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Philippe Leroux (born 24 September 1959) is a French composer living in Montréal, Québec, who has been identified as "one of the most important composers in contemporary music."[1]

Biography

Leroux was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. He studied composition starting in 1978 with Ivo Malec, Claude Ballif, Pierre Schaeffer, and Guy Rebeil at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where he obtained three first prizes.[2] He studied at both the Groupe de Recherches Musicales and at IRCAM during this period.[3] He was selected for a residency at the French Academy in Rome from 1993-1995.[2]

From 2001-2006 he was a composition teacher at IRCAM, in the Cursus d’Informatique Musicale programme. Since 2011 he has been an associate professor in composition at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Selected works

• (D)Tourner (2016/17) for solo percussion and 10 instruments
• Envers IV (2016) for symphony orchestra
• Postlude à l'Épais (2016) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
• De l'imitation (2015) for saxophone quartet and electronics
• White face (2015) for string quartet
• Nomadic Sounds (2015) for a capella choir
• Quid sit musicus (2013/14) for 4 voices, guitar, cello, and electronics
• Total SOLo (2013) for 28 instruments
• Ailes (2012) for baritone and 15 instruments
• De l'itération (2012) for 6 percussionists
• ...Ami...chemin...oser...vie... (2011) for 15 instruments
• Extended Apocalypsis (2011) for 4 voices, 16 instruments, electronics, and video ad libitum.
• Envers Symphonie (2010) for symphony orchestra
• Pourquoi? (2009) for 4 voices and orchestra
• Objets trouvés ...posés (2009) acousmatic
• AMA (2009) for solo piano
• L’unique trait de pinceau (2008/9) for saxophone and symphony orchestra
• De la texture (2007) for 8 instruments
• Pour que les êtres ne soient pas traités comme des marchandises (2004) for 12 mixed voices, orchestra, and ad libitum electronics
• m'M (2003) concerto grosso for symphony orchestra
• Du souffle (2003) for saxophone quartet
• Airs (2003) for saxophone and percussion
• Voi(Rex) (2002) for voice, 6 instruments, and electronics
• Les Uns (2001) for 3 percussionists
• De la Vitesse (2001) for 6 percussionists
• SPP (2000) for soprano saxophone and piano
• Plus loin (1999-2000) for symphony orchestra
• M.É. (1998) acousmatic
• M (1997) for 2 pianos, 2 percussion and electronics
• AAA (1996) for 7 instruments
• Souffles (1996) for wind quintet
• (d')Aller (1995) for solo violin and 16 instruments
• Continuo(ns) (1994) for quintet
• PPP (1993) for flute and piano
• AIR (1993) for Bb clarinet and percussion
• AIR-RÉ (1992) for violin and percussion
• Je brûle, dit-elle un jour à un camarade (1990) for voice

References

External links

• His web site
• Page on Gérard Billaudot Éditeur (publisher)

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