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Impasto

Christian Bouchard

  • Year of composition: 2006-08
  • Duration: 45:46
  • Instrumentation: fixed medium
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • ISWC: T9061529815

Surround 5.1

ISRC CAD501110093

Pollock’s name is also associated with the introduction of the All-over style of painting which avoids any points of emphasis or identifiable parts within the whole canvas and therefore abandons the traditional idea of composition in terms of relations among parts.” —Nicolas Pioch, WebMuseum, July 16, 2002

Impasto is a triptych about expressionistic-abstract painters (Pollock, Riopelle, and Shiraga) I started in 2006. It consists in a work on the spontaneity of composition, information density, intentional awkwardness, “obvious editing” (Michel Chion). Destabilization through a lack of direction, interrupted segments, struggles between different materials. It is also abandoning any form of narrative or poetical expression in an attempted non-relationship between sounds — form — work. Research work on the possible velocity of sounds. An attempt at recreating this form of pictural frenzy.

[English translation: François Couture, iv-11]


Impasto was realized in 2006-08 at the composer’s studio (synthesizers: Sonic Core-Flexor, Reaktor; samplers: Emulator X2, Kontakt, Shortcircuit, Reaktor; processing: Flexor, Reaktor).


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Impasto, 1: Impasto 46

Christian Bouchard

  • Year of composition: 2006
  • Duration: 16:29
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • Commission: Codes d’accès, with support from the CALQ
  • ISWC: T9061528970

Stereo

ISRC CAD501110100

  • AAC, 320 kbps
  • MP3, 320 kbps
  • 48 kHz, 24 bits

Surround 5.1

ISRC CAD501110094

  • Dolby Digital, 48 kHz, 24 bits
  • 44,1 kHz, 24 bits

Impasto 46 was realized in 2006 at the composer’s studio and premiered on April 29, 2006 during the Les machines à communiquer events presented by Codes d’accès at La Chapelle in Montréal (Québec). The piece was commissioned by Codes d’accès with support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).


Premiere

  • April 29, 2006, Les machines à communiquer: III: Concert de musique électroacoustique, La Chapelle — scènes contemporaines, Montréal (Québec)

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Impasto, 2: Impasto 128

Christian Bouchard

  • Year of composition: 2008
  • Duration: 19:31
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • ISWC: T9061528969

Stereo

ISRC CAD501110101

  • AAC, 320 kbps
  • MP3, 320 kbps
  • 48 kHz, 24 bits

Surround 5.1

ISRC CAD501110095

  • Dolby Digital, 48 kHz, 24 bits
  • 44,1 kHz, 24 bits

Impasto 128 was realized in 2008 at the composer’s studio and premiered under the title Faux 128 on December 12, 2008 during the concert series Akousma (5) presented by Réseaux des arts médiatiques at the Monument-National’s Studio Hydro-Québec in Montréal (Québec). Thanks to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).


Premiere

  • December 12, 2008, Akousma (5): Programme double, Studio Hydro-Québec — Monument-National, Montréal (Québec)

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Impasto, 3: Impasto finale

Christian Bouchard

  • Year of composition: 2008
  • Duration: 9:38
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • Commission: Réseaux des arts médiatiques
  • ISWC: T9061528958

Stereo

ISRC CAD501110102

  • AAC, 320 kbps
  • MP3, 320 kbps
  • 48 kHz, 24 bits

Surround 5.1

ISRC CAD501110096

  • Dolby Digital, 48 kHz, 24 bits
  • 44,1 kHz, 24 bits

Impasto finale was realized in 2008 at the composer’s studio and premiered on December 12, 2008 as part of the concert series Akousma (5) presented by Réseaux des arts médiatiques at the Monument-National’s Studio Hydro-Québec in Montréal (Québec). It was commissioned by Réseaux des arts médiatiques.


Premiere

  • December 12, 2008, Akousma (5): Programme double, Studio Hydro-Québec — Monument-National, Montréal (Québec)

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Parcelles 21

Christian Bouchard

  • Year of composition: 2008
  • Duration: 14:19
  • Instrumentation: fixed medium
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • ISWC: T9061529735

Stereo

ISRC CAD501110103

  • AAC, 320 kbps
  • MP3, 320 kbps
  • 48 kHz, 24 bits

Surround 5.1

ISRC CAD501110097

  • Dolby Digital, 48 kHz, 24 bits
  • 44,1 kHz, 24 bits

Parcelles 21 [Fragments 21] revisits four sections used in my earlier pieces Parcelles 1 (2002-03) and Parcelles 2 (2003):

  1. Des enfants-sirènes (2nd movement of Parcelles 1)
  2. Les secrets d’une inconnue (4th movement of Parcelles 1)
  3. Quelque chose de la solitude (5th movement of Parcelles 2)
  4. Brazil Wins (4th movement of Parcelles 2)

The starting point for these sections: from a template soundscape, pitched sounds and rhythmical/punctual events are notated in MIDI format; this information is used to trigger samplers and synthesizers. Only the MIDI files and their respective soundscapes have been used again; the instruments have changed and evolved.

[English translation: François Couture]


Parcelles 21 was realized in 2008 at the composer’s studio and premiered under the title Ersatz on December 12, 2008 during the concert series Akousma (5) presented by Réseaux des arts médiatiques at the Monument-National’s Studio Hydro-Québec in Montréal (Québec). Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA).


Premiere

  • December 12, 2008, Under the title Ersatz: Akousma (5): Programme double, Studio Hydro-Québec — Monument-National, Montréal (Québec)

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Objet menacé

Christian Bouchard

  • Year of composition: 2010
  • Duration: 13:25
  • Instrumentation: fixed medium
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • ISWC: T9061529768

Stereo

ISRC CAD501110104

  • AAC, 320 kbps
  • MP3, 320 kbps
  • 48 kHz, 24 bits

Surround 5.1

ISRC CAD501110098

  • Dolby Digital, 48 kHz, 24 bits
  • 44,1 kHz, 24 bits

Before the last one stops beating.
A recording of this mechanism and its audio environment.
Montréal.
Let’s listen to the past, now.
From a parking meter’s point of view.

Thanks go to Michel Gonneville for throwing me the idea of composing a symphony for parking meters! Who knows, more movements may turn up…

[English translation: François Couture]


Objet menacé [Endangered object] was realized in 2010 at the composer’s studio and premiered on November 25, 2010 during the concert Électro-chocs 2 celebrating the 20th anniversary of empreintes DIGITALes in the Studio multimédia of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (Québec). Thanks to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).


Premiere

  • November 25, 2010, 20 Years of empreintes DIGITALes, Électrochoc 2010-11: Électrochocs 2: Christian Bouchard, Studio multimédia — Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)

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