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Name
  
Alain Bancquart


Role
  
Composer

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Alain bancquart symphony no 5 partage de midi 1992


Alain Bancquart (born 20 June 1934 in Dieppe) is a French composer. He had his musical formation at the "Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris" (violin, viola, chambre music, counterpoint, fugue and composition) with Darius Milhaud. He was a violist with the Orchestre National de France until 1973. He became Directeur Musical des Orchestres de Régions in l'ORTF (1973–1974), then musical director of the Orchestre National de France (1975–1976).

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Bancquart is also a composer. Since 1967, he has dedicated his work to the study of micro-intervals in a neo-serial approach using quarter-tones, and more recently 16th tones.

He is married to French poet Marie-Claire Bancquart.

Alain bancquart thr ne ii 1977


Selected works

  • five symphonies for large orchestra
  • two concertos for violin
  • partition concertante for cello and ensemble
  • two works for string trio and orchestra
  • two chamber operas
  • three string quartets
  • many pieces for flute
  • many vocal works
  • Baroques for viola and orchestra (1973)
  • Concerto for viola and orchestra (1965)
  • Jeux pour lumière for violin, viola, cello and orchestra (1969)
  • Les Tarots d'Ulysse for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, violin, viola and flute soli, children's chorus, percussion, synthesizers and tape (1984)
  • Ma manière d'arbre II: Du lent sommeil des feuilles for viola and 10 instruments (1992)
  • Écorces I for violin and viola (published 1968)
  • Sonata for viola solo (1983)
  • Duo for viola and harp (1985)
  • References

    Alain Bancquart Wikipedia


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