Daniel Charles

Daniel Charles
Daniel Charles in 1992.

Daniel Paul Charles was a French musician, musicologist and philosopher, born on November 27, 1935 in Oran (Algeria) and deceased on August 21, 2008 in Antibes (France).

Contents

Biography

He was a student of Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatory of Music (First Prize, 1956), he received the aggregation in philosophy in 1959 and a PhD under the direction of Mikel Dufrenne in 1977.

After leading (late 1968) the Commission charged with establishing the status of professorship of music at the French Ministry of Education, he founded and lead for twenty years (1969-1989) the Department of Music of University of Paris VIII (Vincennes, and St. Denis). He was also responsible, from 1970 to 1980, for the teaching of general aesthetics at the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne). He decided to end his career by teaching philosophy at the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis (1989-1999).

When he graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Music in 1956, he participated in the GRM under the leadership of Pierre Schaeffer, and proposed to set into electronic music Stéphane Mallarmé's "Coup de dé" in Darmstadt, a project which caught the attention of Karlheinz Stockhausen. But his lack of enthusiasm toward the "solfège des bruits" of Schaeffer led him to focus instead on John Cage, whom he met in 1958. He contributed then to present Cage's music and philosophy in France: Pour les oiseaux (co-signed with Cage), published first in French (Paris, Belfond, 1976) became a classic book. It was later published in English: For the Birds.

Daniel Charles has been invited by many universities, especially across the Atlantic, but as well in Japan, the Philippines, Honolulu..., and has published many articles, several books, five of which translated into German and two Japanese.

Publications

Main Publications

  • Pour les Oiseaux (Entretiens avec John Cage), Paris, Pierre Belfond, 1976 / L'Herne, 2002. translated in English, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese.
  • Le Temps de la voix, Paris, J.-P. Delarge, 1978 / Hermann, 2011.
  • Gloses sur Cage, Paris, U.G.E., Coll. 10/18, 1978 / Desclée de Brouwer, 2002.
  • John Cage oder Musik ist los, Berlin, Merve Verlag, 1984.
  • Poetik der Gleichzeitigkeit, Bern, Benteli Verlag, 1987.
  • Zeitspielräume, Berlin, Merve Verlag, 1989.
  • Musketaquid, Musik und Transzendentalismus, Berlin, Merve, 1994.
  • Musiques nomades, Paris, Kimé, 1998.
  • La fiction de la postmodernité selon l'esprit de la musique, Paris, P.U.F., 2001.

Direction of magazines

6 special issues of Revue d'Esthétique (from 1968 to 1998), among them: "John Cage" Number 13-14-15 (1989) (Toulouse, Privat / Paris, J.-M. Place).

Articles

More than 200 articles published in several magazines (Revue musicale, Analyse musicale, VH 101, Traverses, Corps écrit, Exercices de la patience, Le Temps de la réflexion, Etc. Montréal, Parachute, Discourse, The Musical Quarterly, The World and I, Alpha-beta, Il Verri, Synteesi, Musik-Konzepte, etc.), in collective books, and several encyclopedias, prefaces, LPs and CDs booklets, etc.

Translations (from English)

  • Abraham A. Moles, Experimental Music ("Les Musiques expérimentales", Zürich, Cercle d'Art, 1966)
  • Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality ("Procès et réalité", Paris, Gallimard, 1996 - in collaboration with C.R.H.I., C.N.R.S. and University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis).
  • John Cage, Je n'ai jamais écouté aucun son sans l'aimer: le seul problème avec les sons, c'est la musique (La Souterraine, Ed. Pierre Courtaud, Coll. La Main courante, 1994).

External Links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Daniel Charles — en 1992. Daniel Paul Charles est un musicien, musicologue et philosophe français, né le 27 novembre 1935 à Oran (Algérie) et décédé le 21 août 2008 à Antibes (France) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Daniel, Charles — • Founded the Etudes de théologie et d histoire , a magazine with monthly publication (1818 1893) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Daniel Charles Grose — (1838–1900) was a prolific Canadian American painter of the Hudson River School who was active between 1865 and 1900. DC Grose: Quebec Rapids 1865 Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel-Charles Trudaine — Daniel Charles Trudaine. Drawing of a bust of Trudaine in Le Magasin pittoresque in 1833. Daniel Charles Trudaine (3 January 1703, Paris – 19 January 1769) was a French administrator and civil engineer. He was one of the primary developers of the …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel Charles O'Connell — Dónal Ó Conaill Born 21 May 1745(1745 05 21) Derrynane, County Kerry, Ireland Died …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel Charles-Alfred — est un footballeur français né le 9 mai 1934 à Fort de France (Martinique). Il évolue au poste de défenseur au cours des années 1960. Clubs Avant 1958 : Golden Star de Fort de France 1958 1968 : Nîmes Olympique (  France) Palmarès …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Daniel Charles Brandenstein — Daniel Brandenstein Land (Organisation): USA (NASA) Datum der Auswahl: 16. Januar 1978 (8. NASA Gruppe) Anzahl der Raumflüge: 4 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Daniel Charles Moore — (December 13, 1801[1] – October 12, 1890) was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King s County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1847 to 1855, from 1861 to 1867 and from 1871 to 1874. He was born in …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel-Charles Trudaine — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Trudaine. Daniel Charles Trudaine. Dessin d un buste de Trudaine paru dans Le Magasin pittoresque en 1833. Daniel Ch …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Daniel Charles Williams — Sir Daniel Charles Williams (* 4. November 1935 in Grenada) ist ein grenadischer Politiker und Staatsmann. Er war vom 9. August 1996 bis zum 18. November 2008 Generalgouverneur von Grenada. Sir Williams wurde offiziell am 9. August 1996 von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”