Félix Ibarrondo (born 12 June 1943) is a French composer of Basque origin.

Life

Ibarrondo was born in

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in the

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province of the Basque country in Spain. Coming from a musical family, he learned

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

with his father, Antonino. He then studied music at the

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and

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conservatories, plus theology and philosophy. In 1969, he moved to Paris where he studied with

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and

Maurice Ohana Maurice Ohana (12 June 1913 – 13 November 1992) was a French composer. Ohana's output includes choral works, string quartets, suites for ten-string guitar, a ''Tiento'' for six-string guitar, and operas. Life and career Ohana was born in Casa ...

, the latter having a great influence on his work as a composer. He was also introduced to the

electroacoustic music Electroacoustic music is a Music genre, genre of Western art music in which composers use recording technology and audio signal processing to manipulate the timbres of Acoustics, acoustic sounds in the creation of pieces of music. It originated a ...

within the

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. His work spans all vocal and instrumental groupings, from orchestras to small chamber groups.

Works

; Chamber music: * ''Et la vie était là…'' for string quartet (1973) * ''Brisas'' for 9 instruments (1980) * ''Phalène'' for string trio (1983) ; Orchestra: * ''Vague de fond'', for large orchestra (1972) * ''Sous l'emprise d'une ombre'' (1976) * ''Izengabekoa'' (1978) * ''Amairuk'', for 12 strings and guitar (1979) * ''Abyssal'' for 2 guitars and orchestra (1982) * ''Eris'' for orchestra (1986) * ''Irrintz'' for orchestra (1988) * ''Naretzko Aiak'', cello concerto (1991) ; Vocal: * ''Aitaren Extea'', for tenor, 2 pianos, violin and percussion (1971) * Musique pour la messe (1977) * Trois chœurs Basques a capella ** ''Odolez'' (1979) ** ''Zoro dantzak'' (1981) ** ''Argiruntz'' (1983) * ''Cibillak'', for soprano, tenor, baritone, 2 clarinets and 3 cellos (1981) * ''Oroïpen'' (1993) * ''Ode à Martin'' for choir, soloist and small orchestra (1996) * ''Gacela del adiós'' for soprano and ensemble (1998) * ''Illindik'' (1999) * ''Min dira'' (2004) * ''Urrundik'' (2005)

Discography

* Vocal works – Kaoli Isshiki (soprano), Pablo Márquez (guitar), Musicatreize, Chœur Contemporain, Roland Hayrabedian (2006, L'Empreinte digitale ED 13236) * Piano works -

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(piano) (2010, Sinkro Records)

References

Bibliography

External links

Web

Biography
on cdmc.asso.fr
Short biography
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibarrondo, Felix 1943 births Living people People from Oñati École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni 20th-century French composers 21st-century French composers 21st-century French male composers Basque classical composers French male composers 20th-century French male musicians Spanish male musicians