Françoise Barrière (12 June 1944
– 24 April 2019) was a
French
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composer, editor, and writer.
Life
Françoise Barrière was born in
Paris
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and studied at the Conservatoire de
Versailles
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and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. She continued her studies in ethnomusicology at the Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes.
Barrière worked at the Service de la Recherche,
ORTF, and in 1970 became co-founder and director of the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of
Bourges
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with
Christian Clozier.
Barrière was instrumental in organizing the Bourges International Competitions at the Synthese Festival. She managed the magazine ''Faire'' and the Mnémosyne Musique Media company which published the annual works of the International Academy of Electroacoustic Music and the ''Cultures Electroniques'' and ''Chrysopée Electronique'' CDs.
Barrière was a founder of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) and served as its president beginning in 2005. Her works have been played internationally at concerts and festivals and through radio broadcasts.
Barriere died in 2019 at the age of 74.
Discography
Barrière composed electroacoustic music and blended electroacoustic and instrumental music. Selected works include:
*''Françoise Barrière / Christian Clozier - Cordes-Ci, Cordes-Ça / La Discordatura'' (LP, Album) Pathé Marconi EMI 1972
*''Christian Clozier / Françoise Barrière - Ritratto Di Giovane / Symphonie Pour Un Enfant Seul'' (3xLP) Not On Label 1976
*''Par Temps Calme Et Ensoleillé'' (CD, Album) Le Chant Du Monde 1992
*''Scènes Des Voyages D'Ulysse'' (CD, Album) IMEB 1999
References
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1944 births
2019 deaths
20th-century French classical composers
20th-century French composers
French music educators
French classical composers
French women classical composers
French women in electronic music
French women music educators
20th-century French women composers
French editors
French women editors