Bédé
- Robert Normandeau
- Year of composition: 1990
- Duration: 3:01
- Instrumentation: stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- Commission: empreintes DIGITALes
- ISWC: T0715200331
To my parents
This miniature was realized from sounds (onomatopoeias) used in comic books traditionally associated with the world of children. The piece is divided in three sections: Le monde de l’enfance (Child’s World), La vallée des fantômes (Phantoms’ Valley), and La quête de la voix (Search of the Voice). The voice of 11 year old Marie-Hélène Blain is the single sound element of the piece.
Robert Normandeau [xi-90]
Bédé — a pun on the abbreviation of “bande dessinée” (comic book) — was realized in my studio, the studio of the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal and the studio of the Ina-GRM with support from the Canada Council [for the Arts] (CCA).
Premiere
- November 2, 1990, Montréal musiques actuelles / New Music America, Acousmonium: Concert 6: Électro clips, Théâtre Les Loges, Montréal (Québec)
Composition
- 1990, Personal studio, Montréal (Québec)
- 1990, Faculté de musique — Université de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)
- 1990, Groupe de recherches musicales – Institut national de l’audiovisuel (Ina-GRM), Paris (France)
Movements
- Le monde de l’enfance [The Realm of Childhood], 1:10
- La vallée des fantômes [The Valley of Phantoms], 1:04
- La quête de la voix [In Search of the Voice], 0:42
Albums
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Various artists
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Bédé (1990, 3:01) by Robert Normandeau