André Bon (born 1946) is a

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composer. A student of

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, he has composed over fifty works including several

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s. He is Professor of Composition at the

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Conservatory.

Biography

André Bon was born in

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and studied music and composition at the

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. Following his graduation from the Conservatoire, he won the ''

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'',Post-1971 Winners of the Prix de Rome
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. In succeeding years, his work in composition has been supported by several further fellowships and prizes, including the

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Prize (1975), the Hervé Dugardin Prize from SACEM (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique) (1979), SACEM's Composers Prize (1992), and the Monbinne Prize of the

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(1995). Awards for his operas include the Award for the Best French Creation granted by the French Society of Drama and Music Critics (1987) and the New Talents Award of the French authors’ society, the

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, in 1988 for ''Le Rapt de Persephone'' (''The Rape of Persephone''); the Samuel Rousseau Prize from the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1993) and the Wolf-Ebermann Prize of the International Theatre Institute in Munich (1996) for his opera ''La jeune fille au livre'' (''Girl with a Book''); and Prix Musique 2009 from SACD ''Iq & Ox''. In addition to his professorships at Argenteuil and the American Conservatory of Fontainebleau, Bon has taught 20th century

musicology Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, ...

at the

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and has been a composer-in-residence at the

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in Florida and at the

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Foundation (Château de La Napoule,

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Works

Orchestral

;Convergence (1973) :For

oboe d'amore The ; (), less commonly (), is a double reed woodwind musical instrument in the oboe family. Slightly larger than the oboe, it has a less assertive and a more tranquil and serene tone, and is considered the mezzo-soprano of the oboe family, betw ...

and orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, harp, guitar, piano, 5 percussionists, strings. 24 min, Paris 1974, unpublished ;Emergence (1980) :For youth orchestra, commissioned by the Minister of Culture: 3 flutes, 3 clarinets, alto saxophone, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano, 1 percussionist, strings. 12 min, Bagnols-sur-Cèze 1981, Edition BMG collection Amphion ;Fresques (2000) :For grand orchestra, commissioned by

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: 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, harpsichord, harp, piano, cimbalom, 5 percussionists, strings. 35 min, Paris 2001, Edition Radio France ;Ode (1979) :For

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, commissioned by the Minister of Culture: 13 min, Lille 1980, Edition BMG collection Amphion ;Ode II (1985) :For

Orchestra Haydn An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, a ...

, commissioned by Ensemble Alternance: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 bassoon, 2 horns , timpani if desired, 4 first violins, 3 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 1 double bass. 13 min, Lisbon 1986, Edition BMG collection Amphion ;Poursuite (1975) :For grand orchestra: 4 flutes, 4 oboes, 4 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, harp, 5 percussionists, strings. 26 min, Rome 1976, Edition BMG collection Amphion

Ensemble

;Andare :For flute, clarinet, guitar, harp, piano, percussion, violin, viola, and cello. Commissioned by Radio France. 13 min, Paris 1979, Edition LEMOINE collection Jobert. ;Carnets (1990) :For six instruments ''ad libitum'' and piano, four hands. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. 13 min, Edition FUZEAU. ;Concertare :For twelve string players: 3 first violins, 3 second violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos, 1 double bass. 13 min, Rome 1976, Edition LEMOINE collection. ;La Création (2000) :Eight pieces for children's orchestra. Percussion-based. Commissioned by the city of

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. 13 min, Blanc-Mesnil 2001, unpublished. ;Ricercare :For seventeen instruments: flute, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano, harp, percussion, viola, 2 cellos, double bass. 13 min, Zagreb Biennial 1977, Edition LEMOINE collection Jobert. ;Travelling (1989) :For eleven instruments: wind quintet, string quintet, harp. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. 13 min, Paris 1989, Edition BMG collection Amphion.

