Tristan Murail (b. Le Havre, France, 1947) is a French composer associated … Read Full Bio ↴Tristan Murail (b. Le Havre, France, 1947) is a French composer associated with the spectral technique of composition (along with Jonathan Harvey and Gérard Grisey), this involving a special emphasis on timbre and overtones as a basis for harmonic structure (a.k.a. spectralism)
Following early studies in economics and classical and North African Arabic, Murail studied composition with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire from 1967 to 1972. In 1973 he was a founding member of the Ensemble l'Itinéraire. He taught computer music at the Paris Conservatoire and composition at IRCAM in Paris, where he assisted in the development of the Patchwork composition software. From 1997 until 2010, he was a professor of composition at Columbia University in New York City.
Among Murail's awards are the Prix de Rome (presented by the French Académie des Beaux Arts in 1971), the Grand Prix du Disque (1990), and the Grand Prix du Président de la République, Académie Charles Cros (1992).
Murail's works are published by Salabert and Editions Henry Lemoine. His music has been recorded on the Una Corda, Metier, Adés, and MFA-Radio France labels.
Major pieces by Murail include large orchestral pieces such as Gondwana and Time and Again. Other pieces include his Désintégrations for 17 intruments and tape.
Murail also composed a set of solo pieces for various instruments in his cycle Random Access Memory, of which the sixth, Vampyr!, is a rare classical piece for electric guitar. Vampyr! is one of several works in Murail's catalogue that does not employ spectral techniques. Rather, in the performance notes, the composer asks the performer to play the piece in the manner of guitarists in the popular and rock traditions, such as Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton.
Following early studies in economics and classical and North African Arabic, Murail studied composition with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire from 1967 to 1972. In 1973 he was a founding member of the Ensemble l'Itinéraire. He taught computer music at the Paris Conservatoire and composition at IRCAM in Paris, where he assisted in the development of the Patchwork composition software. From 1997 until 2010, he was a professor of composition at Columbia University in New York City.
Among Murail's awards are the Prix de Rome (presented by the French Académie des Beaux Arts in 1971), the Grand Prix du Disque (1990), and the Grand Prix du Président de la République, Académie Charles Cros (1992).
Murail's works are published by Salabert and Editions Henry Lemoine. His music has been recorded on the Una Corda, Metier, Adés, and MFA-Radio France labels.
Major pieces by Murail include large orchestral pieces such as Gondwana and Time and Again. Other pieces include his Désintégrations for 17 intruments and tape.
Murail also composed a set of solo pieces for various instruments in his cycle Random Access Memory, of which the sixth, Vampyr!, is a rare classical piece for electric guitar. Vampyr! is one of several works in Murail's catalogue that does not employ spectral techniques. Rather, in the performance notes, the composer asks the performer to play the piece in the manner of guitarists in the popular and rock traditions, such as Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton.
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L'esprit des dunes
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Tariq Khan
I have the recording of the piece and the performers are ensemble intercontemporain with David Robertson conducting.
Renaldo Ramai - Music Composer
Thank you for this. What a lovely experience to view Murail's genius in this format.
Gérard Begni
After the premeature death of Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail is the undisputed leader of the so-called "spectral" school. "L'esprit des dunes" is one of his most accessible scores - at least in my modest opinion.
Michel Lavau
Wonderful piece. Many thanks for posting!
Alec .Goldfarb
Thank you so much for posting. Such a fantastic piece.
Tim Watson
what an insane performance ..
EMANUEL !
if you consider Ameriques ( Vaerese) thats a very conservative piece. But is very genial, and more intense than Deserts of Varese
klangschatten
Magnificent.
Big Lemons
fantastic
h bell
Great piece but the reverb on the recording is nauseating..!