Marc Monnet

Marc Monnet (born 11 March 1947, in Paris) is a French composer of contemporary music, mainly electroacoustic music, who develops the notion of humour in music.

Selected works

• Patatras, for clarinet, bassoon, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 2 double basses (1984)
• Chant, for solo cello (1984)
• Rigaudon, for horn quartet (1985)
• Les Ténèbres de Marc Monnet, for string quartet (1985)
• Siècle pierre tombeau, for ensemble and electronics (1984)
• Close, for string quartet (1993–1994)
• Wa-wa, for four horns and four trombones (1987)
• Fantasia bruta, for viola solo (1982)
• Chants ténus, for old instruments and electronics (1992)
• Babioles, six pieces for alto saxophone and one piece for tenor saxophone or basset horn (1992)
• Chant fêlé, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and real time transformations (1996)
• Mouvement, imprévus, et..., for orchestra, violin and other thingies (2013)

External links

• Official website
• Marc Monnet, la libre fantaisie de l'invention (France Musique)
• "Le compositeur Marc Monnet est l'invité de Musique Matin" (France Musique)
• "Marc Monnet" (biography, works, resources) (in French and English). IRCAM.
• "Printemps des arts de Monte-Carlo, Marc Monnet à la manoeuvre" (Le Figaro)
• Marc Monnet discography at Discogs
• Biography, musiquecontemporaine.info (in French)
• Marc Monnet (Anaclase)
• Babioles on YouTube