Pascal Dusapin

Pascal Dusapin
Dusapin in 2020
Born(1955-05-29)29 May 1955
Nancy, France
EducationUniversity of Paris
OccupationComposer

Pascal Georges Dusapin (born 29 May 1955) is a French composer. His music is marked by its microtonality, tension, and energy.

A pupil of Iannis Xenakis and Franco Donatoni and an admirer of Varèse, Dusapin studied at the University of Paris I and Paris VIII during the 1970s. His music is full of "romantic constraint".[1] Despite being a pianist, he refused to compose for the piano until 1997. His melodies have a vocal quality,[2] even in purely instrumental works.

Dusapin has composed solo, chamber, orchestral, vocal, and choral works, as well as several operas, and has been honored with numerous prizes and awards.[3]

  1. ^ Pugin, Tristram (2000). "Through the Spectrum: The New Intimacy in French Music (I)". Tempo (212): 12–20. doi:10.1017/S0040298200007579. JSTOR 946612. S2CID 233360358.
  2. ^ "Pascal Dusapin (biography, works, resources)" (in French and English). IRCAM.
  3. ^ Griffiths, Paul. "Dusapin, Pascal in Grove Music Online (Oxford University Press, 2001–)". Retrieved 22 September 2013.