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A brief
text about facts regarding the instrument is followed by a more
complete text written by Thomas Bloch for the booklet of his CD "Music
for ondes Martenot" published by Naxos (ref. 8.555779) and by
a repertoire of works
composed for it.
It is possible to hear excerpts of this CD and to see more videos on the audio - video page of this site.
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Thomas Bloch plays an excerpt of his own "Formule" for ondes Martenot |
Thomas Bloch (ondes Martenot) and Jean-François Zygel (piano) play the 4th "Feuillet
inédit" by Olivier Messiaen
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Thomas Bloch plays "Mais si, Robert" by Bernard Wisson for ondes Martenot and tape |
Thomas Bloch plays "Chant d'Atalyante" for ondes Martenot solo by Jean-René Combes-Damien
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Thomas Bloch (ondes Martenot, glass harmonica, cristal Baschet), Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and David Coulter during "Monkey: journey to the West" preparation (BBC - Endemol / England) |
1200 works were composed for ondes Martenot in very different fields : ballet, songs, films, theater-plays, jazz, rock, contemporary music, radio jingles, television, advertisements... AURIC Georges : La P.
respectueuse ondes and orchestra...
BERNSTEIN Elmer : Concertino ondes Martenot, harp and orchestra BOULEZ Pierre : Les poemes de Char ondes, voice and piano - Quatuor - Improvisation sur le soulier de satin ondes solo BUSSOTTI Sylvano : Due voci ondes, soprano and orchestra - Pieces de chair barytone, ondes, instrumental ensemble - Brève ondes... CALMEL Roger : Stabat Mater ondes and orchestra - Suite by Darius Milhaud ondes, strings (orchestration)... CHAILLEY Jacques : Casa Dei ondes, voice, choir and orchestra - Les Perses d'Eschyle ondes, choir, percussions and orchestra - Le Cimetiere Marin ondes martenot, choir, orchestra... CHARPENTIER Jacques : Concerto ondes and orchestra - Concertino alla francese ondes, strings orchestra and percussions - Suite Karnatique ondes solo - Rasikapria ondes quartet - Lalita onde and percussions - Lied ondes solo - Tu es Pierre... ondes and organ... DUTILLEUX Henri : Trois tableaux symphoniques orchestra with ondes - La fille du diable (suite) orchestra with ondes GREENWOOD Jonny : Smear 2 ondes and sinfonietta - There will be blood movie music - Radiohead various albums... HINDEMITH Paul : Konzertmusik für ein Trautonium mit Streichorchesters ondes martenot and strings orchestra HONEGGER Arthur : Jeanne au Bucher ondes, orchestra, choir, soloists - Concerto en Ut ondes and orchestra - Le Soulier de Satin (10 hours long theater play) ondes, voice and orchestra - L'idée (movie) ondes and ensemble... JOLIVET André : Concerto ondes and orchestra - Suite delphique ondes and ensemble... KOECHLIN Charles : Second symphony opus 196 orchestra with ondes - Le buisson ardent orchestra with ondes - Monodies "Vers le soleil" opus 174 ondes matenot solo - Poeme symphonique opus 202 orchestra with ondes... LANDOWSKI Marcel : Concerto ondes and orchestra - Le Fou opera - Montségur opera - Messe de l'Aurore singers, orchestra with ondes - La vieille maison - Les Hauts de Hurlevent... MARTINU Bohuslav : Fantaisie ondes, piano, oboe, strings quartet MESSIAEN Olivier : Trois Petites Liturgies de la Presence divine onde Martenot, piano, women or children choir, small ensemble - Turangalila Symphonie ondes, piano and orchestra - Saint Francois d'Assise (opera) 3 ondes, orchestra, choir, soloists - Fete des Belles Eaux 6 ondes Martenot - Feuillets Inedits ondes and piano MIKALSEN Jan Erik : Concerto for ondes and sinfonietta ondes and sinfonietta MILHAUD Darius : Suite ondes and piano or