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.

Time and Again
Tristan Murail Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Time and Again' by these artists:

(Lifelines - 2002) A-HA The sun brought me The moon caught me The wind fought me The…
Corroded This endless hole I seem to be stuck within The absence…
Coward Noel Life is what you make it As someone once observed A phrase…
David Coverdale Baby, I realise it was you You always want everything…
Gillan Maybe I can love you baby With all of my heart…
Gorilla Rodeo! See the smoke Smell the sweat See my pile of cigarettes Grin…
Left Boy They tell me what my name is, Left Boy, that's…
LOVE AND CIGARETTES Time & time again I've placed my hopes and dreams All on…
Mud Every time we meet I die A Little more each day Thoughts…

Nikki Gil I've been hurt So many times before I looked back and…
Noël Coward Life is what you make it As someone once observed A…
Pete Sandberg's Jade TIME AND AGAIN P. Sandberg Persuading yourself we could be…
Rosesleeves I try time and again It doesn't work And maybe I care…
Sarah Vaughan Lately, I realise that it's you You are the one who…
The Bluetones Nothing I can do could ever bring those feelings back I've…
The Seekers Oh love what has become of me I'm sure missing your…
The Velvets Time and again I've come back to you Even though…
Warhaus I never pick a fight with my mister Hyde I′m just…
Z-Ro [Chorus: Ashanti] You came into my world and taught me…

岡村孝子この世に生まれ落ちたのはどんな理由があるのだろういつになれば真実にめぐりあえるのだろう果てない夢を見た失意の空…

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