Vivier

Wo Bist Du, Licht! : For Mezzo-Soprano, Percussion, 20 Strings and Tape / Ed. Louis-Noel Fontaine.

In one movement. Commissioned by Radio Canada. Dedicated to Rober Racine. The text is in a language invented by the composer, as well as a poem by Hölderlin. Custom print edition.

Orion : For Orchestra (1979).

In one movement. Commissioned by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, which premiered the work in October 1980. Dedicated to Louise Laplante. The six sections of the music look at a melody through a variety of prisms. With program, performance and biographical notes in French and English. Duration ca.…

Et Je Reverrai Dette Ville Étrange : Pour Ensemble Mixte (1981).

In six movements. With composer's and editor's notes in French, English, and German. Premiered in Toronto, February 1982. Commissioned by Arraymusic. The music is completely monodic, and is based on melodies from the composer's past. Scored for trumpet, piano, viola, cello, double bass, and…

Kopernikus : Opéra-Rituel De Mort.

In two parts. With notes in French, English, and German. Commissioned by the Arts Council of Canada and the music faculty of the University of Montreal. Premiered in Montreal, May 1980. Dedicated to Gilles Tremblay. Text by the composer. Custom print edition.

Pour Guitare (1975).

Edited, with fingerings by Alvaro Pierri. A short and sensitive piece for guitar. Challenging but not overly so. With a biographical sketch.

Claude Vivier : A Composer's Life.

A study of the life and work of the French-Canadian composer Vivier (1948-1983). With a preface, chronology of compositions, discography, notes, bibliography, and index. Black & white photos.

Greeting Music.

Prologue Pour Un Marco Polo : For Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Bass Soloists and Ensemble.

In one movement. Dedicated to Thérèse Desjardins. Premiered by Ensemble Instrumental de Radio-Canada in March 1981. Words by the composer and Paul Chamberland. The ensemble is scored for five clarinets, two percussion, thirteen strings, and tape. Custom print edition.

Siddhartha : For Large Orchestra In Eight Groups (1996).

In one movement. With program and performance notes in French and English. Dedicated to Michel-Georges Bregent. Commissioned by the Société Radio-Canada for the Orchestre national des jeunes. Custom print edition.

Glaubst Du An Die Unsterblichkeit der Seele = Crois-Tu En l'Immortalité De L'âme.

In one movement. Scored for 12 voices with three synthesizers and percussion. With performance notes in French and English. This atmospheric work sets German and French texts, as well as nonsense syllables. Custom print edition.

Love Songs : For 4 Women and 3 Men, A Cappella (1977).

This score is notated with rhythms and texts. The score is not meant to be followed exactly, but rather to be used as guide. Printed from manuscript. Custom print edition.

Lonely Child : Pour Soprano Et Orchestre De Chambre (1980).

In one movement. With program, performance and biographical notes in French and English. Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Premiered in 1981. Dedicated to Louise André. The text was written by the composer. Duration ca. 17 minutes. Custom print edition.

Musik Für Das Ende : Pour 20 Voix Et Percussion (1971).

With a foreword and performance notes in French, English, and German. The music is a meditation on death. The score is presented in graphic form, with an appendix of written fragments of music to be used at certain points during performance. Each of the 20 singers uses a particular piece of…

Nanti Malam : For Seven Voices (1977).

A theatrical work for voices, featuring speaking, conversation, and singing. Includes texts in a variety of languages. The music is often aleatoric in nature, with performance instructions provided throughout. Printed from manuscript. Custom print edition.

Learning : For 4 Violins and Percussion.

An aleatoric, improvisatory work based on a series of fifteen melodies, which are played, repeated, and varied. Printed from manuscript. Custom print edition.

Hiérophanie : For Female Voice and Ensemble (1970).

In one movement. With program notes. A theatrical, improvisatory work for soprano with winds, brass and percussion. The soprano sings Delphic hymns and a Salve Regina, as well intoning individual words. Custom print edition.

Désintégration : For Two Pianos (1972).

In one movement. A complex and challenging work for two pianos. Custom print edition. Two copies are required for performance.

Ojikawa : For Soprano, Clarinet, Timbales and Vibraphone (1968).

This work begins with a duet between the soprano and timbales. This is followed with solos for each of the performers. Custom print edition.

Aikea : For Six Percussionists / arranged by Pierre Béluse.

Contents: 1. Chanson du matin -- 2. Chanson à midi -- 3. Chanson au soleil -- 4. Chanson à la mort -- 5. Chanson d'adieu. With a composer's note in French. Of advanced difficulty. Custom print edition.

Dark/Rooms. [CD]

Contents: cvetic, kucica.../la lugubre gondola -- musicbox/selbstportrait mit ligeti und strawinsky (und messiaen ist auch dabei) -- chambres de tenebres/tombeau de claude vivier -- gesualdo dub/raum mit gelöschter figur -- GHB/tanzaggregat. Various artists.

Cinq Chansons : For Percussion (1980) / arranged For Two Or Three Percussionists by David Kent.

…Morning Song -- Midday Song -- Song of the Sun -- Song to Death -- Song for Goodbye. With composer's and arranger's notes in English, French and German. Vivier originally composed the solo percussion version of this work for Kent, who prepared this arrangement for the Nexus Percussion Ensemble.

Orion. [CD]

Chants : Pour 7 Voix De Femmes.

For seven unaccompanied women voices. Printed from the composer's manuscript.

Pièce : Pour Violoncelle Et Piano (1975).

This one-movement piece consists of floating gestures in the cello and piano parts, which become more dense into the middle of the piece before thinning out again. A challenging work with some difficult harmonics and double-stops. With a biographical sketch. Duration ca. 9 minutes.