Françoise Barrière (12 June 1944[1] – 24 April 2019) was a French editor, writer and composer.
Life
editFrançoise Barrière was born in Paris and studied at the Conservatoire de Versailles and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. She continued her studies in ethnomusicology at the Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes.[1] Barrière worked at the Service de la Recherche, ORTF, and in 1970 became co-founder and director of the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of Bourges with Christian Clozier.[2]
Barrière was instrumental in organizing the Bourges International Competitions at the Synthese Festival. She managed the magazine Faire and the Mnémosyne Musique Media company which published the annual works of the International Academy of Electroacoustic Music and the Cultures Electroniques and Chrysopée Electronique CDs.[3]
Barrière was a founder of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) and served as its president beginning in 2005. Her works have been played internationally at concerts and festivals and through radio broadcasts.[4]
Barriere died in 2019 at the age of 74.[5]
Discography
editBarrière composed electroacoustic music and blended electroacoustic and instrumental music. Selected works include:
- Françoise Barrière / Christian Clozier - Cordes-Ci, Cordes-Ça / La Discordatura (LP, Album) Pathé Marconi EMI 1972
- Christian Clozier / Françoise Barrière - Ritratto Di Giovane / Symphonie Pour Un Enfant Seul (3xLP) Not On Label 1976
- Par Temps Calme Et Ensoleillé (CD, Album) Le Chant Du Monde 1992
- Scènes Des Voyages D'Ulysse (CD, Album) IMEB 1999
References
edit- ^ a b Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Barrière, Françoise; Bennett, Gerald (1998). Composition/diffusion en musique électroacoustique.
- ^ Cummings, David M. (2000). International who's who in music and musicians' directory.
- ^ "Francoise Barriere". Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ Laspière, Victor Tribot (29 April 2019). "Disparition de Françoise Barrière, figure de la musique électro-acoustique". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2019.