Clermont Pépin (1926-2006)
Clermont Pépin studied music in Montreal (notably with Claude
Champagne), Philadelphia, Toronto and Paris (with Arthur Honegger
and Olivier Messiaen) after becoming a composer at the age of 12
with a minuet that was orchestrated in 1938 by Wilfrid Pelletier. His
many awards and recognitions include three
SOCAN grants, the Prix d'Europe and the Radio-Luxembourg
composition prize. Pépin was a professor at the Quebec Music
Conservatory in Montreal, which he headed from 1967 to 1973. Pépin
wrote more than 80 compositions for a variety of ensembles, including
Guernica, a widely-known piece inspired by Picasso's famous painting.- SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada)
COMPOSITIONS Pépin Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Prelude, piano (1938)
Andante, piano (1939)
La feuille d'un saule, piano (1939)
Petite étude No. 1, piano (1940)
Variations in G minor, piano (1940)
Thème et variations, piano (1940)
Andante pour piano, piano (1943)
Variations, string orchestra (1944)
Trois Menuets, string quartet (1944)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1946)
Ave Maria, chorus and organ (1946)
Toccate No. 1, piano (1946)
Petite étude No. 2, piano (1946)
Menuet - Hommage à Ravel, piano (1946)
Variations symphoniques, orchestra (1947)
Sonate en un mouvement, piano (1947)
Thème et variations, piano (1947)
Petite étude No. 3, piano (1947)
Symphony No.1, B minor, orchestra (1948)
String Quartet No. 1 (1948)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1949)
Cycle Éluard, soprano and piano (1949)
Étude - Atlantique, piano (1949; rev. 1982)
Cantique des cantiques, chorus and piano (1950)
Nocturne (Hommage à Gabriel Fauré), piano (1950)
Petite étude No. 4, piano (1950)
La paresse, piano (1951)
Suite, piano (1951; rev. 1955)
Guernica, symphonic poem, orchestra (1952)
Prelude in A, piano (1952)
Prelude in C, piano (1952)
Les Portes de l'enfer, ballet (1953)
Trois petites pièces pour piano (The Nose; Cradle Song; The Gates of Hell), piano (1953)
Pièces faciles pour piano, piano (1938-53)
Deux Préludes, piano (1954)
Petite étude No. 5, piano (1954)
Le Rite du soleil noir, symphonic poem, orchestra (1955)
Quatre Monodies, flute (1955)
Adagio, string orchestra (1947-56)
L'Oiseau-phénix, ballet (1956)
Ronde villageoise de L'Oiseau-phénix, string orchestra (1956)
Athalie, incidental music (1956)
Le Malade imaginaire, incidental music (1956)
String Quartet No. 2, "Variations" (1956)
Trois Pièces pour "La Légende dorée", harpsichord or piano (1956)
Fantaisie, string orchestra (1957)
Symphony No. 2, orchestra (1957)
Fantaisie (based on traditional French folksongs), tenor, chorus and orchestra (1957)
Mouvement (based on traditional French folksongs), chorus and orchestra (1958)
Suite, violin, cello and piano (1958)
Deux canons (2), piano (1958)
Nocturne, piano and string orchestra (1955-59)
String Quartet No. 3 (1959)
Hymne au vent du nord, cantata, tenor and small orchestra (1960)
String Quartet No. 4, "Hyberboles" (1960)
Monologue, orchestra (1961)
Ronde villageoise de L'Oiseau-phénix, 2 pianos (1961; rev. 1986)
Toccata No. 3, piano (1961)
Nombres, 2 pianos and orchestra (1962)
L'ours et le pacha, piano (1962)
Three Miniatures for Strings, string orchestra (1963)
Trois miniatures, piano (1963)
Monade I, orchestra (1964)
Quasars, Symphony No. 3, orchestra (1967)
Pièce de circonstance, children's chorus and school instrumental ensemble (1967)
Monade III, violin and orchestra (1972)
Séquences, flute, oboe and string trio (1972)
Chroma, orchestra (1973)
Prismes et cristaux, string orchestra (1974)
La Messe sur le monde, Symphonie No. 4, speaker, chorus and orchestra (1974; rev. 1990, bass, chorus and orch)
Monade IV - Réseaux, violin and piano (1974)
Monade VI - Réseaux, violin (1974-76)
String Quartet No. 5 (1976)
Nuclées, percussion (1977)
Interactions, 7 percussion and 2 pianos (1977)
Trio No. 2, violin, cello and piano (1982)
Implosion, Symphony No. 5, orchestra (1983)
Monade VII, violin and viola (1986)
Paysage, soprano, clarinet, cello and piano (1987)
Trois incantations, voice and piano (1987)
Marimba Concerto (1988)
Te Deum, chorus and instrumental ensemble (1991)
Hors-d'œuvre (Romance), piano (1958-1994)
Variations canoniques, piano (1960-94)
Pièces pour piano, vol. 2 (1958-95)
Danse des indiens, piano (1995)
WORKS BY GENRE Pépin Links ~ top of page ~
Ballet
