Philippe Capdenat

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Philippe Capdenat (born July 17, 1934 in Bordeaux ) is a French composer and music teacher .

During his school days in Bordeaux, Capdenat attended special courses in mathematics; he also took piano lessons and led the city's youth choir. From 1954 to 1958 he studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines in Saint-Étienne and took piano and composition lessons at the conservatory . After his military service in Algeria , he worked as an engineer in Paris from 1960 to 1967 .

At the same time he directed the Chorale Jéricho and the Orchester de Chambre Philippe Capdenat chamber orchestra and took composition lessons from Max Deutsch . In 1967 he toured Denmark as the conductor of the Odense Radio Orchestra . 1968–69 he worked with Maurice Béjart in Brussels on the ballet Je fus cet enfant-là , which was premiered in Paris. From 1981 to 1991 he was a lecturer at the Sorbonne ; he also taught at the Universities of Lyon and Tours .

In 1992 Capdenat became professor of music analysis and composition at the École Nationale de Musique et de Danse in Montreuil near Paris. From 1995 to 2001 he was director of the contemporary music department at the Conservatoire Nadia et Lili Boulanger in Paris, after which he was president of the Opus Open society for contemporary music until 2010 . In 1990 he received the SACEM composer's prize, and in 1996 the Académie des Beaux-Arts prize .

Works

  • Prelude & fugue for organ Op. 0 (1956)
  • Irradiations for nine strings Op. 1 (1964)
  • Batteries for prepared piano Op. 2 (1967)
  • Italian Concerto for prepared piano, celesta, electric organ, vocal ensemble and orchestra Op. 3 (1970)
  • Haute surveillance , incidental music for tape (1970)
  • Pentacle for Harp, Psalterium and String Trio Op. 5 (1971)
  • Note d'espace for electric cello and tape Op. 6 (1972)
  • Chrysos , ballet music for tape (1972)
  • Wahazzin for solo percussion , three marimbas and large orchestra Op. 4 (1972)
  • Croce e delizia for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and prepared piano Op. 7 (1973)
  • Symphonèmes for orchestra Op. 8 (1973)
  • Lysis , incidental music for tape (1973)
  • Stimuli for Sounds and Instruments Op. 9 (1974)
  • Rituals per Cenci for bass, organ synthesizer, wind quintet and two percussionists Op. 10 (1974)
  • Tahar for twelve strings Op. 11 (1975)
  • Cérémonie secrète , ballet music for tape (1975)
  • Opéra solo for actor pantomime (1975)
  • Le silence de l'oiseau de la paix for five wind instruments and orchestra Op. 12 (1975)
  • Sonata di continuo for electric cello, prepared piano and tape Op. 14 (1978)
  • Cassation for two chamber orchestras Op. 15 (1979)
  • Simple-Double-Triple for Ondes Martenot, piano, percussion and three orchestras Op. 16 (1980)
  • I Cenci , Opera after Antonin Artaud Op. 13 (1981)
  • Sinfonia sui Cenci for orchestra Op. 17 (1981)
  • Palindrome I , Baroque suite for lute and oboe Op. 18 (1980)
  • Palindrome II for string quartet Op. 19 (1981)
  • Palindrome III , Sonata for Piano Op. 20 (1981)
  • Palindrome en Chaconne I for Organ Op. 21 (1982)
  • Palindrome en Chaconne II for orchestra Op. 22 (1983)
  • Palindrome en Chaconne III for string sextet Op. 23 (1983)
  • Nadira for soprano, speaker, choir and orchestra Op. 24 (1983)
  • Batteries II for two prepared pianos Op. 25 (1984)
  • Erta a tre for wind trio Op. 26 (1984)
  • Pantoum for mezzo-soprano and piano Op. 27 (1983)
  • Palindrome en Chaconne IV for piano quartet Op. 28 (1988)
  • Palindrome en Chaconne VI for twelve strings Op. 29 (1986)
  • Serenata for double bass and prepared piano Op. 30 (1985)
  • Six études en variations for two violins Op. 31 (1986)
  • Sébastien en martyr , Chamber Opera Op. 32 (1986)
  • Le Sébastien de Mantegna for baritone and piano Op. 32b (1986)
  • Flèche de tout bois for clarinet and piano Op. 33 (1989)
  • Sérénade for double bass quartet Op. 34 (1986)
  • Le assonanze , Trio for Ondes Martenot, piano and percussion Op. 35 (1987)
  • Sade , Opera Op. 36 (1989)
  • Pyramis for piano and two string trios Op. 37 (1991)
  • Sur le nom de Sade for piano Op. 38 (1991)
  • Badinerie for harpsichord Op. 39 (1991)
  • Le chasseur égaré for choir Op. 40 (1993)
  • Requiem for soprano, baritone, small and large choir, choir organ, large organ, piano and percussion Op. 41 (1993)
  • Le sirop d'Eros for soprano, clarinet and piano Op. 42 (1993)
  • Le sirop d'Eros for soprano, clarinet, horn and string quartet Op. 42b (1998)
  • Air dodécatonique for baritone, alto saxophone and piano Op. 44 (1993)
  • Va-t'en, go! , Tango for soprano, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello Op. 45 (1996)
  • Galatée , Eclogue for string quartet Op. 46 (1999)
  • Après une lecture de Pétrarque , Madrigal for mixed choir a cappella Op. 47 (1999)
  • Prose brisée for soprano, baritone and piano Op. 47a (1998)
  • Sonnet CCLXXIX de Pétrarque for voice and piano Op. 48 (1999)
  • Vocalise sur les onomatopées for voice and piano Op. 48a (1999)
  • Sarabande for cello solo Op. 49 (1999)
  • Le condamné à mort , monodrama for baritone, accordion and instrumental ensemble Op. 52 (2000)
  • Palindrome en Chaconne V for winds and string quintet Op. 43 (2001)
  • Alert for Solo Trumpet Op. 50 (2000)
  • Fanfare for wind quintet Op. 51 (2000)
  • ... après une lecture de Pétrarque , Madrigal for soprano, tenor and string sextet Op. 54 (2003)
  • Maris Stella for clarinet and harmony orchestra Op. 55 (2003)
  • Trois danses for alto saxophone and harp Op. 56 (2004)
  • 2ème quatuor à cordes ("le condamné à mort") Op. 57 (2005)

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SURNAME Capdenat, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux