Jean-Louis Florentz (19 December 1947 – 4 July 2004) was a French composer.

Biography

Born in

Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometr ...

, Florentz was a student of

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and

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically ...

. In 1978, he won the

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composition prize, followed by various prizes from the SACEM and the

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. His incessant travels to Africa allowed him to study

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and

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. He was a friend of

Olivier Latry Olivier Jean-Claude Latry (born 22 February 1962) is a French organist, improviser, and composer. He is professor of organ in the Conservatoire de Paris. He became interested in the organ after listening to recordings by Pierre Cochereau. His ...

, organist of Notre-Dame. He was a composer-in-residence at the

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in Rome (1980–1981) and at the

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in Madrid (1983–1985) He died from cancer in 2004 in Paris. He had been a member of the

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since 1995.

Works

* ''Ti'ndé'' (Op. 1, 1975-1976), for viola and small orchestra *:Commission from the

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* ''Ténéré - Incantation sur un verset coranique'' (Op. 2, 1977-1978), for orchestra * : Commission from the Ministry of Culture * ''

Magnificat The Magnificat (Latin for "

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magnifies

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) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Eastern Christianity, Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (). It is traditionally incorporated ...

- Antiphone for the Visitation'' (Op. 3, 1979-1980), for tenor, mixed choir and orchestra * : Commission from the Festival d’arts sacrés de la Ville de Paris. * ''Les Marches du Soleil'' (Op. 4, 1981–1983), for orchestra. Commission from

Radio France Radio France is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: *France Inter — Radio France's "generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed with a wide variety of ...

* ''Laudes - Kidân za-nageh'' (op. 5, 1983-1985), 7 pieces for

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

. Duration 32'. Commission from "Ars organorum" ** I. ''Dis-moi ton nom…'' ** II. ''Prière pour délier les charmes'' ** III. ''Harpe de Marie'' ** IV. ''Chant des fleurs'' ** V. ''Pleurs de la Vierge'' ** VI. ''Rempart de la croix'' ** VII. ''…Seigneur des lumières'' * ''Chant de Nyandarua'' (Op. 6, 1985), for 4 cellos. Duration 15' - Commission from Radio France * ''Asun, Conte symphonique sur l’Assomption de Marie'' (Op. 7, 1986-1988), for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra. Duration 50'. Commission from Radio France. 7 scenes: ** I. ''L’Aube sur le lac Tana, en Éthiopie'' ** II. ''L’Ange à la Palme'' ** III. ''La Forêt des Arcanes'' ** IV. ''L’Autel de l’Eau (Prière de Marie au Golgotha)'' ** V. ''L’Arche de Miséricorde'' ** VI. ''Colonnes de Soleil'' ** VII. ''Porte de la Lumière'' * ''Debout sur le Soleil'' (Op. 8, 1990), resurrection song for organ. Duration 25' *:Commission from Radio France * ''Asmarâ'' (Op. 9, 1991-1992), for mixed choir ''

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 Ren ...

''. Duration 17' *:Commission from the Conseil général de Savoie et du Ministère de la Culture * ''Le Songe de Lluc Alcari'' (Op. 10, 1992-1994), for cello and orchestra. Duration 32' *:Commission from "Musique nouvelle en liberté" and the Ministère de la Culture for the

Orchestre de Paris The Orchestre de Paris () is a French orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra currently performs most of its concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris. History In 1967, following the dissolution of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Co ...

* ''Second Chant de Nyandarua'', Litanies for 12 cellos. Duration 13' * ''L’Ange du Tamaris'', for solo cello, duration, about 11/30' * ''Les Jardins d’Amenta, conte symphonique pour grand orchestre'', Duration 32' *:Commission from the

Orchestre national de Lyon The Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) is a French orchestra based in Lyon. Its primary concert venue is l'Auditorium de Lyon. The orchestra operates with the help of a subsidy from the French Ministry of Culture and from the Rhône-Alpes regional ...

* ''L’Anneau de Salomon'' (Opus 14A, 1997/1998 - 1 April 1999), symphonic dance for solo orchestra. Duration 25' *:Commission from the Orchestre national de Lyon * ''La Croix du Sud'' (Op. 15, 1999-2000), symphonic poem for organ. Duration 17' *:Commission from the "Association Renaissance des grandes orgues de la Basilique Saint-Rémi de Reims" * ''L’Enfant des îles'' (Pp. 16, 2001 - 10 March 2002), symphonic poem for large orchestra. Duration 33' *:Commission from the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire * ''L’Enfant noir'', symphonic tale for

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in 14 scenes, 1st scene: Prélude (2002), duration 9' *:Commission from the Concours internationaux de la Ville de Paris and "Musique nouvelle en liberté". * ''Qsar Ghilâne ou le Palais des Djinns'' (Op. 18, 2003),

symphonic poem A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music, usually in a single continuous movement, which illustrates or evokes the content of a poem, short story, novel, painting, landscape, or other (non-musical) source. The German term ''T ...

for orchestra. Duration 22' *: Commission from the

Orchestre de chambre de Paris The Orchestre de chambre de Paris (OCP) is a French chamber orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra performs throughout Paris with concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris, where it is a resident ensemble, and also at such venues as the Théâtre des ...

and the French Ministry of Culture

Tributes

The Grand Prix d’orgue of the which has been awarded annually since 2002 to the best young hope among the

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

s, has been renamed or Grand prix d'orgue Jean-Louis Florentz. He had been a member of the

since 1995. Michaël Levinas succeeded him in 2009 and pronounced his praise under the Coupole on 15 June 2011

Discography

* ''Magnificat – Antiphone pour la Visitation'' / ''Les Laudes, I. Caley'' by Michel Bourcier (organ), vocal ensemble

Michel Piquemal Michel Piquemal (born 15 April 1947) is a French choir conductor and conductor. He is also an operatic singer ( baritone). Biography Born in Paris, originally from Ariège, his parents were not musicians at all. Michel Piquemal wanted to pl ...

