François Paris

François Paris (born 28 October 1961 in Valenciennes) is a French composer and professor.

He is known for his inclusion of microtonal elements in his music.

Life

He studied in the conservatoire of Versailles then in the Conservatoire de Paris with Ivo Malec, Betsy Jolas (analysis) and Gérard Grisey(composition and orchestration). Meanwhile, he studied orchestral direction. François Paris has received the award of the Concours International de Composition de Besançon.

Compositional Techniques

François uses different forms of equal temperament in his music. Where 12 tone equal temperament is based on semitones ascending by root 2, Paris uses other root values, such as 1.2, 1.6 and 2.4, in order to stretch and shrink the temperament of the composition.

Selected works

Vocal music

Les Champs de l'ombre blanche, 1991 Les Confessions silencieuses, 1995–1996 Murs, pour quatre voix et orchestre de chambre

Concerto music L'Empreinte du cygne, double concerto pour violoncelle, piano et orchestre 1997-1998

Orchestral music La Chair de l'aube, pour orchestre 1992

Ensemble music Sur la Nuque de la mer étoilée, pour sept instrumentistes 1993-1994

Chamber music Douze préludes pour quatre pianos imaginaires 1995 L'octobre seul, pour quintette 1991 La vague en son écrin, trio de flûtes à bec 1994 Oxymore, solo pour deux percussionnistes 1994 Tic-tac parc, musica per il parco Val Grande 1997

Soloist music Lecture d'une vague, «Prélude des Champs de l'ombre blanche», 1992 Roque, pour violoncelle 1990 Sombra, pour violon 1999