Pierre-André Bovey

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Pierre-André Bovey (born October 17, 1942 in Lausanne ) is a Swiss composer and flautist .

Life

Pierre-André Bovey attended the St. Michael College in Freiburg. After graduating from high school, he studied flute from 1958 to 1963 with André Bosshard , principal flutist of the Bern Symphony Orchestra . From 1959 to 1963 he also studied music theory with Lucie Dikenmann at the Institute for Musicology at the University of Bern . In 1963 he received a diploma from the Swiss Music Education Association (SSPM). In 1969 he completed a concert diploma with André Jaunet at the Zurich Conservatory . From 1969 to 1972 he studied counterpoint and composition with Rolf Looser at the Biel Conservatory .

He gave several concerts in Switzerland and France. In addition, since 1990 he has led the flute ensemble Intercity Flute Players and is a member of the Trio Coriolan . He is a member of the Swiss Tonkünstlerverein and the Swiss Music Education Association. Bovey composed more than 100 works, mostly chamber music. His compositional style can be compared to that of Albert Roussel , Charles Koechlin and Willy Burkhard . From 1963 to 2007 he taught at the Biel Conservatory. Markus Hofer is one of his students . He is part of the team at the L'art pour l'Aar festival in Bern.

His works were u. a. premiered by the Huttwiler Chamber Orchestra , the ensemble bern modern and the Ensemble Sortisatio .

Works

Orchestral music

  • Xiphos (1982) for bass clarinet and string orchestra
  • Periple (1990) for violin and string orchestra

Chamber music

  • Arioso (1967) for piano
  • 3 pièces faciles (1967) for 2 flutes
  • Rondeau (1970) for clarinet
  • Variations sur un thème de Colin Muset (1971) for organ
  • Antiope (1972) for 2 flutes
  • Duo (1972) for 2 flutes
  • Prélude et Pastorale (1973) for 3 flutes
  • Suite de chansons populaires (1973) for harpsichord
  • 3 Chorals (1974) for flute and organ
  • Pavane (1974) for 4 flutes
  • Méditation sur le nom de BACH (1975) for organ
  • Tombeau d'Anténor (1975) for 4 timbales and piano
  • Complainte (1976) for flute and guitar
  • Petite Suite (1976) for flute and harpsichord
  • ... De Terra lonhdana (1977) for flute and violoncello
  • Noël (1977) for 2 flutes
  • Petit Concert en hommage à Louis Couperin (1977) for flute, violoncello and piano
  • Sarabande (1977) for flute and piano
  • Suite médiévale (1977) for organ
  • Prelude (1978) for violoncello
  • Dialogue sur le nom de BACH (1978) for flute and organ
  • Méandres (1979) for 2 flutes
  • Canzone (1979) for flute, violin, violoncello and piano
  • Partita breve (1980) for string quartet
  • Tiento sur le nom de BACH (1980) for harpsichord
  • Bicinium (1981) for flute
  • Antiphonie (1983) for 12 flutes
  • 5 Echappées (1985) for flute, violoncello and piano
  • Cariglione per la Madonna del Sasso (1985) for piano
  • Aube (1986) for flute
  • 3 studies based on poems by Hans Arp (1986) for piano
  • Ephémérides (1987). 5 pieces for piano
  • Réparties (1987) for flute and violoncello
  • 3 Volksweise (1987) for 3 flutes
  • Vigiles (1982–1988) for flute
  • Les 4 points cardinaux (1988) for piano
  • Prelude et Arabesque (1988) for flute
  • Passage du témoin (1989) for 4 flutes
  • Naissance de l'arbre (1990). Poem for flute
  • Ziggourat (1990) for 6 flutes
  • 7 Inscriptions (1991) for clarinet
  • 3 Psaumes (1991) for flute and organ
  • Six Quatrains (1992) for oboe d'amore and string quartet
  • 3 Esquisses (1993) for flute
  • 3 Psalms (1991–1994) for organ
  • Ricercare sur le nom de BACH (1994) for flute and organ
  • Et incarnatus est (1994) for trombone
  • Stèle à la mémoire de Charles Koechlin (1995) for flute
  • Figures d'hiver (1995) for flute ensemble
  • 2 Episodes (1996) for flute and organ
  • Rivages (1996) for string quartet
  • 4 Preludes (1992–1997) for piano
  • 7 Interstices (1996–1997) for harpsichord
  • Approche de l'horizon (1997) for flute
  • Arcturus (1997) for organ and percussion instruments
  • Une lueur dans l'infini (1997) for flute
  • Strophe - Antistrophe (1995–1998) for bass flute
  • Ottave di primavera (1998) for speaker and flute ensemble. Text: Alberto Nessi
  • Ad Parnassum (1998–1999) for flute, string quartet, piano and glockenspiel
  • Novelette (2000) for harpsichord
  • Ascended to Heaven (2000). Chorale for organ
  • Suite liturgique (2000) for flute and positive
  • 3 refrains de l'été (2000) for flute ensemble (12)
  • Lors, surgi de la nuit grise (2001) for flute
  • 4 Miniatures (2001) for piano
  • 2 Schizzi (2001) for harpsichord
  • Sur les traces de l'aube (2001) for flute
  • Parcours (2002) for bass flute and organ
  • Acrostiche (2002) for 7 flutes
  • 4 inventions sur le psaume 12 (2003) for organ
  • Jardins de l'azur (2003) for flute, violin and harpsichord
  • Scorrevole (2003) for piano
  • Dithyrambe (2003) for flute, clarinet and piano
  • Ostinato (2004) for piano
  • 5 Etudes pour “L'Espace et la flûte” (2004) for flute
  • Flashes (2004). 3 pieces for harpsichord
  • Litanies (2004) for alto flute, violin and guitar
  • L'autre versant du soir (2005) for piano
  • Raumspiele (2005) for 2 flutes
  • Tombeau de Charles Koechlin (2005) for bass flute
  • Music for a Requiem (2005) for alto flute in G, clarinet in A and violin
  • Le songe de Constantin (2005) for flute and organ
  • 3 Lessons (2006) for flute quartet
  • Toccata (2006) for piano
  • Presque une passacaille (2007) for flute, violin and violoncello
  • Elegy (2008) for alto and bassoon
  • Quelques échos (2008) for flute and alto flute
  • 100 Secondes (2008) for 7 instruments
  • Enlil (2009) for alto flute
  • Samash (2009). 3 pieces for violoncello
  • 5 Versets (2009) for organ
  • Accolades (2010) for alto flute and viola
  • Intermezzo (2010) for violoncello
  • Murs de lumière (2010) for flute and organ
  • Palindrome (2010) for flute ensemble
  • Beginning of a Poem (2012) for chamber ensemble

