UN DRAME MUSICAL INSTANTANÉ
Music for Silent Movies
GRRR 3036 online, 1978/1990

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See also albums Socialize (L'argent) and Fantômas
plus LP L'homme à la caméra (Man with a camera).
11h

tracklist / infos / donwloads
n°1 / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1) - 1985 / 30'34
Jean-Jacques Birgé - sampler, synthesizer PPG, effects, flutes, percussion, piano, jaw harp
Bernard Vitet - trumpet, vocals, violin, percussion, reed trumpet, flugel horn
Francis Gorgé - electric guitar, sampler
Silent movie by Robert Wiene (1919)
Recorded live in Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, March 15 1985
n°2 / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2) - 1985 / 31'00
Part 2
n°3 / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1) - 1987 / 24'38
Jean-Jacques Birgé - sampler, synthesizer PPG, tapes, flute, vocoder, piano
Bernard Vitet - flugel horn, trumpet, piano, percussion
Francis Gorgé - sampler, electric guitar, synthesizer Yamaha, percussion
Film muet de Robert Wiene, Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari (1919)
The film breaks in the middle of the concert (end of Part 1)!
Live at FIMAV (Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville), Radio Canada, Québec, October 1 1987
n°4 / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2) - 1987 / 35'12

Part 2

n°5 / Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1) - 1990 / 28'44
Ciné-concert
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizers, sampler, vocoder, percussion...
Bernard Vitet -  trumpets, violin, reed trumpet, double bombarde...
Francis Gorgé - guitars, synthesizers, sampler, percussion...
Musique improvisée en direct avec le film muet de Paul Leni(1924)
Würzburg, Germany, January 27 1990
n°6 / Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (2) - 1990 / 22'34
Part 2
n°7 / Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (3) - 1990 / 41'26
Part 3
n°8 / The Strike (1) - 1985 / 43'30
Jean-Jacques Birgé - ambiences, harmonica, synthesizer PPG, pocket trumpet, reed trumpet,  jaw harp, percussion, effects, flutes
Bernard Vitet - violin, accordion, trumpets, flugel horn
Francis Gorgé - electric guitar, synthesizer, sampler
Silent movie by S.M. Eisentein (1925)
Live in Trappes, March 3 1985
n°9 / The Strike (2) - 1985 / 33'11
Part 2
n°10 / The Mysterious X (1) - 1985 / 40'42
Jean-Jacques Birgé - piano, synthesizer PPG, percussion, harmonizer, violin, trumpets
Bernard Vitet - violin, trumpet, flugel horn, reed trumpet, percussion, brake
Francis Gorgé - acoustic and electric guitare, sampler, electric bass, brake
Dominique Meens - French interpreter from Danish intertitles
Silent movie by Benjamin Christensen, Det Hemmelighedsfulde (1913)
Recorded live at Festival d'Avignon, July 26 1985
n°11 / Musique et cinéma par Alain Lacombe - 1984 / 16'37
Ciné-concert La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Interview of Jean-Jacques Birgé by Alain Lacombe
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, sampler, ambiances, percussion, violin
Bernard Vitet - flugel horn, piano
Francis Gorgé - guitars
Improvisation live with silent film by Carl T. Dreyer
Festival d'Angers Musique et Cinéma, June 19 1984
n°12 / The Mysterious X (2) - 1985 / 27'45
Part 2
n°13 / La vie et la Passion de Jésus Christ (1) - 1985 / 46'49
Jean-Jacques Birgé - flutes, nose flute, synthesizer PPG, percussion, birdcalls, jaw harp, pocket trumpet, harmonizer, ambience, inanga, reed trumpet
Bernard Vitet - flugel horn, vocals, water, reed trumpet
Francis Gorgé - sampler, electric guitar, vocals, flutes
Youval Micenmacher (not very audible in the mix) - percussion and tympani, vocals, flutes
Silent movie by Ferdinand Zecca (1905)
Live at Festival d'Avignon, July 28 1985
n°14 / La vie et la Passion de Jésus Christ (2) - 1985 / 29'06
Suite
n°15 / Point de vue documenté (À propos de Nice) - 1978 / 36'54
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, tapes, piano, alto saxophone, flutes, harmonica, jaw harp, percussions, double reed trumpet, vocals, nose flute
Bernard Vitet - flugel horn, trumpet, reed trumpet, violin, piano, jaw harp, percussions
Francis Gorgé - electric bass and guitare, acoustic guitar, percussions
Overture 9' followed by Jean Vigo's film À propos de Nice (1930)
Recorded by france Musique, with interview of Bernard Vitet by André Francis, live at Ris-Orangis on December 30 1978
n°16 / The Cabinet of Dr Caligari - Show 1 - 1983 / 45'02

