Michel Decoust

Michel Decoust (born November 19, 1936 in Paris ) is a French composer , conductor and music teacher .

Life

Decoust began training as a pianist , which he interrupted at the age of fifteen to turn to architecture . He returned to music only in 1956 and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Yvonne Desportes (solfège and counterpoint), Louis Fourestier (orchestral direction ), Georges Dandelot (harmony), Olivier Messiaen (music analysis), Darius Milhaud and Jean Rivier (composition).

In 1963 he won the Grand Prix de Rome . 1964–65 he attended courses for new music with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Henri Pousseur in Cologne and for orchestral conducting with Pierre Boulez in Bâle . In 1967 Decoust composed the experimental piece Polymorphie for large orchestra, the premiere of which by the Orchester National de France in the Cathedral of Royan led to an art scandal.

Around 1970 he was one of the founders of the Orchester des Pays de la Loire , in 1972 he founded the Conservatoire de Pantin with Irène Jarsky and Martine Joste , of which he was director until 1976. In 1975 Boulez appointed him head of the pedagogical department of the IRCAM , from 1979 to 1991 he was inspector general for music lessons at the French ministry of education. After working as general inspector for music, dance and drama classes in Montpellier until 1994, he returned to the Ministry of Culture until 2001.

Decoust was u. a. Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1980) and Legion of Honor (1987) as well as Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (1991). In 1989 he received the SACEM Composition Prize .

Works

• La Grand Yacht Despair for orchestra and two voices based on texts by Loys Masson , 1962
• Les Hommes sur la Terre for tenor, baritone and orchestra after Robert Desnos , 1963
• Horizon Remarquable for soprano and orchestra after René Char , 1964
• Les Roix Mages for voice and orchestra after André Frénaud , 1964
• Mobile for percussion, 1965
• Distorsion for three flutes, 1965
• Interaction for three strings, 1967
• Polymorphie for orchestra, 1967
• Budget for choir, 1968
• Solstice , music installation, 1968
• Sun for viola and twelve strings, 1971
• CH9.AMJ for instrumental ensemble, 1971
• Aentre for horn, trumpet, trombone and tape, 1971
• L'Enterreur , 1971
• MUR for choir, 1971
• T'Ai , 1972
• Actions for two instrumentalists, 1972
• Et / Ou for one to 44 pianists, 1972
• 8.393.574.281 for instrumental ensemble, 1972
• Si et Si seulement for orchestra, 1972
• Ion for soprano and tape, 1973
• Et Ee ou E Ee for mixed choir and orchestra, 1973
• Inference for orchestra, 1974
• Iambe for 14 instruments, 1976
• L'Appellation des Lectrices aux Champs for soprano and orchestra, 1977
• Interphone for magnetic tape after Claude Minière , 1977
• Specter for wind orchestra, 1978
• Pour 70 dougts for 7 instrumentalists, 1980
• Releve d'Esquisse , seven pieces for soprano and four instrumentalists based on Claude Minière and Joë Bousquet , 1964–82
• Onde for wind quintet, 1982
• THT for orchestra, 1982
• Le Cygne for soprano or alto flute, 1982
• Traits for soprano and five instrumentalists after Paul Éluard , 1982
• Olos for saxophone and electronics, 1983
• Sinfonietta for 10 instrumentalists, 1983
• Folio 4 for percussion quartet, 1984
• Xelis for solo percussion , 1984
• Les Galeries de Pierres for viola, 1984
• Cafe-Theater eleven chansons for soprano and piano after Philippe Soupault , 1984
• Aubes Incendiees for speakers and twelve instrumentalists after Philippe Bonzon , 1985
• Quais , scene for soprano and harp, 1985
• 7 1/4 for piano, 1985
• Cantilene for oboe solo, 1985
• Eole for flute quartet, 1985
• Sonnet for 12 instrumentalists, 1985
• Les Fruits de la Passion for 10 instrumentalists, 1986
• Ombres portées for 8 instrumentalists, 1986
• Overture for 5 instrumentalists, 1986
• De la Gravitation suspendue des Memoires for orchestra, 1986
• Lierre for string orchestra, 1986
• Figures II for bassoon and double bass, 1986
• Symetrie for wind orchestra, 1986
• 5 Melodies for soprano and piano after Blaise Cendrars , 1986
• 7 Chansons Erotiques for soprano and piano after Michel Butor , Abbé d'Attaignant , Clarisse Nicoïdski , Louise Labé , Pierre Louis , Maurice Rollinat , Paul Verlaine , 1986
• Marbres for magnetic tape, 1986
• Je qui d'Autre for soprano, tenor, bass and fourteen instrumentalists after Philippe Bonzon, 1987
• Hommage a Maurice Ravel for orchestra, 1987
• 1 + 1 = 4 for piano and percussion, 1988
• Le Temps d'Ecrire for piano, 1988
• Synopsis for orchestra, 1989
• Dodici Voci for mixed choir, 1989
• Duo pour Trois for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano after Jean Tardieu , 1989
• Ryôjin 'Hishô for soprano and piano, 1989
• Concerto for violin and orchestra, 1990
• Onyx for orchestra, 1990
• Travalling Ariane for flute and harp, 1990
• Melodies en Trio for bass, bass clarinet and piano, 1991
• Lignes for clarinet and string quartet, 1992
• L'Oree des Ajours for voice, clarinet and percussion after Philippe Bonzon, 1994
• L'Accent Grave et l'Accent Aigu for voice, piano and violin after Jean Tardieu , 1994
• Octuor n ° 1 for 8 cellos, 1996
• Cent Phrases pour Eventail for six voices and orchestra based on a poem by Paul Claudel , 1996
• A Jamais d'Ombre for string quartet and singer based on poems by Philippe Bozon , 1997
• Les mains deliees for speaker, soprano, mixed choir and orchestra, 1998
• Tes Yeux de larmes Bleus for instrumentalists and singers, 1998
• Cabaret "X" " for voice and piano after Charles Collet , Jean Tardieu and Jean-Marie Striker , 1998
• Les pas du Temps for instrumental quintet, 2000

Web links

• Michel Decoust's homepage