Roger Tessier (born 14 January 1939 in Nantes) is a French composer. With Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail and Michaël Lévinas, he is one of the founding members of the Parisian Ensemble l'Itinéraire. From 1962 to 1965, Tessier studied musical composition at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Selected works 1962: Automne, choir for 4 mixed voices 1971: Mouvements II, for piano 1975: Danses pour Annaig, for oboe, harp and string orchestra 1976: Ojma, for string trio, commissioned by Radio France 1979: Clair-Obscur, for soprano, flute, horn, cello and electroacoustics 1987: Coalescene, for clarinet and 2 orchestras 1988: Scène III, for cello and tape 1992: Scène IV, for 2 horns after texts by Emil Cioran 1992: L'ombre de Narcisse, for 11 instruments 1994: Electric Dream Fantasy for trio Ondes Martenot 1998: Envol. A la mémoire de Nicolas de Stael, for Octet
Bibliography Jean-Noel von der Weid: Die Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts. Frankfurt am Main & Leipzig 2001, p. 541.
References
External links "Roger Tessier", Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Cdmc) "Le Bel itinéraire de Roger Tessier", France Musique, 7 June 2017