Short bio Philippe Manoury
Full biography Philippe Manoury
Philippe Manoury is a celebrated French composer known for his innovative approach to music. Born in Tulle, France, in 1952, Manoury developed a passion for music at an early age and began studying piano and composition as a young man. He later studied under the legendary composer Pierre Boulez at IRCAM in Paris, where he honed his skills in electronic and computer music.
Manoury's extensive body of work includes a variety of music styles, including orchestral, chamber, and electronic music. He is considered to be a forerunner in the field of live electronics , and his work has been performed by leading orchestras and ensembles around the world.
Some of Manoury's most notable works include "Musique I and II," a series of chamber works, and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," which he wrote in honor of Pierre Boulez's 80th birthday. His music often features complex and intricate textures, and he is known for his use of innovative electronic and computer techniques.
In addition to his work as a composer, Manoury is also a respected teacher and researcher. He has taught at several institutions, including the University of California, San Diego, and his work has been the subject of numerous books, articles, and dissertations.
Overall, Philippe Manoury is a highly regarded composer whose work has had a major influence on contemporary music. His innovative use of electronic and computer techniques has helped to push the boundaries of what is possible in music, and his legacy continues to inspire musicians and composers around the world.
Compositions featuring Philippe Manoury
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zwei Jahrhunderte später, for piano | 1:17 min | Keyboard | 2019 |
| 2 | Passages, for clarinet & chamber orchestra | 13:43 min | Concerto | 2017 |
| 3 | B-Partita, for violin, electronics & ensemble | 26:28 min | Concerto | 2016 |
| 4 | Le temps, mode d' emploi, for 2 pianos & live electronics | 52:23 min | Keyboard | 2014 |
| 5 | In situ, for ensemble & orchestra | 29:49 min | Orchestral | 2013 |
| 6 | String Quartet No. 1 ("Stringendo") | 14:55 min | Chamber Music | 2010 |
| 7 | Michigan Trio | 10:03 min | Chamber Music | 1993 |
| 8 | La Partition du ciel et de l'enfer, for flute & 2 pianos, ensemble & electronics | 39:39 min | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| 9 | Pluton for midi piano & electronics | 51:41 min | Keyboard | 1988 |
| 10 | Le Livre des Claviers, for percussion sextet | 28:10 min | Chamber Music | 1987 |
| 11 | Jupiter, for flute & electronics | 28:31 min | Chamber Music | 1986 |
| 12 | Petit Aleph, for flute | Chamber Music | 1986 | |
| 13 | Solo de vibraphone | 6:19 min | Chamber Music | 1985 |
| 14 | 60th Parallel, opera | 87:54 min | Opera | - |
| 15 | Fragments pour un portrait, for viola & ensemble | 38:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Trakl Gedichte, for chorus | 9:27 min | Choral | - |
| 17 | Slova, for chorus | 17:48 min | Choral | - |
| 18 | Fragments d'Héraclite, for chorus | 12:01 min | Choral | - |
| 19 | Partita 1, for voice & electronics | 40:53 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 20 | Métal, for percussion ensemble | 22:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Inharmonies, for chorus | 7:54 min | Choral | - |
Albums featuring Philippe Manoury
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Lab.Oratorium(CD, Album) | 2021 | WERGO |
| 2 |  |
Pierre Boulez, Philippe Manoury – Le Marteau Sans Maître / B-Partita(CD, Album) | 2020 | Col Legno |
| 3 |  |
Philippe Manoury, GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, SWR Experimentalstudio – Le Temps, Mode D'Emploi(SACD, Album) | 2019 | Neos |
| 4 |  |
Philippe Manoury, Third Coast Percussion – The Book Of Keyboards(CD, Album) | 2017 | New Focus Recordings |
| 5 |  |
Aperghis - Lang - Manoury - Poppe - Posadas - Zimmermann – Donaueschinger Musiktage 2013(4×SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2014 | Neos |
| 6 |  |
Manoury – Accentus, Laurence Equilbey – Inharmonies(CD, Album) | 2011 | Naïve |
| 7 |  |
Fragments Pour Un Portrait(CD, Album) | 2009 | Kairos |
| 8 |  |
Philippe Manoury - Jean-François Heisser – "La Ville [... Première Sonate...]"(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album) | 2004 | Praga Digitals |
| 9 |  |
Philippe Manoury & Accroche Note – La Musique De Chambre(CD, Album) | 2000 | Assai |
| 10 |  |
En Écho - Neptune(CD, Album) | 1998 | Accord |
| 11 |  |
Philippe Manoury, Ilmo Ranta – Pluton | 1998 | Ondine |
| 12 |  |
Philippe Manoury, Michel Deutsch, Pierre Strosser – 60th Parallel(2×CD, Album, Stereo) | 1997 | Naxos |
| 13 |  |
Philippe Manoury, Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporain – La Partition Du Ciel Et De L'Enfer, Jupiter | 1997 | Disques Adès |
| 14 |  |
