updated 30 August 2010
Thierry Blondeau
French composer born in 1961 in Vincennes.
Thierry Blondeau was born in France in 1961. He studied music and literature at the Conservatoire de Paris and the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin.
He completed a residency at the Villa Médicis in Rome from 1994 to 1996 and was a fellow of the Villa Médicis hors-les-murs in 1998 for a collaboration with the Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland. Between 1998 and 2002, he was a composer-in-residence at the École nationale de musique de Brest, the Akademie Schloss Solitude, and in Annecy, where he participated in the founding of MIA (Musiques inventives d’Annecy). In 2002 and 2003, he was a guest of the DAAD program in Berlin, and in 2006, a guest of the Künstlerhof Schreyahn in Lower Saxony.
Since 2003, he has taught acoustic and electroacoustic composition at the Université Marc Bloch in Strasbourg, in addition to teaching composition at the Conservatoire of Aulnay-sous-bois and the Conservatoire de Blanc-Mesnil. Many of his compositions are pedagogical. In 2004, with Jean-Luc Hervé and Oliver Schneller, he founded the Biotop(e) Initiative, which invites listeners to explore musical works in relationship to their spatial and temporal surroundings, expanding beyond what occurs during the playing of a given piece to the time before and after.
© Ircam-Centre Pompidou, 2010
Sources
Thierry Blondeau.
- Solo (excluding voice)
- elec Pitchwork dispatch for midi percussion (1990), 7 mn, Inédit
- Digitale for flute (1991), 7 mn
- elec Ici et là I for clarinet and electronics (1992), 8 mn, Jobert
- Bonsaï for solo flute (1993), 6 mn, Jobert
- elec Ici et là II for flute and electronics (1993-1994), 8 mn, Jobert
- Non-lieu for guitar (1998), 12 mn, Jobert
- Étude educational piece for soprano recorder (1999), 1 mn 30 s, Jobert
- Petit Non-lieu educational piece for guitar (1999), 3 mn, Jobert
- Un chat dans la gorge for clarinet (1999), 60 s, Jobert
- Non-lieu III for contrabass clarinet (2004), Jobert
- Pour suite educational piece for guitar (2004), Jobert
- Zimmerlin Musik for organ (2008), 8 mn, Inédit
- Chamber music
- Petites cordes for string quintet (), 3 mn, Jobert
- Ce mimétisme des absentes for string trio (1981), 10 mn 56 s, Inédit
- Le même et l'autre for brass ensemble (1988), 7 mn, Inédit
- Quintette Luftbrücken for clarinet and string quartet (1989), 16 mn, Jobert
- Quintette for wind quintet (1991), 13 mn, Inédit
- Ups and downs for five instrumentalists (1991), 15 mn, Jobert
- Ein und Aus for two clarinets and string trio (1994), 7 mn, Ricordi
- Ein und Aus version for flute, clarinet and string trio (1994-1995), 7 mn, Ricordi
- Linienflüge for clarinet in A and cello (1995), Ricordi
- Vis à vis for three clarinets and string trio (1995), 10 mn, Ricordi
- Kreuz und Quer for ensemble (1998), 15 mn, Jobert
- elec Pêle-mêle for six instruments (1998), 10 mn, Jobert [program note]
- Ding Dingue Dong educational piece for piano six hands (1999), 3 mn, Jobert
- Interlude for four clarinets and four trumpets (1999), Jobert
- Interlude educational piece for four trumpets (1999), variable, Jobert
- Interlude educational piece for four clarinets (1999), variable, Jobert
- Rebonds for four to eight double basses or for four to eight string instruments without violins (1999), 4 mn, Jobert
