UN DRAME MUSICAL INSTANTANÉ
L'homme à la caméra
GRRR 1007 lp, 1984
Réédition : gg277 (2020)

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The whole score with the film on YouTube
Blog about YouTube problems and link to DailyMotion whole feature
Blog in French + video on a rehearsal

The 15 piece orchestra of the DRAME meets voices and electronics to build this soundtrack, originally composed for the film by Dziga Vertov.

Jean-Jacques BIRGÉ (conductor, synthesizer, piano, tapes, jaw harp, vocals)
Bernard VITET (conductor, trumpet, vocals, flute)
Francis GORGÉ (conductor, guitar, break)
Bruno BARRÉ (violins)
Nathalie BAUDOIN (viola)
Marie-Noëlle SABATELLI and Didier PETIT (cellos)
Geneviève CABANNES (double-bass, keyboard)
Hélène SAGE (vocals, flute, bass clarinet, home-made instruments)
Magali VIALLEFOND (oboe, English horn, crystal organ, etc)
Youenn LE BERRE (flutes, tenor sax, bassoon)
Patrice PETITIDIER (French horn)
Philippe LEGRIS (tuba)
Jacques MARUGG (vibraphone, marimba, percussion)
Gérard SIRACUSA (percussion, marimba)

Ouverture à l'iris / Doute / Des mandibules / Désert cruel / Le libre arbitraire / Cosinus / 1°Rendez-vous : Cérémonie / 2°Rendez-vous : Accident / Du travail / Comment ça va / Le spectacle est dans la salle

The recording of the creation at Festival Musica, Strasbourg, is offered here as a super bonus!
tracklist / infos
n°1 / Accident + Du travail / 8'47
Beginning of Side 2 (incl. Trio Imper)
n°2 / Man with a Camera - Live @ Musica 83 / 1h 14' 34

Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet and Francis Gorgé interviewed by Jean-Loup Graton on France Musique radio program, with Chambre noire by Un Drame Musical Instantané's 15 piece orchestra
followed by original score for Dziga Vertov's feature film recorded on October 5 1983 at Le Maillon, Strasbourg

Francis Gorgé - direction, electric guitar, brake
Bernard Vitet - direction, trumpet, vocals, flute
Jean-Jacques Birgé - direction, digital synthesizer, ambiances, flutes, piano, vocals, jaw-harp
Hélène Sage - vocals, flutes, bass clarinet, bazar, home made instruments
Youenn Le Berre - flutes, electric flute électrique, tenor sax, bassoon
Magali Viallefond - oboe, English horn, flute, metal ellipse, cristal organ
Patrice Petitdidier - French horn
Yves Robert - trombone
Jacques Marugg - vibraphone, marimba, percussion
Gérard Siracusa - percussion, marimba
Bruno Barré - violins
Nathalie Baudoin - viola
Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello
Didier Petit - cello, vocals
Geneviève Cabannes - double bass, keyboard, vocals

A radio program by Jean-Loup Graton et Jacques Dupont
Sound - Jean Brechet, assistants - Jean-Claude Grimblat et Caroline Recure
Mix - Michel Beaussy, Cyril Bécure
Technics - Alain Garotin
Assistant - Marie-France Aléon
1h 14mn 37s

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