Accordéon Mélancolique is a Dutch
accordion
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duo consisting of Cherie de Boer (born 10 June 1950 in
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) and Jean-Pierre Guiran (born 27 January 1957 in
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).
The duo is founded in 1984. In 1997 they were asked to play during the fiftieth anniversary of the Marshall-plan in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for, among others, Bill en Hillary Clinton, Dutch crown prince Willem Alexander and former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok. Their first CD ''L'Imparfait du Cœur'' was released in 1998, and was proclaimed by the Swedish accordion magazine Dragspels Nytt as the best accordion CD of 1999. As a result, they played at various festivals in
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and
Denmark
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during the summer of 2000 and 2003. In total, seven CDs have been released. The music is also published as sheet music.
Style
The duo plays increasingly more original compositions. Their inspiration comes from French accordion music, French musette waltzes,
Italian folk music
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,
Antillean waltzes,
Indonesian kronchong melodies,
Argentinean tangos,
Jewish
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and
Greek folk music
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,
swing standards,
Gypsy romantics,
classical music
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,
merengues and
tex-mex
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. A central theme is the role of silence in music.
Discography
CDs
Sheet music
Compositions J.P. Guiran
The compositions of Jean-Pierre Guiran are distinguished by the central role of the melody. The expressiveness is strengthened by timing in various rhythms and by the harmony which receives the role of a second voice.
2015
* Mermaid
* Quicksand
* Swan & Swan
* Aquarelle d’Amour
* Warm Bath
* Damselfly
* Meeting at the Lake
* Watering Place
* Ducklings
* the Heron and the Frog
* Water Cave
* Swell
* Swimming in the Winter
* Lullaby to the Sea
* Ebb and Flow
2012
* Eléphants Blancs
* Swiss Affair
* Gratitude I
* Gratitude II
* Gratitude III
* Bailamos la Vida
* Sans Queue ni Tête
* The Singing Moon
* Seaside
* Cinquante
* Santiago
* Rose de Salon
2008
* L'Arrivée des Invités
* Bougainville
* Clandestin
* The Dancing Tortoise
* Ma Chérie
* Padiki Dikitika
* Por el Camino Real (co-author)
* Requiem pour une Rose
* Tonton Charles
* Tanah Tumpah Darah
2006
* Appelboom
* L'Esprit du Sud
* L'Heure Bleue
* Juif Errant
* Kripi Kripi
* Le Lac Minor
* Le Nid Aimé
* Maria Clara
* Merel
* Mon Chéri
* Solitude Heureuse
* Te Lang Alleen
* Within Five Minutes!
2003
* Cirque Mazurque
2002
* Café Vert
* Helena
* Mango
* Parade des Poules
* Tres Corazones (co-author)
* Une Valse Anglaise S.V.P.
1998
* L'Imparfait du Cœur
* Passé composé
1997
* Polytour
Usage of music
Documentaries
* ''Broken Dreams''. Suzanne van Leendert, van Osch Films, the Netherlands, 2015.
* ''Portret van een Tuin''. Rosie Stapel, the Netherlands, 2014.
* ''Boi, Song of a Wanderer''. Anne Marie Borsboom Filmproducties, the Netherlands, 2014.
* ''Appie Baantjer als Diender''. Profiel. KRO, the Netherlands, 2008.
* ''Boren in de Zeebodem''. Schooltv, the Netherlands, 2005.
* ''De Koperen Ploeg''. Kristie Stevens, the Netherlands, 2005.
* ''Oud en der Dagen Zat''. IKON, the Netherlands, 2003.
* ''Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies''.
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. United States, 2008.
* ''Dag je dat wij niks leerde?''. Ed van Herpt and Gwen Timmer. Stichting Filmgroep Parabel, the Netherlands, 1981.
Films
* ''Something Fishy''. Puppet animation. Foolhardy Films, scenario Trevor Hardy. UK, 2012.
* ''De Laatste Dag''. Director Saskia Diesing, scenario Helena van der Meulen. Lemming Film, the Netherlands, 2008.
* ''If God Wants''. Diennet Productions, United States, 2009.
Theatre
* ''Because There Isn't Any''. Johannes Wieland. Performed by the
Juilliard School of Arts, New York, United States, 2008.
* ''Petites Histoires.com''. Kader Atou. Compagnie Accrorap, France, 2008. Performed, among others, in France, the Netherlands, the United States and China.
* ''Resemblance''. Dancers: Melanie Aceto en Claire Jacob-Zysman. Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance, New York, United States, 2006.
* ''EWES''. Amaury Lebrun. Performed by Compañía Nacional de Danza II, Madrid, Spain, 2010.
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'Rara noche de danzas eclécticas'
''El País''.
Tv-drama
* ''
Man bijt Hond
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''. NCRV, the Netherlands, Dolle Dries Sterke Zeemansverhalen 2013 / 2014, Dave & Annu 2009.
* ''De Troon''. Avro, the Netherlands, 2010.
References
External links
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Dutch musical duos
Musical groups established in 1984
1984 establishments in the Netherlands
Male–female musical duos