J.F. Durand - Instrumental Music

Joël-François Durand, composer

Instrumental Music

Roman (1982 - rev. 2000)

solo violin; 8 min.
Premiered by Roger Redgate in Turin (Italy), 1982
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14407) (for the latest revisions on Roman - April 2000 - please contact the composer)
Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear the beginning of Roman

...d'asiles déchirés .. (1983)

solo piano; 12 min.
Awarded at the 3rd Stockhausen Competition for Composition in Brescia, Italy, in 1983
Premiered by Antonio Bacchelli in Bergamo (Italy), 1983
Dedicated to Brian Ferneyhough for his 40th birthday
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14405)

La mesure des choses I. La mesure de l'air (1992 - rev. 2002)

solo Bb clarinet; 12 min.
Commission of the Festival "Musica," Strasbourg
Premiered by Armand Angster, Festival Musica, Strasbourg, 1993
Dedicated to Armand Angster
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1992, Paris (D.& F. 14588) (for the latest revisions on La Mesure de l'air - March 2002 - please contact the composer)

La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer (1993)

solo piano; 9 min.
Premiered by Laurent Philippe, in Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, 1993
Dedicated to Stefan Litwin
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1995, Paris (D.& F. 14808)

Le chemin (1994)

solo piano; 19 min. (after the Concerto for piano and orchestra)
Premiered by John-Paul Gandy, in St Cyprians Church, London, 1998
Dedicated to Stefan Litwin
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1994, Paris (D.& F. 14742)
Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear excerpts from Le chemin

Un chant lointain (1995)

electronic carillon; 4 min.
Written for the dedication of the new carillon at the University of Washington
Premiered at the University of Washington, Seattle, 1995
Dedicated to Robin McCabe

Les raisons des forces mouvantes (1996)

solo organ; 15 min.
Premiered by Hans-Ola Ericsson at the “1. Internationale Woche für Neue Orgelmusik” in Trossingen (Germany), 1997
Dedicated to Hans-Ola Ericsson
- Discography: Hans-Ola Ericsson, organ (Mode 139)
Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear excerpts from Les raisons des forces mouvantes

Par le feu recueilli (1997)

solo flute; 10 min.
Premiere by Felix Skowronek at Meany Hall, Seattle (USA), 1998
Dedicated to Pierre-Yves Artaud
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 2001, Paris (D.& F. 15372)
Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear excerpts from Par le feu receuilli

Au-delà, cinq études pour piccolo (1997-98)

solo piccolo; 8 min.

First version premiered in St Cyprians Church, London, in February 1998, by Katharina Zahn

Final version by Camilla Hoitenga at the LandMarks/EarMarks Festival, Duisburg (Germany), 1999

Dedicated to Jean-Manuel de Scarano, in memory of Thierry Mobillion
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1998, Paris (D.& F. 15132)
Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear excerpts from Au-delà

Tiodhlac (2001)

solo Bb clarinet; 3 min.
Premiere by Roger Heaton at The Warehouse, London (UK), 2001
Dedicated to James Dillon for his 50th birthday
See the first page of the score (pdf file)
Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear the beginning of Tiodhlac

Tiodhlac II (2006)

solo Bb bass clarinet; 3 min.
Dedicated to Gareth Davis

Further Reflections on the Nature of the Mirror (2006)

solo flute; 8 min. (after Ombre/Miroir)
Dedicated to Helen Bledsoe