leerde? . Ed van Herpt and Gwen Timmer, Stichting Filmgroep Parabel, Netherlands, 1981.
theatre
- Because There Isn't Any . Johannes Wieland. Performed by the Juilliard School of Arts , New York, Verenigde Staten, 2008.
- Petites Histoires.com . Squad Atou. Compagnie Accrorap, France, 2008. Performed in France, the Netherlands, the USA, and China, among others.
- Resemblance . Dancers: Melanie Aceto and Claire Jacob-Zysman. Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance, New York, USA, 2006.
- EWES . Amaury Lebrun. Performed by Compañía Nacional de Danza II, Madrid, Spain, 2010.
Tv drama
- Man bijt Hond . NCRV, Netherlands, Dolle Dries Sterke Zeemansverhalen 2013/2014, Dave & Annu 2009.
- De Troon . Avro, Netherlands, 2010.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ester Kleuver (August 10, 2000): 'Opmerkelijk Duo Beyond Accordeon Eindelijk Nieuw Imago: Romantic Muziek onder de Euromast,' De Telegraaf, para. 1 ( Dutch ).
- ↑ Beng Nyquist (1999): Dragspels Nytt , 2nd year 31, No. 1 ( Swedish ).
- ↑ Rob van Niele (February 2003): 'Aangename Accordeonmuziek uit Alle Windstreken,' Amsterdamse Folkagenda , para. 2 ( Dutch ).
- ↑ 'Het Duo' . Accordéon Mélancolique , para. 2, Accessed July 17, 2010 ( Dutch ).
- ↑ Roslyn Sulcas (11 December 2008): 'Darkness and Humor for Students in Motion' , New York Times , paragraph 4 (. English ).
- ↑ Omar Khan (February 6, 2010): 'Rara noche de danzas eclécticas' , El País ( Spanish ).