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Michel Michalakakos
Michel Michalakakos (born in 1954) is a French contemporary violist. Biography Born in Athens, Michalakakos began to study viola at the age of thirteen with his father, Christos Michalakakos, and then entered the Conservatoire de Paris in Colette Lequien's class (alto), and Joseph Calvet's one (chamber music). He left in 1977 with a First Prize (music diploma), First Prize in viola while a year later, in 1978, he obtained his teaching certificate. From 1979 to 1984 he joined the Orchestre National de France and from 1981 to 1993 he joined the Paris String Trio, with Jean Grout and Charles Frey. He regularly performs with French and foreign orchestras and gives sonata recitals, notably with the pianist Martine Gagnepain, with whom he recorded several records. His chamber music partners include Roland Daugareil, Patrice Fontanarosa, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Gérard Jarry, Régis Pasquier, Jean-Marc Phillips, Gérard Poulet, Vladimir Mendelsson, Henri Demarquette, Roland Pidoux, Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violist
; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= *Violin family (violin, cello, double bass) *List of violists , articles= , sound sample = The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below). The strings from low to high are typically tuned to C3, G3, D4, and A4. In the past, the viola varied in size and style, as did its names. The word viola originates from the Italian language. The Italians often used the term viola da braccio meaning literally: 'of the arm'. "Brazzo" was another Italian word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Moretti
Isabelle Moretti (born 5 May 1964 in Lyon) is a French classical harpist. Biography Moretti studied harp at the Conservatoire de Lyon, then at the Conservatoire de Paris where she is a teacher. In 2006, she premiered the harp concertos by Philippe Hersant and Michèle Reverdy. In 2007, Moretti played "La Source" by Alphonse Hasselmans in the episode "Les Sons de la nature" of Jean-François Zygel's TV program '. In 2015, she performed the Polish premiere of Karol Beffa's ''Concerto pour harpe''. Selected discography * ''Sonates pour harpe'' by Casella, C.P.E. Bach, Dussek, Hindemith, Tailleferre, Harmonia Mundi, 1987. * Ravel, Debussy, Caplet, Cras, ''Musique de chambre pour harpe'', with the Parisii Quartet, Michel Moraguès (flute), Pascal Moraguès (clarinet), Dominique Desjardin (double bass), Auvidis Valois, 1995. * André Caplet, ''Le Miroir de Jésus, Inscriptions champêtres'', with the Quatuor Ravel, Michel Chanu, Hanna Schaer, female choir Bernard Têtu di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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French Classical Violists
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romani Music
Romani music (often referred to as gypsy or gipsy music, which is sometimes considered a derogatory term) is the music of the Romani people who have their origins in northern India but today live mostly in Europe. Historically nomadic, though now largely settled, the Romani people have long acted as entertainers and tradesmen. In many of the places Romanies live they have become known as musicians. The wide distances travelled have introduced a multitude of influences of: Byzantine music, Byzantine, Music of Greece, Greek, Arabic music, Arabic, Music of India, Indian, Persian traditional music, Persian, Music of Turkey, Turkish, Slavic peoples, Slavic, Music of Romania, Romanian, Music of Germany, German, Music of the Netherlands, Dutch, Music of France, French, Music of Spain, Spanish, and even Jewish musical forms. It is difficult to define the parameters of a unified Romani musical style, as there are many differences in melodic, harmonic, rhythmic and formal structures from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tango (music)
Tango is a style of music in or time that originated among European and African immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay (collectively, the " Rioplatenses"). It is traditionally played on a solo guitar, guitar duo, or an ensemble, known as the ''orquesta típica'', which includes at least two violins, flute, piano, double bass, and at least two bandoneóns. Sometimes guitars and a clarinet join the ensemble. Tango may be purely instrumental or may include a vocalist. Tango music and dance have become popular throughout the world. Origins Even though present forms of tango developed in Argentina and Uruguay from the mid-19th century, there are records of 19th and early 20th-century tango styles in Cuba and Spain,José Luis Ortiz Nuevo ''El origen del tango americano'' Madrid and La Habana 1849 while there is a flamenco tango dance that may share a common ancestor in a minuet-style European dance. All sources stress the influence of African communities and their rhyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parisii Quartet
The Parisii Quartet is a French string quartet ensemble founded in 1981. Members * Arnaud Vallin, first violin (2002-....) - Thierry Brodard (1981-2002) * Doriane Gable (2013-....) second violin - Jean-Michel Berrette, (1981-2013) * Dominique Lobet, viola (1981-....) * Jean-Philippe Martignoni, cello (1981-....) History The Parisii Quartet was created in 1981 by four students from the Conservatoire de Paris, all first prize in instrument and chamber music. In 1986, the quartet won the Grand Prix Radio Canada in the Banff International Quartet Competition, a competition reserved for the top ten string quartets in the world, previously selected. Then in 1987, the formation won the Evian and Munich competitions. Since then, the Parisii Quartet has performed regularly with the most prestigious chamber music societies in the world. Great soloists such as Jean-Claude Pennetier, Régis Pasquier, Pascal Moraguès, Isabelle Moretti, Anne Queffélec and Michel Portal, joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Quartet
''Manfred: A dramatic poem'' is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Gothic fiction. Byron commenced this work in late 1816, a few months after the famous ghost-story sessions with Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley that provided the initial impetus for '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus ''. The supernatural references are made clear throughout the poem. ''Manfred'' was adapted musically by Robert Schumann in 1852, in a composition entitled '' Manfred: Dramatic Poem with Music in Three Parts'', and in 1885 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in his '' Manfred Symphony''. Friedrich Nietzsche was inspired by the poem's depiction of a super-human being to compose a piano score in 1872 based on it, "Manfred Meditation". Background Byron wrote this "metaphysical drama", as he called it, after his marriage to Annabella M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Devoyon
Pascal Devoyon (born 6 April 1953) is a French classical pianist. Biography Born in Paris, Devoyon began his studies with Blanche Bascourret de Gueraldi then with Lélia Gousseau at the Conservatoire de Paris where he won first prize in 1971. Then he became famous for his successes at international competitions: the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (in 1974, second place), the Leeds International Piano Competition (in 1975, tied with Andras Schiff for third place), finally the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (in 1978, second prize). Favourite in the final of this competition, the jury awarded him only the second place behind Mikhail Pletnev. The following year he began an international career and gave several concerts in Europe, the United States and the USSR. Among his notable recordings are Maurice Ravel's ''Gaspard de la nuit'' and Franz Liszt's '' Piano Sonata in B minor''. Devoyon often performs as a chamber pianist, and collaborates with c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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