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L'Ensemble Intercontemporain provided the instruments for [[The Perfect Stranger]], conducted by [[Pierre Boulez]]. FZ met Boulez after sending him some orchestral scores, hoping that he would be interested in conducting them. According to Zappa: "I bought my first Boulez album when I was in the twelfth grade". Needless to say, Boulez eventually agreed to the project. At the time of the recording, the ensemble consisted of:
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'''Ensemble intercontemporain''' (EIC) is a French music ensemble, based in Paris, that is dedicated to contemporary music. Pierre Boulez founded the EIC in 1976 for this purpose, the first permanent organization of its type in the world. They performed on [[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]] (1984). At the time of that recording the ensemble consisted of:
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*[[Lawrence Beauregard]], [[Sophie Cherrier]]: flutes
 
*[[Lawrence Beauregard]], [[Sophie Cherrier]]: flutes
 
*[[Lazlo Hadady]], [[Didier Pateau]]: oboes
 
*[[Lazlo Hadady]], [[Didier Pateau]]: oboes
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*[[Jacques Deleplanque]], [[Jens McManama]]: horns
 
*[[Jacques Deleplanque]], [[Jens McManama]]: horns
 
*[[Antoine Cure]], [[Jean-Jacques Gaudon]]: trumpets
 
*[[Antoine Cure]], [[Jean-Jacques Gaudon]]: trumpets
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*[[Jerome Naulais]], [[Benny Sluchin]]: trombones
 
*[[Jerome Naulais]], [[Benny Sluchin]]: trombones
 
*[[Gerard Buquet]]: tuba
 
*[[Gerard Buquet]]: tuba
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*[[Chrichan Larsson]], [[Pierre Strauch]]: cellos
 
*[[Chrichan Larsson]], [[Pierre Strauch]]: cellos
 
*[[Frederic Stochl]]: double bass
 
*[[Frederic Stochl]]: double bass
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==Media==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/c/ensembleinter/videos YouTube videos] includes 2018 recordings of Zappa's:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8Tk_xSuso Naval aviation in art? - Dupree's Paradise]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALAHM4gFiUo Get Whitey - The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat - G-Spot Tornado]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPS689aJO9U The Perfect Stranger]
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*[https://music.apple.com/artist/ensemble-intercontemporain/4357905  Ensemble Intercontemporain on Apple Music]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/6auEkE1nJDzSod1SE6aVmZ?si=0DwvdABFQ7OtjOcTOoixVQ  Ensemble Intercontemporain on Spotify]
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*[[wikipedia:Ensemble intercontemporain|Wikipedia article]]
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 22 July 2025

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Ensemble intercontemporain (EIC) is a French music ensemble, based in Paris, that is dedicated to contemporary music. Pierre Boulez founded the EIC in 1976 for this purpose, the first permanent organization of its type in the world. They performed on Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (1984). At the time of that recording the ensemble consisted of:

Media