Carte Blanche to Un Drame Musical Instantané during 4 days
Day 1: Un D.M.I. played twice Caligari in totally different ways
Show 1
Jean-Jacques Birgé -  tapes, synthesizer, flutes, jaw harp, piano
Bernard Vitet - violin, trumpet, flugel horn, percussion
Francis Gorgé - electric & acoustic guitar
Silent movie by Robert Wiene, Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari (1919)
Live at 28 rue Dunois, November 3 1983
Other days: see Live Shows by Un D.M.I., Intimités by Jean-Jacques Birgé

n°17 / The Cabinet of Dr Caligari - Show 2 - 1983 / 43'50
Show 2
Jean-Jacques Birgé -  tapes, synthesizer, flutes, percussion, piano,
Bernard Vitet - violin, trumpet, double bombarde, flugel horn, piano, reed trumpet
Francis Gorgé - electric guitar, brake
n°18 / Mise en condition - 1978 / 9'25

Jean-Jacques BIRGÉ - synthesizer ARP 2600, violin, soundscape
Bernard VITET - trumpet, violin
Francis GORGÉ - electric guitar
Introduction to the silent movie À propos de Nice by Jean Vigo
Nuit du Jazz à Ris-Orangis, Centre Culturel Robert Desnos, December 30 1978

n°19 / À propos de Nice - 1978 / 22'16

Jean-Jacques BIRGÉ - synthesizer ARP 2600, percussion, jaw harp, piano, alto sax, nose flute, soundscape
Bernard VITET - trumpet, violin, reed trumpet, piano
Francis GORGÉ - electric guitar and bass, acoustic guitar
Nuit du Jazz à Ris-Orangis, Centre Culturel Robert Desnos, December 30 1978

n°20 / The Man with a Camera / Bar - 1984 / 3'26

Bruno Barré - violin
Patrice Petitdidier - French horn
Jacques Marugg - vibraphone
Gérard Siracusa - drums
Hélène Sage - percussion
Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, tape
Unissued part, not featuring in LP L'homme à la caméra
Recorded live at Théâtre À Déjazet
Paris, January 14 1984
by Daniel Deshays

n°21 / The Man with a Camera / Solos - 1984 / 3'14

Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer, percussion
Philippe Legris - tuba
Bernard Vitet - harmonized trumpet
Hélène Sage - kettle
Unissued part, not featuring in LP L'homme à la caméra
Recorded live at Théâtre À Déjazet
Paris, January 14 1984
by Daniel Deshays

n°22 / L'argent by Marcel L'Herbier - 1988 / 16'11

Extract of a radio show by Sophie Barrouyer with interview of Jean-Jacques Birgé and Bernard Vitet, music by Un Drame Musical Instantané for Marcel L'Herbier's silent movie, L'argent (1928)
France Culture, 1988

n°23 / The Man with a Camera / Accident - Beauty - Du travail - Jungle / 1984 / 19'54

Jean-Jacques Birgé - piano, synthesizer, reed trumpet, jaw harp, birdcalls, percussion
Bernard Vitet - trumpet, reed trumpet
Patrice Petitdidier - French horn
Philippe Legris - tuba
Bruno Barré - violin
Nathalie Baudoin - viola
Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello
Didier Petit - cello
Geneviève Cabannes - keyboard, double bass
Hélène Sage - flute
Magali Viallefond - English horn, vocals
Youenn Le Berre - bassoon, flute, piccolo
Jacques Marugg - vibraphone, percussion
Gérard Siracusa - marimba, percussion
Francis Gorgé - direction, electric guitar
Unissued parts, not featuring in LP L'homme à la caméra
Recorded live at Théâtre À Déjazet
Paris, January 14 1984
by Daniel Deshays

n°24 / 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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