Composer catalogue of André Jolivet [ pdf - 220 Kb ] - Gérard ...

means of expression : an atonal language pivoting on notes, chords and
groups of sounds around which the moving mass of music organizes itself and
opens up ; renewed forms in which development takes a predominant role,
an expanded development which commands by opposition melody and harmony
as well as rhythmic groups or even masses of sound ; renewal of the instrumental
writing, too, by the use of exotic or new (electronic) instruments.
In his later works, the composer propounds the serial use of an enlarged
modal language based on the essential principles of primitive music.
Jolivet’s aims and the means he uses to attain them provide sufficient explanation
for his specific and isolated position in French contemporary music.
André Jolivet does not belong to any group or clan ; his innate musical instinct
and his acquainted technical mastery are his only guides.
André Jolivet died in Paris, on December 20, 1974.
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