Emmanuel Séjourné (1961- )
Emmanuel
Séjourné was born in Limoges, France. After classical
music studies at the National Conservatory of Strasbourg
(piano, violin, music history, and analysis), he
was introduced by Jean Batigne,
Director and Founder of the Percussions de Strasbourg, to the world of
percussion, particularly in contemporary and improvised music. After
intensive study in percussion, he chose to specialize in keyboard
percussion:
vibraphone and marimba. Fascinated by the relations between
music and other performing arts, Séjourné started composing music
for the stage as early as 1984. He has written pieces for the Théâtre
des
Drapiers, the Wallgraben Theater (Germany), the MAL/TJP Company, with
which he won the prize for Best Stage Music at the Festival
d’Avignon in 1985 (for the show La Légende Des Siècles, inspired by Victor
Hugo’s work). In 1988, on the occasion of the Bimillenium of the City of
Strasbourg, he composed the music for Les Envahisseurs for the Ballet
du Rhin. He also collaborated on musical pieces for France-Culture and
th TV channels ARD, ZDF and ARTE. Acclaimed by members of
the percussion community, his works have been played by Bob Van Sice,
Nancy Zeltsman, Marta Klimasara, Katarzyna Mycka, Jean Geoffroy, the
Amsterdam Percussion Group, Drumming (Portugal). His passion for the
stage has led him to write and compose Planète Claviers for the
Percussions Claviers de Lyons, a piece commissioned for the Festival
Gramme, directed by Nicolas Ramond. This wild and unusual show has been
performed over 120 times between 1998 and 2001.COMPOSITIONS Séjourné Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Schpaane und Scharwe, incidental music (1985?)
La légende des siècles, incidental music (1985)
Jacques le peintre, incidental music (1985)
Deutschland im August, TV film score (1985) [Film ZDF/Allemagne]
Gwen, dance piece [tape] (1985) [choreography by Jean Garcia]
Venin, 2 snare drums (1986)
Schmutz ohne Grenzen, TV film score (1986) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Le monastère hanté (1986) [Feuilleton France-Culture]
Dans la nuit, incidental music (1987)
Jeu de mort, film score (1987) [Court-métrage]
Le lutin aux rubans, film score (1987) [Feuilleton France-Culture]
Gleichnisse, TV film score (1987?) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Syndrome 87, dance piece [tape] (1987) [choreography by Marie-Anne Thil]
Musicoregraphiline, dance piece [2 perc and 1 saxophonist] (1987)
Mein gewissen sagt nein, TV film score (1988) [Fiction ZDF/Allemagne]
Les Envahisseurs, dance piece [perc group, sythesizer and 6 brass] (1988) [choreography by Jean Sarelli]
Null Bock in der Kunst, TV film score (1989) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Nancy, marimba (1989)
La Saga des Rohan, tape (1989) [60:00]
Feu, tape (1989) [9:00]
Six Baguettes, marimba (1990)
Gleichnisse, TV film score (1990) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Paraboles, TV film score (1991) [Film ARD/ORF/SRG]
African Songs (3 pieces), marimba (1991)[arr. 1992 for 3 marimbas, "African Songs Trio"; 1994 - 2 marimbas "African Songs Duo"]
Martian Tribes, 4 percussionists [3 bass drum or Tom basse, marimba, metal plates] (1995)
Katamiya, marimba (1995)
Planète Claviers, visual music [spectacle for 5 percussionists] (1998)
Concerto for Vibraphone and String Orchestra (1999) [also arr. for vibes and 5 percussionists, 2002]
Losa, marimba and vibraphone (1999)
Mississipi, TV film score (2000) [Film ARTE]
Brel Abend, incidental music (2001)
Blue Room, incidental music (2001)
Quarto para Quatro, visual music [spectacle for 4 percussionists] (2001)
Famim, piano and 4 percussionists [2 vibes, 1 marimba, drums] (2001)
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Winds (2002)
Concerto for 3 Percussionists and Winds (2002)
Famim 2, piano and 1 percussionist [marimba, vibes, hi-hat, 4 toms, cymbal triangle, grelots, flexaton, 2 bowles] (2002)
Fête Nationale, tape (2002) [14:00]