- Rebonds for four to eight cellos (1999), 4 mn, Jobert
- Waves for five flutes and two double basses (1999), 6 mn, Jobert
- elec Doing educational piece for two Celtic harps and CD (2002), 10 mn, Jobert
- elec Doing educational piece for Celtic harp, guitar and CD (2002), 10 mn, Jobert
- elec Doing educational piece for two guitars and CD (2002), 5 mn, Jobert
- elec Ici et là III educational piece for two clarinets and CD player (2002), 7 mn, Jobert
- elec Klang II educational piece for four percussionists and tape (2002), 25 mn, Jobert
- Non-lieu II for clarinet and cello (2002), 25 mn, Jobert
- elec Lieu II for quartet and CD (2004), 20 mn, Jobert
- Ohé ! five interlude for four flutes (2004), 6 mn, Jobert
- Pour suite educational piece for two guitars (2004), 60 s, Lemoine
- elec Étude au doppler for clarinet, double bass and CD holder (2005), 8 mn 30 s, Jobert
- elec Lieu III for contrabass clarinet, double bass and CD (2005), 30 mn, Jobert
- Ici et là IV for English horn and clarinet in A (2006), 7 mn, Inédit
- elec Last Week-end on Mars educational piece for two or more violins and CD (2006), 7 mn
- elec Murmelklavier educational piece for two pianists and cd (2010), 8 mn
- elec Plier / Déplier for string quartet and electronics (2011), 56 mn, Le Chant du Monde
- Quatuor n° 1 in / out, for string quartet (2011)
- Volée de cloches, for wind quintet (2011)
- Instrumental ensemble music
- Pars pro Toto for ensemble (), 12 mn, Jobert
- Réminiscences du sol for ensemble (1989), 15 mn
- Gezeiten for ensemble (1993), 10 mn, Jobert
- Zig Zag for ensemble (1993), 8 mn, Jobert
- Zoom for ensemble (1993), 10 mn
- Plötzlich for ensemble (1994), 10 mn, Ricordi
- Au-delà for orchestra in two groups (1997), 11 mn
- Eroll Gardner : Mysty for wind ensemble (1999), 6 mn, Jobert
- Erroll Gardner, Misty orchestration (1999), 6 mn, Jobert
- Minuit educational piece for ensemble (1999), 13 mn, Jobert
- Porte for concert band (1999), 7 mn, Jobert
- Swing educational piece for eleven saxophones (1999), 4 mn, Jobert
- Musique Taïngli for ensemble (2000), 10 mn, Jobert [program note]
- elec Raksat al Moujrem El Ben for ensemble and tape (2001), Jobert
- Claude Debussy, Prélude à "l'après-midi d'un faune" for chamber orchestra (2002), 10 mn
- Claude Debussy, Syrinx for chamber orchestra (2002), 5 mn
- Claude Debussy, Nuages for chamber orchestra (2003), 7 mn
- elec Les espaces préludiques for ensemble and electronics (2001-2003), 25 mn, Jobert
- Plis for eight recorders (2003), 5 mn, Jobert
- elec Pêle-mêle long version, for ensemble (1998-2004), 60 mn, Jobert
- Zig Zag II for ensemble (2004), 8 mn, Jobert
- Tel/F@x.com for ensemble (2005), 3 mn, Jobert
- Lieu I for ensemble (2007), 45 mn, Inédit
- Lieu V for wind ensemble and accordion (2007), 12 mn, Inédit
- Utopie/Topologie for ensemble (2008), 15 mn, Inédit
- Zig Zag III for ensemble (2004-2008), 8 mn, Inédit
- elec Le chantier des sons for student orchestra and fixed sounds (2011)
- Concertant music
- Point à la ligne for piano and ensemble (1991), 14 mn, Inédit
- Tohu-Bohu for flute and ensemble (1993), 10 mn, Inédit
- elec Minimancacirmcnrmhm081100 educational piece for harpsichord, five instrumentalists and tape (2000), 7 mn, Jobert [program note]
- Vocal music and instrument(s)
- Petite liturgie for soprano and oboe (1986), 6 mn, Inédit
