Jacques Bondon


Jacques Bondon was a French composer.

Life

Bondon was born in Boulbon. He arrived in Paris aged nineteen to study music. He began studying the violin, learned harmony and counterpoint with Georges Dandelot and Charles Koechlin and composition with Darius Milhaud and Jean Rivier at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1962, he founded the Orchestre de Chambre de Musique Contemporaine, which became the Ensemble Moderne de Paris six years later. In 1974, he was appointed member of the National Commission for Popular Music at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Since 1981, he has been Director of the Conservatoire municipal de musique of the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
He died in Coulommiers. on 2 April 2008 at age 80.

Works

Instrumental and orchestral music

Essai pour un paysage lunaire, for chamber orchestra Sonatine d'été, for violin and piano La Coupole, Tableaux fantastiques d'un monde étrange, for orchestra Le Taillis ensorcelé, for double string orchestra, brass and percussion Concerto pour Martenot Les Insolites, for piano Kaléïdoscope for Ondes Martenot, piano and drums Chants de Feu et de Lune, for piano and Ondes Martenot Concert de printemps, for piano, strings and percussion Suite indienne, for orchestra Quatuor à cordes No 1 Giocoso, for solo violin and strings Musique pour un autre monde, for orchestra Fleurs de feu, for orchestra Concerto de Mars, for guitar and orchestra La Maya, pour 13 percussions Contes et merveilles, for chamber orchestra Ivanhoe, for orchestra Concerto de Molines, for violin and orchestra Sonate pour un ballet 3 Nocturnes for guitar Le Soleil multicolore, for flute, harp and viola Mouvement chorégraphique for flute and piano Musique pour un jazz différent, percussion quartet Swing No 1 for flute and harp Symphonie latine Swing No 2, for guitar Chant et danse, for trombone and small orchestra Lumières et formes animées, for orchestra Concerto solaire, for 7 brass and large orchestra Concerto d'octobre for clarinet and strings Swing No 3 for trumpet and piano Symphonie concertante, for piano and wind instruments Sonates à six, for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxophones Le Tombeau de Schubert, for piano and string quartet Movimenti, clarinet or saxophone quartet Concerto con fuoco, for guitar and strings Lever du jour for trumpet and organ Concerto pour un ballet, for flute and orchestra 3 Images concertantes, for bassoon and orchestra Les folklores imaginaires for wind quintett (

Vocal and theatrical music

Chant d'amour et de peine, for voice and piano or small orchestra Le Pain de serpent, for voice and 14 instruments La Résurrection, oratorio Les Monts de l'étoile, for soprano, string quartet and piano 3 Complaintes, for soprano and guitar Le Chemin de croix, oratorio for choir, 3 soloists and orchestra
OperasLa Nuit foudroyée.Les Arbres Mélusine au rocher Ana et l'albatros.I-330 science fiction opera

Film music and other commissions

Green Harvest by François Villiers