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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:
  
*Lawrence Beauregard, Sophie Cherrier: flutes
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*Lazlo Hadady, Didier Pateau: oboes
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*Alain Damiens, Paul Meyer: clarinets
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*[[Lawrence Beauregard]], [[Sophie Cherrier]]: flutes
*Guy Arnaud: bass clarinet
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*[[Lazlo Hadady]], [[Didier Pateau]]: oboes
*Jean-Marie Lamothe: bassoon
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*[[Alain Damiens]], [[Paul Meyer]]: clarinets
*Jacques Deleplanque, Jens McManama: horns
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*[[Guy Arnaud]]: bass clarinet
*Antoine Cure, Jean-Jacques Gaudon: trumpets
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*[[Jean-Marie Lamothe]]: bassoon
*Jerome Naulais, Benny Sluchin: trombones
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*[[Jacques Deleplanque]], [[Jens McManama]]: horns
*Gerard Buquet: tuba
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*[[Antoine Cure]], [[Jean-Jacques Gaudon]]: trumpets
*Vincent Bauer, Michel Cerutti, Daniel Ciampolini: percussion
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*Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Alain Neveux: pianos
 
*Marie-Claire Linale, Jacques Ghestem, Maryvonne le Dizes: violins
 
*Garth Knox, Jean Sulem: violas
 
*Chrichan Larsson, Pierre Strauch: cellos
 
*Frederic Stochl: double bass
 
  
[[Category:Bandmembers]]
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*[[Jerome Naulais]], [[Benny Sluchin]]: trombones
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*[[Gerard Buquet]]: tuba
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*[[Vincent Bauer]], [[Michel Cerutti]], [[Daniel Ciampolini]]: percussion
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*[[Pierre-Laurent Aimard]], [[Alain Neveux]]: pianos
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*[[Marie-Claire Linale]], [[Jacques Ghestem]], [[Maryvonne le Dizes]]: violins
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*[[Garth Knox]], [[Jean Sulem]]: violas
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*[[Chrichan Larsson]], [[Pierre Strauch]]: cellos
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*[[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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[[Category:Orchestras]]

Latest revision as of 02:26, 11 December 2021

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