At the Circus BIRGÉ - VITET

GRRR 3046 online, 1994/2002

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Birgé and Vitet have often composed for circus (CD-Roms, exhibitions, shows...) and fairs...
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n°1 / At the Circus with Lol Coxhill - 1995 / 3'01

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophones
Jean-Jacques Birgé - machines
Music: Jean-Jacques Birgé & Bernard Vitet for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat (Hyptique-RMN-Gallimard Jeunesse)
1995
P.S.: At Lol's funeral, his wife, Ulrike Scholz, had it played at the end of the ceremony.

n°2 / L'acrobate - 1995 / 1'20

Elisabeth Boudjema - violin
Jean-Jacques Birgé - programmation
CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat

n°3 / Duet - 1994/2002 / 0'30

Initially composed for exhibition Il était une fois la Fête Foraine at La Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris, 1994, and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°4 / Monsieur Loyal - 1995/2002 / 3'26

Initially composed for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat in 1995 and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002

n°5 / Images du cirque - 1994/2002 / 1'35

Initially composed for exhibition Il était une fois la Fête Foraine at La Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris, 1994, and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°6 / On the rope - 1995/2002 / 2'58

Initially composed for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat in 1995 and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°7 / Phoenix Circus - 2001 / 6'09

Composed for a CD-Rom which never came out

n°8 / La petite écuyère 1 - 1995/2002 / 0'30

Initially composed for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat in 1995 and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°9 / Trapézistes - 1995/2002 / 1'19

Initially composed for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat in 1995 and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°10 / Phoenix String Quartet - 2001 / 6'09

Composed for a CD-Rom which never came out

n°11 / Carrousel javanais - 1994/2002 / 1'01

Initially composed for exhibition Il était une fois la Fête Foraine at La Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris, 1994, and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°12 / Vaucanson - 1994/2002 / 1'24

Initially composed for exhibition Il était une fois la Fête Foraine at La Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris, 1994, and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°13 / Phoenix Electro - 2001 / 6'09

Composed for a CD-Rom which never came out
All images and music were interactive

n°14 / La petite écuyère 2 - 1995/2002 / 0'21

Initially composed for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat in 1995 and here arranged for exhibition Jours de cirque, Monaco, 2002
Recorded on April 4 2002

n°15 / Jours de cirque - 2002 / 9'07

Audio report recorded at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, during the exhibition Jours de cirque (external link) (Circus Days).
The music was located at the cardinal points of the exhibition in order to draw visitors to specific themes. Atmospheric sounds and occasional noises also accompanied certain works. Together, these elements recreated the soundscape of the circus world.
Commissaire d’exposition : Zeev Gourrarier
Directrice de projet : Sylvie Biancheri
Scénographie : Raymond Sarti
Assistante scénographe : Sidonie Lenoble
Directeur technique : Gérard Nouveau
Directeur technique de projet : Marie Agnès D’Anselme
Design sonore : Jean Jacques Birgé
Musique : Jean-Jacques Birgé et Bernard Vitet
Production : Grimaldi Forum. Monaco/ Réunions des Musées Nationaux.

n°16 / At the Circus with Seurat 1 - 1995 / 1'41

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n°17 / At the Circus with Seurat 2 - 1995 / 1'59

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n°18 / At the Circus with Seurat 3 - 1995 / 1'19

Brigitte Vée - piano
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n°19 / At the Circus with Seurat 4 - 1995 / 0'53

Brigitte Vée - piano
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n°20 / At the Circus with Seurat 5 - 1995 / 1'07

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n°21 / At the Circus with Seurat 6 - 1995 / 0'25

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophone
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n°22 / At the Circus with Seurat 7 - 1995 / 0'22

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophone
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n°23 / At the Circus with Seurat 8 - 1995 / 0'32

Elisabeth Boudjema - violin
Bernard Vitet - music box
CD-Rom

n°24 / At the Circus with Seurat 9 - 1995 / 0'59

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophone
Jean-Jacques Birgé - machines
CD-Rom

n°25 / At the Circus with Seurat 10 - 1995 / 0'46

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophone
Jean-Jacques Birgé - music box
CD-Rom

n°26 / At the Circus with Lol Coxhill (Alternate Take) - 1995 / 3'01

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophones
Jean-Jacques Birgé - machines
Music: Jean-Jacques Birgé & Bernard Vitet for CD-Rom At the Circus with Seurat (Hyptique-RMN-Gallimard Jeunesse)
1995