- Petite liturgie version for soprano and clarinet in A (1986-2003), 6 mn, Jobert
- Appel, écho, envol for three choirs, four staged flutes and orchestra (2008), 10 mn, Inédit
- A cappella vocal music
- Interludes for choir (2006), Jobert [program note]
- Electronic music / fixed media / mechanical musical instruments
- elec Klang for tape (1992), 10 mn, Inédit
- elec Il naît des sources music for the film by Amalia Escriva (1999), 40 mn
- Ouver-türe for tape (1999), 19 mn 22 s, Inédit
- elec Étude au doppler for two loudspeakers (2002), 10 mn
- elec Lieu IV for electronic device (2007), 32 mn 41 s
- 2011
- elec Le chantier des sons for student orchestra and fixed sounds
- elec Plier / Déplier for string quartet and electronics, 56 mn, Le Chant du Monde
- Quatuor n° 1 in / out, for string quartet
- Volée de cloches, for wind quintet
- 2010
- elec Murmelklavier educational piece for two pianists and cd, 8 mn
- 2008
- Appel, écho, envol for three choirs, four staged flutes and orchestra, 10 mn, Inédit
- Utopie/Topologie for ensemble, 15 mn, Inédit
- Zig Zag III for ensemble, 8 mn, Inédit
- Zimmerlin Musik for organ, 8 mn, Inédit
- 2007
- 2006
- Ici et là IV for English horn and clarinet in A, 7 mn, Inédit
- Interludes for choir, Jobert [program note]
- elec Last Week-end on Mars educational piece for two or more violins and CD, 7 mn
- 2005
- elec Lieu III for contrabass clarinet, double bass and CD, 30 mn, Jobert
- Tel/F@x.com for ensemble, 3 mn, Jobert
- elec Étude au doppler for clarinet, double bass and CD holder, 8 mn 30 s, Jobert
- 2004
- elec Lieu II for quartet and CD, 20 mn, Jobert
- Non-lieu III for contrabass clarinet, Jobert
- Ohé ! five interlude for four flutes, 6 mn, Jobert
- Pour suite educational piece for guitar, Jobert
- Pour suite educational piece for two guitars, 60 s, Lemoine
- elec Pêle-mêle long version, for ensemble, 60 mn, Jobert
- Zig Zag II for ensemble, 8 mn, Jobert
- 2003
- Claude Debussy, Nuages for chamber orchestra, 7 mn
- elec Les espaces préludiques for ensemble and electronics, 25 mn, Jobert
- Petite liturgie version for soprano and clarinet in A, 6 mn, Jobert
- Plis for eight recorders, 5 mn, Jobert
- 2002
- Claude Debussy, Prélude à "l'après-midi d'un faune" for chamber orchestra, 10 mn
- Claude Debussy, Syrinx for chamber orchestra, 5 mn
- elec Doing educational piece for two Celtic harps and CD, 10 mn, Jobert
- elec Doing educational piece for Celtic harp, guitar and CD, 10 mn, Jobert
- elec Doing educational piece for two guitars and CD, 5 mn, Jobert
- elec Ici et là III educational piece for two clarinets and CD player, 7 mn, Jobert
- elec Klang II educational piece for four percussionists and tape, 25 mn, Jobert
- Non-lieu II for clarinet and cello, 25 mn, Jobert
- elec Étude au doppler for two loudspeakers , 10 mn
- 2001
- elec Raksat al Moujrem El Ben for ensemble and tape, Jobert
- 2000
- elec Minimancacirmcnrmhm081100 educational piece for harpsichord, five instrumentalists and tape, 7 mn, Jobert [program note]
- Musique Taïngli for ensemble, 10 mn, Jobert [program note]
- 1999
- Ding Dingue Dong educational piece for piano six hands, 3 mn, Jobert
- Eroll Gardner : Mysty for wind ensemble, 6 mn, Jobert
- Erroll Gardner, Misty orchestration, 6 mn, Jobert
- elec Il naît des sources music for the film by Amalia Escriva, 40 mn
- Interlude for four clarinets and four trumpets, Jobert
