Jean-Pierre Drouet (born 30 October 1935) is a French multi-instrumentist

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and

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. Born in Bordeaux, Drouet studied with

René Leibowitz René Leibowitz (; ; 17 February 1913 – 29 August 1972) was a Polish and French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher. He was historically significant in promoting the music of the Second Viennese School in Paris after the Second Wo ...

Jean Barraqué Jean-Henri-Alphonse Barraqué (17 January 1928 – 17 August 1973) was a French composer and music writer. His relatively small is known for its serialism. Life Barraqué was born in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine. In 1931, he moved with his family to P ...

and

André Hodeir André Hodeir (22 January 1921 – 1 November 2011) was a French violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist. Biography Hodeir was born in Paris and trained as a classical violinist and composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, w ...

. In India, he deepened his knowledge of non-European instruments and music, such as the

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and especially the

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(Persian drum) that he studied with . He is remarkable especially for the eclecticism and quantity of his musical production, as a performer and as a composer.

Collaborations

Drouet took part very early in the development of "new European

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" alongside

Vinko Globokar Vinko Globokar (born 7 July 1934) is a French-Slovenian avant-garde composer and trombonist. Globokar's music uses unconventional and extended techniques, places great emphasis on spontaneity and creativity, and often relies on improvisation. H ...

and

Michel Portal Michel Portal (born 27 November 1935) is a French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He plays both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz". Early life Portal was born in Bayonne on 27 ...

. In a more classical register, he will play, among others, on the records of Les Double Six, and accompany

Line Renaud Line Renaud (born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist. In her 80 year career, she has appeared in 86 films and TV films, released 25 albums and 114 singles. She has also appeared in 12 plays and written ...

at the

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. It is on this occasion, at the instigation of Pierre Urban, that he discovered the tonbak. But it is especially in the field of

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that he will distinguish himself, in particular by his participation in the shows of the Atelier théâtre et musique (ATEM), with

Georges Aperghis Georges Aperghis (; born 23 December 1945) is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non- programmatic chamber music. Career Aperghis worked with Pierre Schaeffer ...

Michael Lonsdale Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often ...

and

Édith Scob Édith Scob (21 October 1937 – 26 June 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960). Early life and family Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimir ...

, the foundation of the "Trio Le Cercle" with Willy Coquillat and Gaston Sylvestre, his collaborations with

Mauricio Kagel Mauricio Raúl Kagel (; 24 December 1931 – 18 September 2008) was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher. Life and career Early life and education Mauricio Raúl Kagel was born on 24 December 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an ...

and all the major composers of contemporary music of the 1960s and 1970s (in particular

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental music, experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia (Berio), Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Seque ...

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

and

Iannis Xenakis Giannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis; , ; 29 May 1922 – 4 February 2001) was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and enginee ...

). He also performed alongside Sylvio Gualda and the

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sisters around Bartók's ''

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''. Exuberant and virtuoso on stage, he will often be the performer of shows of instrumental and

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. He was heavily involved in the development of the tonbak (Persian drum) in France, notably through the creation of pieces by contemporary composers, but also through its use in jazz and improvised music. He taught this instrument at the Conservatoire Expérimental de Pantin from 1980 to 1984 to musicians like François Bedel, Pablo Cueco, Pierre Rigopoulos, Alexandre Régis, Jean PierlotJean Pierlot
/ref> and a few others... As a composer, he often writes music for the theater and all forms of the

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: dance with

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for '' Les Variations d'Ulysse'' given in 1995 at the

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and awarded a Victoire de la musique classique,

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's equestrian shows etc.

Discography

* Béla Bartók's

with Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), Sylvio Gualda (percussion)

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, 1973 *L'empreinte digitale ED 13043: "Autres contacts", Adama Dramé and

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(Modibo Salifou, solo by Adama Dramé; Other contacts, Jean-Pierre Drouet, State commission; Percussions pour Mandela, Adama Dramé; Final, les Percussions de Strasbourg)
Discography
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)

References

External links

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Biography
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Biography
(in German)
Jean-Pierre Drouet performing Globokar and Aperghis
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