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Ivo Malec

Ivo Malec (30 March 1925, in Zagreb – 14 August 2019, in Paris) was a Croatian-born French[1] composer, music educator and conductor. One of the earliest Yugoslav composers to obtain high international regard, his works have been performed by symphony orchestras throughout Europe and North America.

Biography[edit]

Coming from a rather 'classical' background, he met Pierre Schaeffer whom he considers his 'true and only master'; Schaeffer's teachings turned Malec into one of the most important leaders of the Groupe de recherches musicales.[2] Since then he dedicated himself to a more radical[3] style. He received a number of awards including the Grand Prix National de Musique in 1992. He was resident in France since 1955[4] and taught at the Paris Conservatoire from 1972 to 1990 where he taught composers such as Édith Canat de Chizy, Denis Dufour,[5] Philippe Hurel,[6] Philippe Leroux and Gerard Pesson.[7] See: List of music students by teacher: K to M#Ivo Malec.


Malec's approach to composition which in ways is similar to that of Denis Dufour or Xenakis is the emphasis on all aspects of sound including texture, density, movement, timbre and notably sonic character and form and the use of sound objects.[8]

Klaviersonate, 1949

Sinfonie, 1951

Cellosonate, 1956

Mouvements en coloeurs, 1959

Reflets, 1961

Sigma, 1963

Miniatures pour Lewis Carroll, 1964

Lignes et Points, 1965

Cantate pour elle, 1966

Oral, 1967

Lumina, 1968

Luminétudes, 1968

Lied, 1969

Dodécaméron, 1970

Pieris, 1975

Triola ou Symphonie pour moi-même, 1977–78

Week-end, 1982

Ottava bassa, 1984

Attacca, 1986

Artemisia, 1991

Doppio Coro, 1993

Exempla, 1994

Ottava alta, 1995

Sonoris causa, 1997

Arc-en-cello, 2000

Archive of official website at Archive.org (in French)

France Musique's obituary dated 3 September 2019.