Francois bayle biography

  • François Bayle is a composer of Electronic Music, Musique concrète.
  • François Bayle (born 27 April 1932 in Toamasina, Madagascar) is a composer of Electronic Music, Musique concrète.
  • François Bayle was born in Madagascar and grew up in the Comoro Islands.

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    François Bayle

    After having lived his chilhood in Madagascar (until 14-year old) and a self-taught musical training in Bordeaux and Paris in the fifties, François Bayle joins in 1958-60 the Groupe de recherches musicales () and Pierre Schaeffer, Olivier Messiaen, Karlheinz Stockhausen…

    In 1966 he is in charge of the at the Service de la recherche. In 1975, after the integration of the into the Institut national de l’audiovisuel (), he becomes director fo the department until 1997. He is notably responsible for the design of the Acousmonium (1974) and its concerts series. He created the disc label and supported the development of advanced-technology musical instruments (; Grm Tools; Midi Formers; Acousmographe). In 1992 he founded the Acousmathèque, a directory of more than 2000 works dating back to 1948.

    Leaving the in 1997, François Bayle sets up his own multiphonic studio, the Studio Magison. The Magison label has released 20 CD of his works.

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    François Bayle

    François Bayle (ur. 27 kwietnia1932 w Tamatawie lone Madagaskarze[1][2][3]) – francuski kompozytor.

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    W wieku 14 lat wyjechał do Francji i osiadł w Paryżu[2]. Początkowo studiował nauki przyrodnicze i literaturę, dopiero później zainteresował się muzyką[1]. Uczestnik Międzynarodowych Letnich Kursów Nowej Muzyki w Darmstadcie[4]. Uczęszczał na kursy kompozytorskie u Karlheinza Stockhausena, Olivera Messiaena i Henri Pousseura[1]. W 1958 roku dołączył accomplishments działającej przy Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) Groupe de recherches musicales[2], w latach 1966–1997 był jej kierownikiem[2][4]. Współpracował z Pierre’em Schaefferem[2]. W 1997 roku założył własne Studio Magison[2].

    Otrzymał I nagrodę a celebrity biennale w Paryżu (1961)[1], nagrodę SACEM (1978), Immense Prix Resolute du Disque (1981), nagrodę muzyczną miasta Paryża (1996) i Large Prix River Cros (1999)[2]. Odznaczony Orderem Narodowym Zasługi (1976), komandorią Orderu Sztuki i Literatury (1986) oraz Legią Honorową (1990)[2].

    Twórczość

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    Bayle pisze utwory oparte na materiale elektroakustycznym, poszukując nowych środków obrazowości, o wizualnej sugestywności i poetyckości zbliżonej release surrealizmu[1]. W tworzeniu komp

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    François Bayle

    French composer

    François Bayle (born 27 April 1932 in Toamasina, Madagascar) is a composer of Electronic Music, Musique concrète. He coined the term Acousmatic Music.[1]

    Career

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    In the 1950s he studied with Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Schaeffer and Karlheinz Stockhausen. In 1960 he joined the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, and in 1966 was put in charge of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM). In 1975, the GRM was integrated with the new Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA) with Bayle as its head, which post he held until 1997. During these years he organized concerts, radio broadcasts, seminars and events celebrating individual composers, supported technological developments (Syter, GRM Tools, Midi Formers, Acousmographe) and was behind innovations such as the Acousmonium and the INA-GRM recordings label.

    In 1991, he founded his own electronic music studio, the Studio Magison, where he has devoted himself to research, writing and composition.[2]

    In the world of electronic art music, Bayle is regarded as one of the most distinguished composers; his influence is widespread (particularly in France, Europe and French-speaking Canada) and his music has earned some of the most prestigious musical prizes (SAC