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Narboni, François (b. July 26, 1963, Paris). French composer of mostly stage, orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe and in the Americas and Asia.
Mr. Narboni studied percussion at the Conservatoire National de Région de Créteil, where he graduated with a gold medal in 1984, as well as counterpoint, fugue, harmony, and orchestration with Yvonne Desportes at the Conservatoire National de Région de Meudon from 1982–86. He later studied tablā in India in 1988 and analysis and composition with Betsy Jolas, Michaël Lévinas and Paul Méfano at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris from 1991–94 and there obtained a premier prix in composition in 1993, a diplôme in jazz in 1993 and a deuxième prix in analysis in 1994.
His honors include Second Prize in the Saint-Rémy competition (1992, for Paradis), Second Prize in the Besançon competition (1994, for Les guêpes) and the Prix de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts (2000, for Ko-Ko). In addition, he has received scholarships to attend Royaumont (1995, 1999) and to reside at the Casa Velázquez in Madrid (1998), the Villa Médicis in New York City (1999) and the Instituto Cubano de la Música in Havana (2000). The government of France, IRCAM, the Orchestre National de Lyon, Radio-France, RAI, and the Université de Paris, among numerous other orchestras and organizations, have commissioned his works.
Mr. Narboni is also active in other positions. He served as a percussionist in jazz and new music ensembles from 1982–86 and with Dicotylédone from 1987–91, as director of the Carré Silvia Montfort from 1986–88 and as a film composer from 1988–96. He has served as director of the Stravinsky Ensemble since 2001.
He taught at the École Nationale de Musique d'Évry from 1994–96, the Conservatoire Municipal de Musique de Paris from 1994–96 and 1996–99 and IRCAM in 1997–98. He has taught at the Conservatoire National de Région de Metz since 1999.
Éditions Musicales Européennes publishes most of his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: fnarboni@free.fr
Street address: Mr. François Narboni, 12 Rue des Framboises, 57050 Metz, France
Telephone/fax: + 333 8750 7558
Website: http://www.francois-narboni.com/francois-narboni.com/accueil.html
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Ko-Ko (opéra-spectacle, libretto by Valérie Malfoy), soprano, 2 tenors, 2 basses, flute, oboe, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), bassoon, 2 French horns, trumpet, string quartet, double bass, electronic keyboard, percussion, 1998; Nuit Dantesque (oratorio-music theatre work, text by Antoine Juliens, after Dante Alighieri), soloists, female chorus, 4 players, 2002–03
ORCHESTRAL: Les guêpes, 1993; Oz, 1999; La Noia, large orchestra, 2002–03; Quatre Études, large orchestra, 2003–04 (version of études 1-3, 5 from Études pour vibraphone, livre 1 [1-6])
CHAMBER MUSIC: Ti Ta Te Tin Tay, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1991; Les trompettes du désert, 6 distant trumpets, 6 distant trombones, 1991; Upon Ré-La-Mi, flute (+ alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), bassoon, cello, harpsichord, 1992; Company, viola, cello, double bass, 1994; Encore, piccolo, trumpet, double bass, 1994; Bing, cello, 1995; Les Animals, double bass, ensemble (2 clarinets [both + bass clarinet], trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, 2 electronic keyboards, percussion), live electronics, 1996; Heldenplatz, double bass, live electronics, 1998; Le plérôme des éons, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1998; El gran masturbador, 2 clarinets (2nd + bass clarinet), alto saxophone, 2 bassoons (2nd + contrabassoon), 2 French horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, string quartet, double bass, 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion, live electronics, 2000; Études pour vibraphone, livre 1 (1-6), 2000–01 (also version of études 1-3, 5 as Quatre Études); Neanderthal Fandango, flute, 2001; Styx, 6 percussion, 2003; Recitative, piccolo, trumpet, double bass, 2003; Yoknapatawpha, saxophone, 2004; Snopes, saxophone, 2004
CHORAL: Tonalität, 8 female voices, viola da gamba/cello/harpsichord, 1992; Dikê – To on I, 4 basses, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, organ, 2 percussion, 1994; Alêthéia – To on II, soprano, 2 harps, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, 2 percussion, 1995; Doxa – To on III, 16 soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1997; Cri(m)es of New York, 12 mixed voices, 1998; Alpha-Beth, children's chorus, ensemble, 2002
VOCAL: Impromptu d'Ohio, soprano, double bass, 1994; Les Saisons (texts from the Song of Solomon, Occitan words), soprano, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute, bass clarinet), clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), electronic keyboard, percussion, tape, 2002 (the tape part may be performed separately as a sound installation)
PIANO: Darkness Visible, piano, string quartet ad libitum, 1999; Soon, 2002
ORGAN: Paradis, 1990
HARPSICHORD: Pandemonium, 1988
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Étude aux grillons et aux cloches, tape, 1991; Tenebrae, tape, 1991–92; Les Saisons (sound installation), 2002 (tape part of vocal work; may be performed separately)
ARRANGEMENT: Drei jiddische Lieder (Viktor Ullmann), soprano, bass clarinet, mandolin, violin, double bass, celesta, percussion, 1995
FILM SCORE (DIRECTOR): Des enfants qui s'aiment, 2004 (Gilles Volta)
(Last updated on September 30, 2006)
