Cycle Du Son
Cycle Du Son
表演者: Francis Dhomont
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 2001
唱片数: 1
出版者: Empreintes DIGITALes
专辑简介
by Fran?ois Couture
Francis Dhomont's first album since the critically acclaimed
Forêt Profonde
in 1996, Cycle du Son was released in late 2001 and consists of a cycle of four works premiered in 1998. At the time the composer was 72 years old. Taking a cue from the celebrations surrounding the 50th anniversary of the "advent" of musique concrète, he created a rich work that takes a look at the distance electro-acoustic music has crossed during that time. But Cycle du Son is not a historical overview. Instead it integrates concepts, forms, and pet sounds from the main figures of the genre, all done with much subtlety. The roots of the work are found in part three, "Novars." Created in 1989, it used sound sources from
Guillaume de Machaut
's "Messe de Nostre Dame" and
Pierre Schaeffer
's "étude aux Objets." The cycle stemmed from this piece and all movements are interlocked with quotes and the use of similar sound sources and references. "Objets Retrouvés" is a short re-reading of
Schaeffer
's "étude aux Objets," the first musique concrète "classic." Its elegance tells much about Dhomont's respect for the man. "AvatArsSon" is the strongest work here and ranks among the man's best. Revisiting other composers, Dhomont actually offers a synthesis of his own music, from the formalism of his
Cycle de l'Errance
to the dreamy confusion of
Forêt Profonde
(it even includes speaking voices, a trademark of his own work). "Phonurgie" concludes the set with a look forward, avoiding nostalgic sentimentality. This album may not be as strong as some of his previous efforts, but it will still please fans of Dhomont and aficionados of electro-acoustic music. His touch, so easily recognizable (in the movements, the colors, and the narrative), remains strong.
曲目
1. Objets Retrouv閟
2. AvatArsSon
3. Novars
4. Phonurgie