Janine Charbonnier

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Janine Charbonnier (8 June 1926 - 28 May 2022) was a French pianist, composer and pioneer in composer-generated music. She was born in Paris, and married writer Georges Charbonnier. [1] [2]

With Pierre Barbaud and Roger Blanchard, she co-founded the Groupe de Musique Algorithmique de Paris (GMAP). With the assistance of Bull Centre National Computing Electronics, they produced their first concert of algorithmic music, as part of an art festival at the Rodin Museum in Paris in June 1959. [3] [4]

Works

Selected works include:

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References

  1. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   9780393034875 . Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. "Janine Andree Cacheux". Fichier des décès. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. "COMPOSITION DE MUSIQUE PAR L'ELECTRONIQUE" . Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  4. Popper, Frank (1975). Art, action and participation.