Vocal music

  • 3 Nocturnes sur des fragments de Sappho (1977) for soprano and piano
  • 3 Epigrammes d'André Chénier (1980) for flute and voice
  • 4 songs by Mascha Kaléko (1983) for choir voice and piano
  • Silver Time (1987) for voice, flute, violoncello and piano
  • Chor der Toten (1990) for mixed choir and piano. Text: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
  • Les saisons de la flûte (1995–2001) for speaker, soprano and flute ensemble
  • Un dolcissimo sonno (2001) for soprano, 4 alto flutes, 3 bass flutes and 1 double bass flute
  • Lettre à Léonard sur les oiseaux (2010) for recorder, sopranino and speaker. Text: Leonardo da Vinci

Discography (selection)

  • 2006: Festival l'art pour l'Aar. January 2003 (Müller & Schade)
  • 2010: Rolf Looser (Grammont Portrait)

Fonts (selection)

  • Création - interpretation - reception . In: Musique et humanisme (1998), pp. 151-162.

literature

  • Jean-Louis Matthey: Le flûtiste suisse Pierre-André Bovey . In: Cahiers suisses de pédagogie musicale 1/1996, 35–37.
  • Jean-Louis Matthey: Speaking of the ensembles de flûtes traversières Rencontre avec Pierre-André Bovey . In: Schweizer Musikzeitung 1/2001, p. 7. ( digitized )
  • Jean-Louis Matthey: Pierre-André Bovey. Flûtiste et compositeur. Catalog des oeuvres . 2nd edition, Bibliotheque Cantonale et Universitaire, Lausanne 1995, ISBN 2-88888-054-7 .
  • Bovey, Pierre-André. In: Peter Hollfelder : Piano Music. International chronological lexicon. History. Composers. Works. Supplement, Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2005, ISBN 3-7959-0855-8 , p. 39.
  • Bovey, Pierre-André . In: Axel Schniederjürgen (Ed.): Kürschner's Musicians Handbook. 5th edition, Saur Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-24212-3 , p. 49.
  • Jean-Louis Matthey: Pierre-André Bovey: une vie pour la flûte traversière . In: Schweizer Musikzeitung 10/2008, p. 9. ( digitized )

Web links

Commons : Pierre-André Bovey  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Kürschner's Musicians Handbook, 2006
personal data
SURNAME Bovey, Pierre-André
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer and flautist
DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Lausanne