, Ensemble orchestral de Paris,

Armin Jordan Armin Jordan (9 April 1932 – 20 September 2006) was a Swiss conductor known for his interpretations of French music, Mozart and Wagner. Armin Jordan was born in Lucerne, Switzerland. "Mr. Jordan was a large man, with a slab of a face and a ful ...

(dir.) – Erato/MFA 2292-45432-2. * ''Debout sur le Soleil'' / ''Les Laudes'' by Michel Bourcier (organ) – Koch/Schwann 3-6407-2H1. * ''Les Jardins d’Amènta'' / ''Le Songe de Lluc Alcari'' / ''L’Ange du Tamaris'' by Yvan Chiffoleau, Yves Potrel (cellos), Orchestre national de Lyon,

Emmanuel Krivine Emmanuel Krivine (born 7 May 1947, Grenoble) is a French conductor. Biography The son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, Krivine studied the violin as a youth. He was a winner of the ''Premier Prix'' at the Paris Conservatoire, at age 16. ...

Günther Herbig Günther Herbig (born 30 November 1931) is a German conductor. Born in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia, Herbig studied conducting at the Franz Liszt Academy in Weimar in 1951 (then in East Germany) with Hermann Abendroth. He later was a student ...

(dir.) – MFA/Radio France – MFA 216023 * ''L’Enfant des îles'' / ''L’Anneau de Salomon'' by the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire, Hubert Soudant (dir.)

Hubert Soudant Hubert Soudant (born 16 March 1946 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a Dutch conductor. He played the French horn as a youth. He has won prizes in several conducting competitions, including the Besançon Young Conductor Competition and the Karaja ...

- Forlane 16832 * ''Intégrale de l'œuvre pour orgue'' by Michel Bourcier, Olivier Latry and Béatrice Piertot, 2 Cdbooks Marie-Louise Langlais: Jean-Louis Florentz, l'œuvre d'orgue. témoignages croisés,'' Symétrie, Lyon, 2009. * ''Asun, Requiem de la Vierge'' by Françoise Pollet, choir and orchestre de Radio-France, Claude Bardon (dir.), 1988 (''live'') ;Separate pieces * ''Chants de Nyandarua'' by P. Boufil, M. Bardon, F. Dariel, C. Tricoire (cellos) in ''133 violoncelles pour Pablo Casals'' – Vogue VG 651-645007 (''live'') * ''L’Ange du Tamaris'' by

Dominique de Williencourt Dominique de Williencourt is a French cellist and composer, born in Lille in 1959. Works * ''Abraham and Isaac'', opus 7, for baritone, flute and string orchestra. First performed in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, February 2007 * ...

(cello) in ''Musique française pour violoncelle'' - Triton TRI 2021 * ''L’Ange du Tamaris'' by

Arto Noras Arto Noras (born 12 May 1942, in Turku) is a Finnish cellist who is one of Finland's most celebrated instrumentalists and amongst the most outstanding internationally acknowledged cellists of his generation. At the age of 8, Arto Noras started h ...

(cello) - Arion ARN 68414 * ''Asmarâ'' in ''French Choral Music'' by the

Nederlands Kamerkoor The Netherlands Chamber Choir (Dutch ''Nederlands Kamerkoor'') is a full-time and independent professional Dutch choir. It was founded in 1937 by a :nl:Felix de Nobel as the ''Chorus Pro Musica'' to perform Bach cantatas for the Dutch radio.

, Ed Spanjaard (dir.) - Globe/Codaex GLO 5215

Bibliography

* "Incidences de la bio-acoustique dans la composition musicale", ''Journal de Psychologie", n° 1-2, January–June 1983 * "La question du timbre et les vibratos harmoniques dans les ''Laudes'', op. 5 pour orgue", ''L’Orgue'' n° 218, April–June 1991. Également disponible dans ''Contemporary Music Review'', vol. 8, part 1, 1993 * "L’espace symphonique et la liturgie éthiopienne dans ''Debout sur le Soleil'', op. 8, pour orgue", ''L’Orgue'', n° 221, January–February–March 1992 * "Incidences et traditions musicales éthiopiennes dans ''Asmarâ'', Op. 9", ''Intemporel'', bulletin de la Société nationale de musique n° 26, April–June 1998 * "L’Église orthodoxe éthiopienne de Jérusalem. L’Assomption à Däbrä Gännät, Monastère du Paradis, Jérusalem-Ouest", Ocora/Radio-France C 560027/028 (2CD) ;Interviews * "Entretien avec Jean-Louis Florentz", ''Zodiaque'' n° 163, January 1990, atelier du Cœur-Meurtry, abbaye Sainte-Marie-de-la-Pierre-qui-vire * Myriam Soumagnac,
with Jean-Louis Florentz
, by ''Intemporel'', "bulletin de la Société nationale de musique" n° 12, Oct.-Dec. 1994 * "Les hommes en vert, cinq questions à Jean-Louis Florentz", ''La Lettre de l’Académie des beaux-arts'', No 15, summer 1998 ;Analysis * Apollinaire Anakesa, ''Florentz... sur les marches du soleil'', Lillebonne, Millénaire III, 1998. * Pascale Guitton-Lanquest,

, ''Intemporel'', bulletin de la Société nationale de musique n° 17, January–March 1996 * Marie-Louise Langlais,Marie-Louise Langlais
on Symétrie ''Jean-Louis Florentz, l’œuvre d’orgue témoignages croisés'', Symétrie, Lyon, 2009

References

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