Jean-Pascal Chaigne (born 1977) is a French composer. Following initial studies at the Conservatoire National de Région de

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and the

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, he was admitted to 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 ...

where he obtained first prizes in analysis, harmony, orchestration, counterpoint, 20th century music writing and composition, studying with Emmanuel Nunes and

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. Holding a PhD in musicology and author of several analytical articles, Jean-Pascal Chaigne also conducts research activity, thus nourishing his reflexion on musical creation. After teaching in the universities of Nice and Saint-Etienne, at the conservatory of Annecy and then at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève (

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), he is now professor and researcher at the Haute Ecole de Musique Vaud Valais Fribourg (

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Works

Solo instrument

* ''De miroir, d’absence'' (2016) for viola da gamba * ''L'énigme et son sommeil'' (2011, after ''Kardia'' by

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) for soprano * ''L'épaisseur d'un cri'' (2012) for traverso (baroque flute) * ''Hymne I'' (2010) for flute * ''Hymne II'' (2013) for percussion * ''Objets I'' (2007) for bass clarinet * ''Soit donc cela I'' (2013) for harpsichord * ''Soit donc cela II'' (2013) for organ * ''Trace'' (2014) for double bass * ''Vertical et blanc I'' (2006-revised 2009) for cello * ''Vertical et blanc II'' (2009) for viola * ''Vertical et blanc III'' (2009-revised 2011) for violin * ''Wie ein Toter'' (2013) for cello

Chamber ensemble

* ''...an die Nacht I'' (2013) for solo flute, string trio, piano and percussion * ''Aux limites sourdes'' (2015) for solo violin, percussion and three female voices * ''Césure : le corps'' (2010, after a poem by

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) for mezzo-soprano and violin * ''Dans la ligne des paupières'' (2013, after a poem by

) for soprano and string quartet * ''De sa disparition'' (2013) for female voice, Celtic harp and cello * ''Dire I'' (2013) for two pianos * ''Dire II'' (2014) for clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello * ''L'élaboration du silence'' (2012, after a poem by

) for three female voices or female chorus * ''Entaille'' for string quartet (2015) * ''Hymne III'' (in progress) for piano and percussion * ''Hymne V'' (2018) for piccolo and xylophone * ''Hymne VI'' (2010) for flute, piano and percussion * ''Immer wieder Angst'' (2016, after

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) for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano * ''Objets II'' (2008) for cello octet * ''Objets III - L'amant et l'image'' (2012, after a poem by

) for mezzo-soprano, flute, guitar, percussion and violin * ''Objets IV'' (2011) for saxophone quartet * ''Reflet'' for clarinet, violin and cello (2014) * ''Répétition'' (2004- revised 2010, after a poem by

) for mezzo-soprano, string trio and harpsichord * ''Strates'' (2010, after a poem by

) for mezzo-soprano, viola, cello and harpsichord * ''Trois mouvements'' for string quartet (2009) * ''La voix extrême la lumière'' (2010, after a poem by

) for mezzo-soprano, cello and harpsichord

Orchestra / Vocal ensemble

* ''...an die Nacht II'' (2013, after a poem by

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) for solo percussionist, four percussionists and mixed choir * ''Der Bau'' (2011), monodrama for narrator, vocal sextet and orchestra, from the Franz Kafka's novella

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* ''L'élaboration du silence'' (2012, after a poem by

) for three female voices or female choir * ''Figurations'' (2009) for string trio and chamber orchestra * ''Figuration I'' (2007) for cello and chamber orchestra * ''Figuration III / La trajectoire du souffle'' (2011) for violin and large orchestra * ''Ma voix te suit'' (2011, after ''Kardia'' by

) for a cappella choir (SATB) * ''Shlof'' (2015) for vocal sextet, after a Yiddish lullaby; excerpt from the monodrama ''Der Bau'' * Ludwig van Beethoven ''Sonate 15 opus 28 n°1'' (2003) rchestrationfor orchestra * Arnold Schönberg ''Three pieces opus 11 n°1'' (2004) rchestrationfor large orchestra * Arnold Schönberg ''Three pieces opus 11 n°2'' (2005) rchestrationfor large orchestra

Cycles

* ''Triptych after Kafka'' ** ''Der Bau'' for narrator, vocal sextet and chamber orchestra ** ''Immer wieder Angst'' for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano ** ''Wie ein Toter'' for cello * ''Le travail du silence'' cycle (after

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): ** ''L’épaisseur d’un cri'', for traverso (baroque flute) ** ''Soit donc cela I'', for harpsichord ** ''Soit donc cela II'', for organ ** ''De miroir, d’absence'', for viola da gamba ** ''Cet abîme d’étoiles'', for theorbo n cours d’écriture * ''Objets'' cycle ** ''Objets I'' for bass clarinet ** ''Objets II'' for cello octet ** ''Objets III'' for mezzo-soprano, flute, guitar, percussion and violin ** ''Objets IV'' for saxophone quartet * ''Mezza Voce'' cycle, after ''Mezza Voce'' by

** ''Césure : le corps'' for mezzo-soprano and violin ** ''Vertical et blanc I'' for cello ** ''La voix extrême la lumière'' for mezzo-soprano, cello and harpsichord ** ''Vertical et blanc II'' for viola ** ''Strates'' for mezzo-soprano, viola, cello and harpsichord ** ''Vertical et blanc III'' for violin ** ''Répétition'' for mezzo-soprano, string trio and harpsichord * ''Kardia'' diptych, after ''Kardia'' by

** ''L'énigme et son sommeil'' for soprano ** ''Ma voix te suit'' for a cappella choir (SATB) * ''Hymnes à la nuit'' cycle, after ''Hymnen an die Nacht'' by

** ''Hymne I'' for flute ** ''Hymne II'' for percussion ** ''Hymne III'' for piano and percussion ** ''Hymne IV'' for piano ** ''Hymne V'' for flute and percussion ** ''Hymne VI'' for flute, piano and percussion * ''Les chiffres du corps'' triptych ** ''Trace'' for double bass ** ''Reflet'' for clarinet, violin and cello ** ''Entaille'' for string quartet

Awards

* Francis and Mica Salabert Foundation Prize (2009) * Second Prize of the Mottini Competition 2012 for young composers * Selected in the Ensemble Aleph’s 7th International Forum in 2014 for his composition ''Dire II''.

Discography

* « Dédicaces » (2010):

Jean-Marc Fessard Jean-Marc Fessard (born 31 October 1969) is a French classical clarinetist. Life Born in Étampes, Fessard studied at the Conservatoire de Paris ( 1st prize for clarinet, bass clarinet, and chamber music) at the Paris 8 University (master of m ...

, bass clarinet (Quantum – Codaex); ''Objets I'' for bass clarinet is recorded on this CD

External links

Jean-Pascal Chaigne - Official Web Site

Jean-Pascal Chaigne - YouTube
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