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Jean Balissat (1936-2007)
Jean Balissat was born in 1936 in Lausanne (Switzerland), and was drawn straight away to composing and conducting. He studied harmony and counterpoint in Lausanne, before taking composition, orchestration and conducting in Geneva. In order to gain a better understanding of the orchestra, he also studied horn and percussion.
As orchestral director and bandmaster, he has conducted numerous...
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About 7 Péchés capitaux
Written in the same instrumetation than l’Histoire du Soldat
The Pride, The Sloth, The Wrath, The Envy, The Greed, The Lust and The Gluttony constitute a suite of 14 minutes where humour as well is not missing. Written in the same instrumetation than l’Histoire du Soldat by Igor Strawinsky, this brilliant piece will complete perfectly its programming.
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- Instrumentation
- clarinet, bassoon, cornet à pistons, trombone, violin, contrabass and percussion
- Composed
- 1994
- Genre
- contemporary
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Editions Bim
- Movements
- 1. L’orgueil
2. La paresse
3. La colère
4. L’envie
5. L’avarice
6. La luxure
7. La gourmandise