The ''Ensemble l’Itinéraire'' is one of the main European ensembles dedicated to the performance of
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* Adult contemporary music
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, known in particular for its performances of
spectral music works. Spectral music alters “timbres by assembling orchestral masses.” Based in Paris, the ensemble was founded in January 1973 by
Michaël Lévinas,
Tristan Murail,
Hugues Dufourt,
Gérard Grisey and
Roger Tessier
Roger Tessier (born 14 January 1939 in Nantes) is a French composer. With Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail and Michaël Lévinas, he is one of the founding members of the Parisian Ensemble l'Itinéraire. From 1962 to 1965, Tessier studied musical ...
. Michael Levinas is the son of the philosopher
Emmanuel Levinas
Emmanuel Levinas (born Emanuelis Levinas ; ; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the rel ...
. Many of the composers studied at
IRCAM
IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of Avant-garde music, avant garde and Electroacoustic ...
.
[Griffiths, p. 310.] Since its creation, it has collaborated with many
composers
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and created hundreds of art pieces.
References
Bibliography
*
Badiou, Alain. ''Logics of Worlds''. Trans.
Alberto Toscano. London: Continuum, 2009.
*Griffiths, Paul. ''Modern Music and After: Directions since 1945''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
*Malka, Salomon. ''Emmanuel Levinas: His Life and Legacy''. Trans. Michael Kigel & Sonja M. Embree. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 2006.
Notes
External links
Official siteEnsemble l’Itinéraire on Facebook* “L’Itinéraire.
Le portail de la musique contemporaine
* François Nicolas,
” Annex III of ''Les enjeux du concert de musique contemporaine'', edited by F. Nicolas (Paris: CDMC).
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Contemporary classical music ensembles