À travail égal salaire égal UN DRAME MUSICAL INSTANTANÉ

GRRR 1005 lp, 1982

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"The protagonists of this 'instantaneous musical drama' are as well sons of Bach, Schönberg, John Cage or Ligeti as of Duke Ellington, Coltrane or Shepp." (Jazz magazine)

First recording by the 15 piece orchestra of the DRAME. Features famous piece Crimes Parfaits where we can listen to a fantastic radio cut-up mixed with two orchestras. A tribute to Varese, Schönberg, Zappa and Ellington.


Words and music by Un Drame Musical Instantané (Birgé–Vitet–Gorgé)
Recorded in 1981-82

n°1 / On tourne / 4’20

Jean-Jacques Birgé – Bernard Vitet – Francis Gorgé
Field recording, Quai de Seine, March 1982

n°2 / Crimes parfaits / 18'30

for magnetic tape, string septet and radiophonic orchestras
Paris, January 1981 to February 1982

String orchestra :
Bernard Vitet - conductor, voice
Bruno Girard - violin
Kent Carter - viola
Jouk Minor - gumbri
Hélène Bass - cello
Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello
Geneviève Cabannes - double bass
Francis Gorgé - guitar

Radiophonic orchestras :
Jean-Jacques Birgé - voice, piano, trumpet
Hélène Sage - double bass, vocals, clarinet
Jean Querlier - flute, alto sax, voice
Youenn Le Berre - G flute, tenor sax, voice
Philippe Legris - tuba, voice
Jacques Marugg - vibraphone, xylophone, tympani, voice
Gérard Siracusa - percussion, voice

Tape : Jean-Jacques Birgé

n°3 / Pour quoi la nuit (1982) / 5'47

Jean-Jacques Birgé - synthesizer and all instruments
Bernard Vitet - trumpet and all instruments
Francis Gorgé - guitar and all instruments
Previously published on LP À travail égal salaire égal

n°4 / La preuve par le grand huit / 14'26

for orchestra (third movement of Le Grand Jeu)
Live recording at Studio Berthelot, Montreuil
November Friday 13th 1981

Francis Gorgé - conductor
Jean Querlier - flute, alto sax
Youenn Le Berre - flute, tenor sax
Jouk Minor - guitar, baritone sax
Bernard Vitet - trumpet
Philippe Legris - tuba
Emmanuelle Huret - vocals
Hélène Sage - vocals
Jacques Marugg - vibraphone, tympani
Gérard Siracusa - percussion
Jean-Jacques Birgé - PPG synthesizer, piano, shutters
Bruno Girard - violin
Kent Carter - cello
Hélène Bass - cello
Marie-Noëlle Sabatelli - cello
Geneviève Cabannes - double bass