- Interlude educational piece for four trumpets, variable, Jobert
- Interlude educational piece for four clarinets, variable, Jobert
- Minuit educational piece for ensemble, 13 mn, Jobert
- Ouver-türe for tape, 19 mn 22 s, Inédit
- Petit Non-lieu educational piece for guitar, 3 mn, Jobert
- Porte for concert band, 7 mn, Jobert
- Rebonds for four to eight double basses or for four to eight string instruments without violins, 4 mn, Jobert
- Rebonds for four to eight cellos, 4 mn, Jobert
- Swing educational piece for eleven saxophones, 4 mn, Jobert
- Un chat dans la gorge for clarinet, 60 s, Jobert
- Waves for five flutes and two double basses, 6 mn, Jobert
- Étude educational piece for soprano recorder, 1 mn 30 s, Jobert
- 1998
- Kreuz und Quer for ensemble, 15 mn, Jobert
- Non-lieu for guitar, 12 mn, Jobert
- elec Pêle-mêle for six instruments, 10 mn, Jobert [program note]
- 1997
- Au-delà for orchestra in two groups, 11 mn
- 1995
- Ein und Aus version for flute, clarinet and string trio, 7 mn, Ricordi
- Linienflüge for clarinet in A and cello, Ricordi
- Vis à vis for three clarinets and string trio, 10 mn, Ricordi
- 1994
- Ein und Aus for two clarinets and string trio, 7 mn, Ricordi
- elec Ici et là II for flute and electronics, 8 mn, Jobert
- Plötzlich for ensemble, 10 mn, Ricordi
- 1993
- 1992
- elec Ici et là I for clarinet and electronics, 8 mn, Jobert
- elec Klang for tape, 10 mn, Inédit
- 1991
- Digitale for flute, 7 mn
- Point à la ligne for piano and ensemble, 14 mn, Inédit
- Quintette for wind quintet, 13 mn, Inédit
- Ups and downs for five instrumentalists, 15 mn, Jobert
- 1990
- elec Pitchwork dispatch for midi percussion, 7 mn, Inédit
- 1989
- Quintette Luftbrücken for clarinet and string quartet, 16 mn, Jobert
- Réminiscences du sol for ensemble, 15 mn
- 1988
- Le même et l'autre for brass ensemble, 7 mn, Inédit
- 1986
- Petite liturgie for soprano and oboe, 6 mn, Inédit
- 1981
- Ce mimétisme des absentes for string trio, 10 mn 56 s, Inédit
- Date de composition inconnue
- Pars pro Toto for ensemble, 12 mn, Jobert
- Petites cordes for string quintet, 3 mn, Jobert
Discographie
- Thierry BLONDEAU, « Lieux et non lieux**» : Non-Lieu I ; Non-lieu II ; Lieu I, ensemble Cairn, direction : Guillaume Bourgogne, 1 cd æon, 2009.
- Thierry BLONDEAU, Lieu IV, Saint-Jeoire-en-Faucigny ; Chien et merle concertant ; Ici et là IV, version instrumentale ; Sirène upon do sol do ; Ici et là IV, version électronique ; Une bille dans un tambourin ; Cloches et Final, Philippe Vacher : hautbois, Jean-Pierre Galliari : clarinette, de l’ensemble Pléiade d’Annecy, 1 cd Collection Musiques Traçées - Musiques Inventives d’Annecy.
- Thierry BLONDEAU, 1. Ein und aus ; 2. Ici et là I ; 3. Vis à vis ; 4. Plötzlich ; 5. Ici et là II ; 6. Ups and downs, Compagnie Zigzag (1, 3, 6), Armand Angster (2), ensemble Court-Circuit, direction : Pierre-André Valade (4), Cécile Daroux (5), 1 cd collection MFA - Radio France, 1997.
- Thierry BLONDEAU, Quintette pour clarinette et cordes ; Ce mimétisme des absentes, Orchestra de cambra Teatre Lliure, direction : Josef Pons, 1 cd Stradivarius, 1995, n° STR 33400.
Bibliographie
- Thierry BLONDEAU, « Offrande Sonore », dans la revue Filigrane n° 4 : Nouvelles Sensibilités, sous la direction de Jean-Marc Chouvel, Sampzon, éd. Delatour France, 2006, 192 pages [en anglais et français].