F. Durieux, P. Fénelon, J. Fineberg, G. Grisey, B. Jolas, J. Lenot, A. Louvier, P. Manoury, F. Martin, T. Murail, G. Pesson, E. Tanguy – Hommage À Dominique Troncin(CD, Compilation) | 1995 | Musique Française D'Aujourd'hui |
| 15 |  |
Claude Helffer - Betsy Jolas / Gilbert Amy / André Boucourechliev / Philippe Manoury / Iannis Xenakis – Musique Contemporaine Pour Piano = Contemporary Music For Piano(CD, Album) | 1992 | Adda |
| 16 |  |
Philippe Manoury, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Peter Eötvös – Zeitlauf | 1990 | Erato |
| 17 |  |
Gilbert Amy / André Boucourechliev / Philippe Manoury / Iannis Xenakis - Claude Helffer – Cahier D'Épigrammes / Six Études D'Après Piranese / Cryptophonos / Mists(LP, Album) | 1986 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 18 |  |
Pascal Dusapin / Philippe Manoury - Quatuor Arditti – Trio À Cordes / Quatuors À Cordes(LP, Album) | 1984 | harmonia mundi |
| 19 |  |
Emmanuel Séjourné, Paul Polivnick, Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg, Robert Van Sice, Miguel Bernat - Almada, Battistelli, Kerger, Mâche, Manoury, Smith, Takemitsu – Withered Leaves - New Birth(CD, Album) | - | Christal |
Videos featuring Philippe Manoury
Philippe Manoury - Zeitlauf-part 8
Part 8 from Zeitlauf.
Manoury composed Zeitlauf (from a poem of Georg Webern) - a work for mixed choir, instrumental ensemble, synthesizers, and tape - at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM).
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Philippe Manoury - Neptune (5)
Part 5 of Neptune
From the album En Écho/Neptune
Released in 1998 by Accord (France)
Percussion: Florent Jodelet, Roland Auzet, Eve Payeur
Fragments pour un portrait: I. Chemins
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: I. Chemins · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble: Ensembl
Philippe Manoury - Mea Lux
Part 4 of En Écho
From the album En Écho/Neptune
Released in 1998 by Accord (France)
Soprano: Donatienne Michel-Dansac
Fragments pour un portrait: II. Choral
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: II. Choral · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble: Ensembl
I - La Rivière, En Echo - Manoury
Artist : P. Manoury
Title : En Echo Part 1 : La Rivière
Album : En Echo - Neptune
Fragments pour un portrait: III. Vagues paradoxales
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: III. Vagues paradoxales · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ense
Fragments pour un portrait: IV. Nuit
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: IV. Nuit · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble: Ensemble
Fragments pour un portrait: V. Ombres
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: V. Ombres · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble: Ensemble
Fragments pour un portrait: VI. Bagatelle
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: VI. Bagatelle · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble: Ense
Fragments pour un portrait: VII. Totem
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Fragments pour un portrait: VII. Totem · Ensemble InterContemporain
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Ensemble: Ensembl
Partita I: I. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: I. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philippe
Partita I: II. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: II. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philipp
Partita I: III. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: III. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philip
Partita I: IV. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: IV. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philipp
Partita I: V. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: V. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philippe
Partita I: VI. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: VI. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philipp
Partita I: VII. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: VII. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philip
Partita I: VIII. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: VIII. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Phili
Partita I: IX. —
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Partita I: IX. — · Christophe Desjardins
Philippe Manoury: Fragments pour un portrait & Partita I
℗ 2015 Kairos
Released on: 2015-07-21
Artist: Christophe Desjardins
Artist: Diemo Schwarz
Composer: Philipp
Xenakis - Mists
Composed in 1980 for Roger Woodward, Mists is the third of Xenakis's mature piano solo compositions.
The linear material which alternates with the "mists" is frighteningly complex rhythmically. Unlike evryali, where the melodic curves "snap" to a grid of
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