Alain Bancquart (20 June 1934 – 27 January 2022) was a French composer.

Biography

Bancquart had his musical formation at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

(violin, viola, chamber music, counterpoint, fugue and composition) with

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...

. He was a

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with the

Orchestre National de France The Orchestre national de France (ONF; literal translation, ''National Orchestra of France'') is a French symphony orchestra based in Paris, founded in 1934. Placed under the administration of the French national radio (named Radio France sinc ...

until 1973. He became ''Directeur Musical des Orchestres de Régions at the ORTF'' (1973–1974), then musical director of the Orchestre National de France (1975–1976). Since 1967, he had dedicated his compositional work to the study of micro-intervals in a neo- serial approach using quarter-tones, and more recently 16th tones. Bancquart was married to French poet Marie-Claire Bancquart. He died on 27 January 2022, at the age of 87.Le compositeur Alain Bancquart est décédé

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 solo, 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

External links

Alain Bancquart website

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