Book of Gemmes, chorus and 2 percussionists (2003) [text: Bishop Marbode, 1037-1125]
Resilience, visual music [8 percussionists] (2004)
Comment on fait pour le soleil, visual music (2004)
Issa, soprano, tenor, children's choir and percussion orchestra (2004)
School Boulevard, visual music (2005)
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2005)
Departure, 2 marimbas (2005)
Ketsana, orchestra (2006)
La forêt, percussion ensemble, jazz quartet [pf, gtr, db, drums) and speaker (2006)
Eluard's Pieces, baritone and marimba (2006)
America’s Cup Cocncerto, multi-percussion solo and orchestra (2007)
Carmina 86, chorus, 2 pianos and 5 percussionists (2007)
Sosso-Bala, 8 percussionists [2 marimba and 1 vibraphone] (2007)
Kiga, large percussion ensemble (2007)
Suite for Marimba and Percussion Quartet (2007)
Attraction, violin, marimba and tape (2007)
Chandigarh, marimba (2007)
Romantica, marimba (2007)
Ta voix contre la pauvreté, suite, soprano, tenor, chorus, [synthesizer] and 2 percussionists (2008)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Winds (2009)
Calienta, guitar and marimba (2009)
Esperanto, wind ensemble, percussion, harp and children's choir (2010)
WORKS BY GENRE Séjourné Links ~ top of page ~
Visual Music/Theatre
Planète Claviers, visual music [spectacle for 5 percussionists] (1998)
Quarto para Quatro, visual music [spectacle for 4 percussionists] (2001)
Resilience, visual music [8 percussionists] (2004)
Comment on fait pour le soleil, visual music (2004)
School Boulevard, visual music (2005)
Dance
Gwen, dance piece [tape] (1985) [choreography by Jean Garcia]
Syndrome 87, dance piece [tape] (1987) [choreography by Marie-Anne Thil]
Musicoregraphiline, dance piece [2 perc and 1 saxophonist] (1987)
Les Envahisseurs, dance piece [perc group, sythesizer and 6 brass] (1988) [choreography by Jean Sarelli]
Orchestra
Ketsana, orchestra (2006)
Band
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Winds (2002)
Concerto for 3 Percussionists and Winds (2002)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Winds (2009)
Esperanto, wind ensemble, percussion, harp and children's choir (2010)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra or Band/Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Vibraphone and String Orchestra (1999) [also arr. for vibes and 5 percussionists, 2002]
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Winds (2002)
Concerto for 3 Percussionists and Winds (2002)
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2005)
America’s Cup Cocncerto, multi-percussion solo and orchestra (2007)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Winds (2009)
Choral
Book of Gemmes, chorus and 2 percussionists (2003) [text: Bishop Marbode, 1037-1125]
Issa, soprano, tenor, children's choir and percussion orchestra (2004)
Carmina 86, chorus, 2 pianos and 5 percussionists (2007)
Ta voix contre la pauvreté, suite, soprano, tenor, chorus, [synthesizer] and 2 percussionists (2008)
ESPERANTO, wind ensemble, percussion, harp and children's choir (2010)
Chamber
Venin, 2 snare drums (1986)
African Songs Trio, 3 marimbas (1992) [arr. as "African Songs Duo" for 2 marimbas, 1994]
- Akadinda
- Ambira
- Balafon
Martian Tribes, 4 percussionists [3 bass drum or Tom basse, marimba, metal plates] (1995)
Losa, marimba and vibraphone (1999)
Famim, piano and 4 percussionists [2 vibes, 1 marimba, drums] (2001)
Famim 2, piano and 1 percussionist [marimba, vibes, hi-hat, 4 toms, cymbal triangle, grelots, flexaton, 2 bowles] (2002)
Departure, 2 marimbas (2005)
La forêt, percussion ensemble, jazz quartet [pf, gtr, db, drums) and speaker (2006)
Eluard's Pieces, baritone and marimba (2006)
Sosso-Bala, 8 percussionists [2 marimba and 1 vibraphone] (2007)
Kiga, large percussion ensemble (2007)
Suite for Marimba and Percussion Quartet (2007)
Attraction, violin, marimba and tape (2007)
Calienta, guitar and marimba (2009)
Marimba/Vibraphone
Nancy, marimba (1989)
Six Baguettes, marimba (1990)
African Songs (3 pieces), marimba (1991)[arr. 1992 for 3 marimbas, "African Songs Trio"; 1994 - 2 marimbas "African Songs Duo"]
