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Robert Normandeau: Éclats de voix (1991) 14m47s nor_2-1.1 | 14207 |Jeu et rythme [Play and Rhythm]; Tendresse et timbre [Tenderness and Timbre]; Colère et dynamique [Anger and Dynamics]; Tristesse et espace [Sadness and Space]; Joie et texture [Joy and Texture] Composer: Robert Normandeau Commission: CKUT FM, with support from the CCA Premiere: September 26, 1991, CKUT FM (Montréal, Québec) The primary visual imagery of the title (Bursts of Voices), the fragmentation of the voice into little shatters, is augmented by the connotation of anger — a child’s sudden anger which appears like a tornado, to disappear just as quickly. The voice is of an 11-year-old child who wholeheartedly joined in the game of recording dozens of sounds from the Dictionnaire des bruits by Jean-Claude Trait and Yvon Dulude. The work is divided into five sections which represent childhood ‘states’ and a corresponding sonorous parameter. These different sections are presented one after the other in concert, or separately when broadcast on radio. Éclats de voix was produced at the composer’s studio and at the Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM) in Paris from recordings of the voice of Marie-Hélène Blain. It was premiered on September 26, 1991 by CKUT FM in Montréal and recorded on the compact disc Prix international Noroit-Léonce Petitot 1991 (NOR2). Éclats de voix was commissioned by CKUT with the assistance of the Canada Council [for the Arts]. The present version is a stereo recording of multitrack sound diffusion realized at The Banff Centre for the Arts (engineers: Antonio Oliart and Stephanie Rogers; assistant: Jennifer Lewis) in July, 1993. The piece was awarded the 1st Prize by Jury and tied for the Public’s Prize at the 2nd Prix international Noroit-Léonce Petitot (Arras, France, 1991). It was awarded a mention at the Stockholm Electronic Arts Award Competition (Sweden, 1992), an Honorable Mention at Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria, 1993) and a 1st Mention at the Bourges International Electroacoustic Competition (France, 1993). 1a. Robert Normandeau: Jeu et rythme (1991) 3m56s nor_2-1.1.1a | 23722 |Composer: Robert Normandeau 1b. Robert Normandeau: Tendresse et timbre (1991) 2m40s nor_2-1.1.1b | 23723 |Composer: Robert Normandeau 1c. Robert Normandeau: Colère et dynamique (1991) 2m50s nor_2-1.1.1c | 23724 |Composer: Robert Normandeau 1d. Robert Normandeau: Tristesse et espace (1991) 2m01s nor_2-1.1.1d | 23725 |Composer: Robert Normandeau 1e. Robert Normandeau: Joie et texture (1991) 3m17s nor_2-1.1.1e | 23726 |Composer: Robert Normandeau 2. Todor Todoroff: Obsession (1991) 11m13s nor_2-1.2 | 16003 |Composer: Todor Todoroff 3. Åke Parmerud: Les objets obscurs (1991) 14m43s nor_2-1.3 | 17332 |Composer: Åke Parmerud “… the composition presented with extraordinary fantasy all the
nuances of the material, from cosmic glissandi to coulorful bands of noise and
metallic percussive sounds… A clear structure and a strong sense of
willpower signifies the composition.” “… et voilá! The critique one may have on his music has once
before been uttered about another composer… Stravinsky!” 5. Philippe Le Goff: Meta incognita (1991) 10m02s nor_2-1.5 | 14228 |Composer: Philippe Le Goff Premiere: November 29, 1991, (Arras, France) On the Meta incognita where I landed one day, several laughs, iridescent in the silence, blend with the wind and the accents of the shamanic drum… [i-95] Realized in 1991 with the support of the grant Villa Medicis hors les murs. Premiered on November 29, 1991 in Arras (France) during the Prix international Noroit-Léonce Petitot, Méta incognita was relased on the compact disc Prix international Noroit 1991 (NOR2) in 1992. 6. Simon Waters: Drift (1991) 11m52s nor_2-1.6 | 16007 |Composer: Simon Waters electrocd.com [va]: Prix international Noroit-Léonce Petitot 1991: track detail |
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