Ivo Malec Explained

Ivo Malec (30 March 1925, in Zagreb – 14 August 2019, in Paris) was a Croatian-born French^[1] composer, music educator and conductor. One of the earliest Yugoslav composers to obtain high international regard, his works have been performed by symphony orchestras throughout Europe and North America.

Biography

Coming from a rather 'classical' background, he met Pierre Schaeffer whom he considers his 'true and only master'; Schaeffer's teachings turned Malec into one of the most important leaders of the Groupe de recherches musicales.^[2] Since then he dedicated himself to a more radical^[3] style. He received a number of awards including the Grand Prix National de Musique in 1992. He was resident in France since 1955^[4] and taught at the Paris Conservatoire from 1972 to 1990 where he taught composers such as Édith Canat de Chizy, Denis Dufour,^[5] Philippe Hurel,^[6] Philippe Leroux and Gerard Pesson.^[7]

See also: Ivo and Malec.

Malec's approach to composition which in ways is similar to that of Denis Dufour or Xenakis is the emphasis on all aspects of sound including texture, density, movement, timbre and notably sonic character and form and the use of sound objects.^[8]

Works

• Klaviersonate, 1949
• Sinfonie, 1951
• Cellosonate, 1956
• Mouvements en coloeurs, 1959
• Reflets, 1961
• Sigma, 1963
• Miniatures pour Lewis Carroll, 1964
• Lignes et Points, 1965
• Cantate pour elle, 1966
• Oral, 1967
• Lumina, 1968
• Luminétudes, 1968
• Lied, 1969
• Dodécaméron, 1970
• Pieris, 1975
• Triola ou Symphonie pour moi-même, 1977–78
• Week-end, 1982
• Ottava bassa, 1984
• Attacca, 1986
• Artemisia, 1991
• Doppio Coro, 1993
• Exempla, 1994
• Ottava alta, 1995
• Sonoris causa, 1997
• Arc-en-cello, 2000

External links

• Archive of official website at Archive.org (in French)
• France Musique's obituary dated 3 September 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Langlois. Franck. Catalogue of Éditions Salabert. musicologie.org.
2. Web site: Culot. Hubert. Musicweb international.
3. Web site: All Music. All Music. All Music. AllMusic.
4. Web site: Discogs. Discogs. Discogs. Discogs.
5. Web site: Denis Dufour. Biography. Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine.
6. Web site: Hurel. Philippe. Official site.
7. Web site: Pesson. Gerard. Official site. 11 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426043822/http://www.mondayeveningconcerts.org/bios/pesson.html. 26 April 2012. dead.
8. Web site: Bick. Andreas. The Concept of "Sound Object" by Pierre Schaeffer.