- Akadinda
- Ambira
- Balafon
Katamiya, marimba (1995)
Concerto for Vibraphone and String Orchestra (1999) [also arr. for vibes and 5 percussionists, 2002]
Losa, marimba and vibraphone (1999)
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2005)
Departure, 2 marimbas (2005)
Eluard's Pieces, baritone and marimba (2006)
Suite for Marimba and Percussion Quartet (2007)
Attraction, violin, marimba and tape (2007)
Chandigarh, marimba (2007)
Romantica, marimba (2007)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Winds (2009)
Calienta, guitar and marimba (2009)
Solo Percussion
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Winds (2002)
Famim 2, piano and 1 percussionist [marimba, vibes, hi-hat, 4 toms, cymbal triangle, grelots, flexaton, 2 bowles] (2002)
America’s Cup Cocncerto, multi-percussion solo and orchestra (2007)
Percussion Ensemble
Les Envahisseurs, dance piece [perc group, sythesizer and 6 brass] (1988) [choreography by Jean Sarelli]
Martian Tribes, 4 percussionists [3 bass drum or Tom basse, marimba, metal plates] (1995)
Planète Claviers, visual music [spectacle for 5 percussionists] (1998)
Quarto para Quatro, visual music [spectacle for 4 percussionists] (2001)
Famim, piano and 4 percussionists [2 vibes, 1 marimba, drums] (2001)
Concerto for 3 Percussionists and Winds (2002)
Resilience, visual music [8 percussionists] (2004)
Issa, soprano, tenor, children's choir and percussion orchestra (2004)
La forêt, percussion ensemble, jazz quartet [pf, gtr, db, drums) and speaker (2006)
Carmina 86, chorus, 2 pianos and 5 percussionists (2007)
Sosso-Bala, 8 percussionists [2 marimba and 1 vibraphone] (2007)
Kiga, large percussion ensemble (2007)
Suite for Marimba and Percussion Quartet (2007)
Incidental/Film
Schpaane und Scharwe, incidental music (1985?)
La légende des siècles, incidental music (1985)
Jacques le peintre, incidental music (1985)
Deutschland im August, TV film score (1985) [Film ZDF/Allemagne]
Schmutz ohne Grenzen, TV film score (1986) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Le monastère hanté (1986) [Feuilleton France-Culture]
Dans la nuit, incidental music (1987)
Jeu de mort, film score (1987) [Court-métrage]
Le lutin aux rubans, film score (1987) [Feuilleton France-Culture]
Gleichnisse, TV film score (1987?) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Mein gewissen sagt nein, TV film score (1988) [Fiction ZDF/Allemagne]
Null Bock in der Kunst, TV film score (1989) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Gleichnisse, TV film score (1990) [Film ARD/Allemagne]
Paraboles, TV film score (1991) [Film ARD/ORF/SRG]
Mississipi, TV film score (2000) [Film ARTE]
Brel Abend, incidental music (2001)
Blue Room, incidental music (2001)
Electronic
La Saga des Rohan, tape (1989) [60:00]
Feu, tape (1989) [9:00]
Fête Nationale, tape (2002) [14:00]
SÉJOURNÉ LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Interview with Emmanuel Séjourné (Robert Leroux, PERCUweb)
Composer's website . . . contact Emmanuel Séjourné: here
Séjourné @ Wikipedia.de (in German)
Séjourné @ Adams Music
Séjourné @ Alfonce Production
Séjourné @ Classical Archives
Séjourné @ Facebook
Séjourné @ InstantEncore
Sejourne @ Intermational Marimba Competition
Séjourné @ Klassika
Séjourné @ Liszt School of Music Weimar
Séjourné @ MusicWeb International
Séjourné @ MySpaceMusic
Séjourné @ The New York Times (via Google Advanced Search)
Séjourné @ Norsk Percussion
Séjourné @ Orford Arts Centre
Publisher
Séjourné @ Composer's website
Séjourné @ Alfonce Production
Séjourné @ Steve Weiss Music
Streaming Audio
Séjourné @ Composer's website
Séjourné @ Classical Archives
Séjourné @ last.fm
Séjourné @ MySpaceMusic
Séjourné @ SoundCloud
Recordings
Séjourné @ Amazon.com
Séjourné @ ArkivMusic
Séjourné @ CD Universe
Séjourné @ ClassicsOnline
Séjourné @ Discogs
Video
Séjourné @ YouTube
Séjourné @ Google Video
Séjourné @ Vimeo (via Google Advanced Search)
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