biography
pronunciation:
[amee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1936– )
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| biography:
| Composer and conductor, born in Paris, France. He studied philosophy, then attended the Conservatoire de Paris (1956–60) under Messiaen, Milhaud, and Boulez. In 1967 he succeeded Boulez as director of the Domaine Musical, and was chief founder of the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France. He became professor of analysis at Yale, USA and Director of the Conservatoire de Lyon. His works include Sophocles' Oedipe for the theatre, and Michaud's Images du monde visionnaire for the cinema. A significant mature work is Cette étoile enseigne à s'incliner (1970) whose title is borrowed from Klee and the text from Dante; the music is for the male voice, 10 instruments, and sound track. Numerous awards include the Prix de la Critique (1988) for Missa cum jubilo. |
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