Les Portes de l'enfer, ballet (1953)
L'Oiseau-phénix, ballet (1956)
Orchestra
Variations, string orchestra (1944)
Variations symphoniques, orchestra (1947)
Symphony No.1, B minor, orchestra (1948)
Guernica, symphonic poem, orchestra (1952)
Le Rite du soleil noir, symphonic poem, orchestra (1955)
Adagio, string orchestra (1947-56)
Ronde villageoise de L'Oiseau-phénix, string orchestra (1956)
Fantaisie, string orchestra (1957)
Symphony No. 2, orchestra (1957)
Monologue, orchestra (1961)
Three Miniatures for Strings, string orchestra (1963)
Monade I, orchestra (1964)
Quasars, Symphony No. 3, orchestra (1967)
Chroma, orchestra (1973)
Prismes et cristaux, string orchestra (1974)
Implosion, Symphony No. 5, orchestra (1983)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1946)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1949)
Nocturne, piano and string orchestra (1955-59)
Hymne au vent du nord, cantata, tenor and small orchestra (1960)
Nombres, 2 pianos and orchestra (1962)
Monade III, violin and orchestra (1972)
Marimba Concerto (1988)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Fantaisie (based on traditional French folksongs), tenor, chorus and orchestra (1957)
Mouvement (based on traditional French folksongs), chorus and orchestra (1958)
Pièce de circonstance, children's chorus and school instrumental ensemble (1967)
La Messe sur le monde, Symphonie No. 4, speaker, chorus and orchestra (1974; rev. 1990, bass, chorus and orch)
Choral
Ave Maria, chorus and organ (1946)
Cantique des cantiques, chorus and piano (1950)
Te Deum, chorus and instrumental ensemble (1991)
Chamber
Trois Menuets, string quartet (1944)
String Quartet No. 1 (1948)
String Quartet No. 2, "Variations" (1956)
Suite, violin, cello and piano (1958)
String Quartet No. 3 (1959)
String Quartet No. 4, "Hyberboles" (1960)
Séquences, flute, oboe and string trio (1972)
Monade IV - Réseaux, violin and piano (1974)
String Quartet No. 5 (1976)
Interactions, 7 percussion and 2 pianos (1977)
Trio No. 2, violin, cello and piano (1982)
Monade VII, violin and viola (1986)
Solo Instrument
Quatre Monodies, flute (1955)
Monade VI - Réseaux, violin (1974-76)
Nuclées, percussion (1977)
Piano/Harpsichord
Prelude, piano (1938)
Andante, piano (1939)
La feuille d'un saule, piano (1939)
Petite étude No. 1, piano (1940)
Variations in G minor, piano (1940)
Thème et variations, piano (1940)
Andante pour piano, piano (1943)
Toccate No. 1, piano (1946)
Petite étude No. 2, piano (1946)
Menuet - Hommage à Ravel, piano (1946)
Sonate en un mouvement, piano (1947)
Thème et variations, piano (1947)
Petite étude No. 3, piano (1947)
Étude - Atlantique, piano (1949; rev. 1982)
Nocturne (Hommage à Gabriel Fauré), piano (1950)
Petite étude No. 4, piano (1950)
La paresse, piano (1951)
Suite, piano (1951; rev. 1955)
Prelude in A, piano (1952)
Prelude in C, piano (1952)
Trois petites pièces pour piano (The Nose; Cradle Song; The Gates of Hell), piano (1953)
Pièces faciles pour piano, piano (1938-53)
Deux Préludes, piano (1954)
Petite étude No. 5, piano (1954)
Trois Pièces pour "La Légende dorée", harpsichord or piano (1956)
Deux canons (2), piano (1958)
Ronde villageoise de L'Oiseau-phénix, 2 pianos (1961; rev. 1986)
Toccata No. 3, piano (1961)
L'ours et le pacha, piano (1962)
Trois miniatures, piano (1963)
Hors-d'œuvre (Romance), piano (1958-1994)
Variations canoniques, piano (1960-94)
Pièces pour piano, vol. 2 (1958-95)
Danse des indiens, piano (1995)
Vocal
Cycle Éluard, soprano and piano (1949)
Fantaisie (based on traditional French folksongs), tenor, chorus and orchestra (1957)
Paysage, soprano, clarinet, cello and piano (1987)
Trois incantations, voice and piano (1987)
Incidental/Film
Athalie, incidental music (1956)
Le Malade imaginaire, incidental music (1956)
PEPIN LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Pépin @ Wikipedia
Pépin @ Answers.com
Pépin @ Arts Alive/NAC musicbox TIMELINE
Pépin @ artsbird.com
Pépin @ The Canadian Encyclopedia
Pépin @ Classical Composers Database
Pépin @ Concours de musique Clermont-Pépin
Pepin @ W.D. Jordan Library (Queen's University, Kingston, Canada)
Pépin @ Ministère du Conseil exécutif Québec
Pépin @ Pianopedia
Pépin @ Playbill Arts
Pépin @ Prix d'Europe
Pépin @ SOCAN
Streaming Audio
Pépin @ Arts Alive/NAC musicbox TIMELINE
Recordings
Pépin @ ArkivMusic
Pépin @ Allen Reiser Recordings
Pépin @ YouTube
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