Chamber

;Canzone (1974) :For trombone. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. 7 min, Paris Théâtre de la Ville 1975, Edition BMG collection Amphion. ;Four études for three trombones (1996) :Commissioned by Musicatreize. 6 min, Marseille 1996, Edition BMG collection Amphion. ;Seven études for Émergence (1981) :Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. Each is for a different instrument: 1) flute, 2) clarinet, 3) alto saxophone, 4) trumpet, 5) piano, 6) violin, 7) cello. 2 min each, total 14 min, Nanterre 1996, Edition BMG collection Amphion. ;Iniziare (2007) :For two alto saxophones. Commissioned by Saxetera. 5 min, Dreux 2008, Edition Billaudot. ;Invention (1999) :For piano. 3 min, unpublished. ;Polyptyque, volet 1 (1997) :For oboe and cello. Commissioned by Cefedem-Sud. 5 min, Marseille 1997, Edition BMG Collection Amphion. ;Polyptyque, volet 2 (1997) :For bassoon and viola. Commissioned by Cefedem-Sud. 8 min 30 sec, Marseille 1997, unpublished. ;Suonare I (1982) :For harpsichord and piano. Commissioned by Maryse and Seth Carlin. 6 min 30 sec, St Louis, Missouri USA 1982, Edition BMG Collection Amphion. ;Suonare II (1982) :For harp and cimbalom. Commissioned by Ensemble SIC and the Festival of Auch. Auch 1996. ;Suonare III (1988) :For harp, harpsichord, cimbalom and piano. Commissioned by Radio France. 11 min, Paris 1991, Edition BMG collection Amphion. ;Suonare IV (2003) :For harp and harpsichord. Commissioned by CNSM de Lyon. 4 min, Edition Fuzeau. ;Winter in Kyoto (2000) :For shakuhachi (or flute) and cello. 11 min, Paris 2003, unpublished.

Operas

;Adam et Eve (1971) :Chamber opera for one actor, two singers and six instrumentalists (trombone, guitar, piano, organ, and two percussionists). Based on ''Le Jeu d’Adam'', an anonymous medieval work. 22 min, Paris 1972, unpublished. ;Iq et Ox (2009) :Opera for three adult singers, six child singers, and children's choir. Libretto by

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. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. For flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 horns, trombone, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass. 66 min, Metz 2009, Prix Musique de la SACD, Editions Musicales de la Salamandre. ;La jeune fille au livre (1993) :Opera for soloists, choir and orchestra. Libretto by

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. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture, the Beaumarchais Foundation, and the Henry Clews Foundation. For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, piano, 2 percussionists, and strings. 66 min, Film INA, La SEPT/ARTE, Radio-France, Prix Samuel Rousseau de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts, Wolf-Ebermann-Preis des Internationalen Theaterinstituts, Edition BMG collection Durand. ;Le Rapt de Persephone (1986) :Opera for soloists, choir and orchestra. Libretto by

Dominique Fernandez Dominique Fernandez (born 25 August 1929) is a French writer of novels, essays and travel books. Much of his writing explores homosexual experience and creativity. In 1982 he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel about Pier Paolo Pasolini; and i ...

. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. For 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, piano, harp, 4 percussionists, and strings. 55 min, Nancy 1987, Prix de la « meilleure création française » décerné par la Critique Dramatique et Musicale, Prix des Talents nouveaux de la SACD, Edition Choudens. ;Tobias (1996) :Chamber opera for 5 soloists and eight instrumentalists (1 trumpet, 2 trombones, 1 percussionist, 2 violas, and 1 double bass). Libretto by

. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. 44 min, Caen 1996, unpublished.

Other vocal music

;L'Amour de loin (2000) :Four poems by Jacqueline Risset, set for a cappella choir. Commissioned by Musique et Danse en Lorraine. 12 min, Bar-le-Duc 2000, Edition FUZEAU (French-English bilingual edition) ;La Cantate des oiseaux (2008) :Cantata for two soloists and children's choir. Words by Farîd-ud-dîn’Attar. Commissioned by the city of

. For 12 flutes, 3 clarinets, 2 saxophones, 1 trombone, percussionist, accordion, and piano. 13 min, Argenteuil 2008, unpublished. ;Chants espaces 1: Aujourd'hui et demain :For baritone,

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(or

alto flute The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, pitched below the standard C flute and the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the piccolo. It is chara ...

) and cello. 7 min, Tokyo 1974, unpublished. ;Chants espaces 2: Enchaînement :For contralto,

viola d'amore The viola d'amore (; ) is a 7- or 6- stringed musical instrument with additional sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin. Structure and sound The viola d'amore shar ...

