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Thierry Lancino
Thierry Lancino (born 27 March 1954) is a French composer. Thierry Lancino was born in Civray, Vienne. He was appointed Pensionnaire of the Académie de France à Rome (1988–90) at the Villa Médicis. During that time he wrote his often-performed music theater work. Lancino was on the artistic staff at the IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) for seven years. Works Requiem (2006–2009) on a libretto by Pascal Quignard - creation: Salle Pleyel 8 January 2010 Who is the Third? (2008) for mixed a cappella choir, text by T. S. Eliot Concerto for violin and orchestra (2004–2005) * ''Préludes, Etudes et Inventions'' for piano (2003–2005) for clarinets and 2 percussion instruments (2001–2002) for baritone and orchestra (1997–2001) lyrical suite for 4 singers and orchestra (1997–2000) for baritone and string quartet, text by Paul Claudel (1999) Cinq Caprices for violin and piano (1998) * Salve Regina, for solo voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civray, Vienne
Civray () is a commune in the Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 communes of the Vienne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Vienne Poitou {{Vienne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Quignard
Pascal Quignard (; born 23 April 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 2002 his novel ''Les Ombres errantes'' won the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize. ''Terrasse à Rome'' (Terrasse in Rome), received the French Academy prize in 2000. In 1980 ''Carus'' had been awarded the "Prix des Critiques". Among Quignard's most commented-upon works are his eighty-four "Little Treatises", first published in 1991 by Maeght. But his most popular book is probably '' Tous les matins du monde'' (''All the Mornings in the World''), about 17th-century viola de gamba player Marin Marais and his teacher, Sainte-Colombe, which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director Alain Corneau. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. '' Tous les matins du monde'', starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu and son Guillaume Depardieu, was a tremendous success in France and sold 2 million tickets in the first year. It was subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cappella
''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato musical styles. In the 19th century, a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony, coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists, led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, rarely, as a synonym for ''alla breve''. Early history A cappella could be as old as humanity itself. Research suggests that singing and vocables may have been what early humans used to communicate before the invention of language. The earliest piece of sheet music is thought to have originated from times as early as 2000 B.C. while the earliest that has survived in its entirety is from the first century A.D.: a piece from Greece called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel (; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Early life He was born in Villeneuve-sur-Fère (Aisne), into a family of farmers and government officials. His father, Louis-Prosper, dealt in mortgages and bank transactions. His mother, the former Louise Cerveaux, came from a Champagne family of Catholic farmers and priests. Having spent his first years in Champagne, he studied at the ''lycée'' of Bar-le-Duc and at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in 1881, when his parents moved to Paris. An unbeliever in his teenage years, Claudel experienced a conversion at age 18 on Christmas Day 1886 while listening to a choir sing Vespers in the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris: "In an instant, my heart was touched, and I believed." He remained an active Catholic for the rest of his life. In addition, he discovere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salve Regina
The "Salve Regina" (, ; meaning 'Hail Queen'), also known as the "Hail Holy Queen", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The Salve Regina is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity Sunday until the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent. The ''Hail Holy Queen'' is also the final prayer of the Rosary. The work was composed during the Middle Ages and originally appeared in Latin, the prevalent language of Western Christianity until modern times. Though traditionally ascribed to the eleventh-century German monk Hermann of Reichenau, it is regarded as anonymous by most musicologists. Traditionally it has been sung in Latin, though many translations exist. These are often used as spoken prayers. Background and history Marian antiphons have been sung, since the thirteenth century, at the close of Compline, the last Office of the day. Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divertimento
''Divertimento'' (; from the Italian '' divertire'' "to amuse") is a musical genre, with most of its examples from the 18th century. The mood of the ''divertimento'' is most often lighthearted (as a result of being played at social functions) and it is generally composed for a small ensemble. The term is used to describe a wide variety of secular (non-religious) instrumental works for soloist or chamber ensemble. It is usually a kind of music entertainment, although it could also be applied to a more serious genre. After 1780, the term generally designated works that were informal or light. Genre As a separate genre, it appears to have no specific form, although most of the ''divertimenti'' of the second half of the 18th century go either back to a dance suite approach (derived from the 'ballet' type of theatrical ''divertimento''), or take the form of other chamber music genres of their century (as a continuation of the merely instrumental theatrical ''divertimento''). There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Narrenschiff
''Ship of Fools'' (Modern German: , la, Stultifera Navis, original medieval German title: ) is a satirical allegory in German verse published in 1494 in Basel, Switzerland, by the humanist and theologian Sebastian Brant. It is the most famous treatment of the ship of fools trope and circulated in numerous translations. Overview Ship of Fools was published in 1494 in Basel, Switzerland, by Sebastian Brant. The book consists of a prologue, 112 brief satires, and an epilogue, all illustrated with woodcuts. Brant takes up the ship of fools trope, popular at the time, lashing with unsparing vigour the weaknesses and vices of his time. He conceives Saint Grobian, whom he imagines to be the patron saint of vulgar and coarse people. The concept of foolishness was a frequently used trope in the pre-Reformation period to legitimise criticism, as also used by Erasmus in his ''Praise of Folly'' and Martin Luther in his "" (''Address to the Christian Nobility''). Court fools were al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Raboteurs De Parquet
''Les raboteurs de parquet'' (English title: ''The Floor Scrapers'') is an oil painting by French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. The canvas measures . It was originally given by Caillebotte's family in 1894 to the Musée du Luxembourg, then transferred to the Musée du Louvre in 1929. In 1947, it was moved to the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, and in 1986, it was transferred again to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, where it is currently displayed. Composition Caillebotte's originality lays in his attempt to combine the careful drawing, modeling and exact tonal values encouraged by the Académie with vivid colors, bold perspectives, keen sense of natural light and modern subject matter of the Impressionist movement. Painted in 1875, this work illustrates Caillebotte's continued interest in perspective and everyday life. In the scene, the observer stands above three workers on hands and knees, scraping a wooden floor in a bourgeois apartment—now believed to be Caillebot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelin Preljocaj
Angelin Preljocaj (; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance. Early life Angelin Preljocaj was born in 1957 in Sucy-en-Brie, France. He is of Albanian descent. Career His choreographic work is steeped in his writing of the history of classical ballet, but is resolutely contemporary. He joined the repertoire of the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris in the early 1990s. In 1995, he received the Prix Benois de la Danse as choreographer. In December 1984 he founded the ballet company that in 1996 that was subsequently renameBallet Preljocajwhen it moved into its current home of residence at Pavillon Noir of Aix-en-Provence. Main choreographies * 1984 : ''Aventures coloniales'' * 1984 : ''Marché noir'' * 1985 : ''Larmes blanches'' * 1985 : ''Peurs bleues'' * 1986 : ''À nos héros'' * 1987 : ''Le Petit Napperon bouge'' * 1987 : ''Hallali Romée'' * 1988 : ''Liqueurs de chair'' * 1988 : ''Les raboteurs'' after painting by Caillebotte * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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