(or viola) and piano. 8 min, Paris 1977, unpublished. ;Chants espaces 3: D'amour du dire :Cantata for contralto, baritone, alto flute, viola, cello and piano. Poem by Dominique Buisset. 13 min, Kyoto 1999, unpublished. ;D'un chant perdu (1983) :For soprano and orchestra. Poem by

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (20 June 1786 – 23 July 1859) was a French Romanticism, French Romantic poet and novelist. Early life and education Desbordes-Valmore was born in Douai. Following the French Revolution, her father's business was ...

. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. For 4 flutes, 3 oboes, 4 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 2 saxophones, harp, piano, 5 percussionists, strings. 15 min, Metz 1985, Edition BMG collection Amphion. ;Deux paroles de Prévert (1966) :Two songs based on poems by

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the Poetic realism, poetic ...

, with piano accompaniment. Unpublished. ;Enquêtes (1980) :For choir and 13 instruments: 3 B-flat clarinets, 1 alto saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, 2 percussionists, double bass. Poem by

Eugène Guillevic Eugène Guillevic (Carnac, Morbihan, France, August 5, 1907 Carnac – March 19, 1997 Paris) () was a French poet. Professionally, he went by the single name ''Guillevic''. Life He was born in the rocky landscape and marine environment of B ...

. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. 22 min, Paris 1983, Edition BM, collection Amphion. ;Gala (2009) :For mezzo-soprano and piano. Based on a letter from

Gala Dalí Gala Dalí (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, Елена Ивановна Дьяконова; – 10 June 1982), usually known simply as Gala, was the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí, who were both prominent in s ...

Paul Éluard Paul Éluard (), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal ...

. Commissioned by Compagnie Poursuite. 13 min, unpublished. ;Les Guerres du poète (2000) :Three melodies for sonnets by

Pierre de Ronsard Pierre de Ronsard (; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet known in his generation as a "Prince des poètes, prince of poets". His works include ''Les Amours de Cassandre'' (1552)'','' ''Les Hymnes'' (1555-1556)'', Les Disco ...

. 11 min, unpublished. ;La Morte di Ulisse (2004) :Cantata for bass voice and ensemble, based on

Dante Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...

's ''Inferno''. Commissioned by the Minister of Culture. For

, bassoon, violin, cello, organ, harpsichord, and

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. 16 min, Sens 2004, unpublished. ;Que nous deux sur la terre (1995) :For baritone and piano. Based on a letter from

. Commissioned by the Festival of Saint-Denis. 13 min, Saint-Denis 1995, unpublished. ;Le retour du soleil (1981) :For soprano and orchestra. Three poems by

Louise Labé Louise Charlin Perrin Labé ( – 25 April 1566), also identified as La Belle Cordière ("The Fair Ropemaker") after her father's job, was a French Renaissance poet from Lyon. Biography Louise Labé was born in Lyon, into a family of ropemakers ...

. Commissioned by

. For 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 2 harps, 4 percussionists, strings. 16 min, Paris 1983, Edition Radio France. ;Sonnet (1984) :For soprano and 6 instrumentalists. Poem by

. For flute, clarinet, piano, cimbalom, violin and cello. 6 min 30 sec, Strasbourg 1986, Edition BMG collection Amphion. ;Uki (2004) :Two songs for children's choir, with 12 instrumentalists. Poems by

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and

Raymond Queneau Raymond Auguste Queneau (; ; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau, the only child of Auguste Que ...

. Commissioned by Musique et Danse en Lorraine, CIM de Bar-le-Duc, CEFEDEM de Lorraine. For 4 flutes, 1 oboes, 1 clarinet, 1 soprano saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 1 baritone saxophone, 2 violins, 1 cello. 13 min, Bar-le-Duc 2004, unpublished. ;Les vallées du cinéma (1991) :Cantata for 4 soloists, chamber choir, and orchestra. Commissioned for

by the Minister of Culture. Texts by

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...

, and

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. For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns , strings. 40 min, Paris 1991, Prix SACEM for best French work, Edition BMG collection Durand. ;La Voix (1995) :Madrigal for 5 voices, based on a poem by Francisco Ruiz de Infante. Commissioned by Musicatreize. 10 min, Marseille 1996, Edition BMG collection Amphion.

Electroacoustic

;L'image des sons (1973) :Created in the studio of GRM Radio France, Paris 1973, unpublished. ;Histoire (1977) :Created in the studio of the

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, Norwich. Premiere: Paris 1980. Unpublished.

References

External links

André Bon at Durand Edition
(biography and list of works)
André Bon on the Musique Contemporaine portal
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