ondes and orchestra - L'annonce faite a Marie 2 ondes and instrumental ensemble - Hamlet orchestra with ondes... MURAIL Tristan : Mach 2.5 2 ondes - Tigres de verre ondes, piano - Les courant de l'espace ondes, synthetiser, orchestra - Les nuages de Magellan 2 ondes, electric guitar, percussion... OBOUHOW Nicolas : Chant des sphères ondes, piano - L'absolu ondes, double piano... RAVEL Maurice : Piece en forme de Habanera onde and piano - Quatuor à cordes 4 ondes - Sonatine ondes and piano (authorized versions by Ravel) SAUGUET Henri : Symphonie n°4 orchestra with ondes - Oratorio de Noel SCELCI Giacinto : Uaxuctum singers, choir, ensemble with onde Martenot SCHMITT Florent : Fête de la lumiere opus 88 ondes martenot, orchestra TOMASI Henri : L'Atlantide opera-ballet - Miguel Manara orchestra with ondes - La chevre de Monsieur Seguin ondes, choir, orchestra - Les noces de cendres orchestra with ondes - Symphonie du Tiers Monde à la mémoire d'Hector Berlioz orchestra with ondes - Le colibri chamber opera (orchestra with ondes)... VARESE Edgard : Ecuatorial 2 ondes, choir, instrumental ensemble - Nocturnal ondes, choir and ensemble - Density 21.5 ondes martenot solo WISSON Bernard : Kyriades ondes, piano, strings orchestra and percussions (or tape) concerto jazz - Mais si Robert ondes and tape... And many other works composed, among others, by Michel AAZT, Alain ABBOTT, Damon ALBARN, Leon ALGAZI, Pierre ANCELIN, Bernard ANDRES, Edouard ANDRES, Georges APERGHIS, Claude ARRIEU, Pierre ARVAY, Katsuhiko ASANO, Louis AUBERT, Tony AUBIN, Hubert D'AURIOL, Marcel BACRI, Claude BALLIF, Alain BANCQUART, Jean-Michel BARDEZ, Yves BAUDRIER, Elsa BARRAINE, Francis BAYER, Ivan BELLOCQ, Jacques BERLINSKI, Ginette BERTRAND, Jacques BESSE, Lily BIENVENU, Jean BIZET, Simone BLANCHARD, Thomas BLOCH, Jacques BOISGALLAIS, Jacques BONDON, Amédée BORSARI, Jean-Yves BOSSEUR, Richard BOUCHER, François BOUSCH, Vincent-Marie BOUVOT, Thérèse BRENET, Charles BROWN, Jean-Louis CADEE, Gerard CALVI, Régis CAMPO, Joseph CANTELOUBE, Philippe CAPDENAT, Pierre CAPDEVIELLE, Nelly CARON FISCHER, Thierry CARRE CHESNEAU, Marc CARLES, Ryan CARTER, Florent CASSA, Jacques CASTEREDE, Monic CECCONI BOTELLA, René CHALLAN, Tristan Patrice CHALLULAU, Janine CHARBONNIER, Charles CHAYNES, Jeffrey CHING, Marc CLEMENT, Jarvis COCKER, Jean-Rene COMBES DAMIEN, Marius CONSTANT, Lindsay COOPER, David COULTER, Georges COUROUPOS, Roland CREUZE, Nguyen Tien DAO, Ugalberto DE ANGELIS, Michel DECOUST, Jean-Michel DEFAYE, Maurice DELAGE, Marcel DELANNOY, Georges DELERUE, Claude DELVINCOURT, Raymond DEPRAZ, Alfred Pierre DESENCLOS, Ivan DEVRIES, François DOMPIERRE, Pierre DOURY, Bruno DUCOL, Hugues DUFOURT, Loïk DURY, John Clyde FERROW, Jean-Claude ELOY, Ahmed ESSYAD, Jose EVANGELISTA, Philippe FENELON, Jean FESSARD, Michèle FOISON, Patrice FOUILLAUD, Alain FOURCHOTTE, Kohei FUJITA, Gerard GARCIN, Sylvain GAUDELETTE, Michael GIELEN, Antony GIRARD, Gilles GOBEIL, Karel GOEYVAERTS, Marcel GOLDMANN, Bruno GOUSSET, Yvette GRIMAUD, Jean-Jacques GRUNENWALD, Remi GUILLARD, Juan Gispert GUINJOAN, Georges Leonce GUINOT, Jon HANDELSMAN, Takashi HARADA, Michel HAUSSER, Manuel HERNANDEZ, Manuel HERNANDEZ, Hans Joachim HESPOS, Jean HETU, Arthur HOEREE, Jean Paul HOLSTEIN, Stanko HORVAT, Jean HUBEAU, Georges HUGON, Jacques IBERT, Toshi ICHIYANAGI, Motoshi ISHIMARU, Maurice JARRE, Betsy JOLAS, Mauricio KAGEL, Manfred KELKEL, Détlef KIEFFER, Aruta KOBAYASHI, Joseph KOSMA, Nicole LACHARTRE, Ezra LADERMANN, Francis LAI, Serge LANCEN, Jean LANGLAIS, Louis LANTOINE, Henri LASSERRE, Paul LE FLEM, Jean-Pierre LEGUAY, Edith LEJET, Estelle LEMIRE, Roger LERSY, Daniel LESUR, Dimitri LEVIDIS, Michael LEVINAS, Claude Samuel LEVINE, Luca LOMBARDI, Christophe LOOTEN, Rob LORD, Jeanne LORIOD, Bernard LOTH, Raymond LOUCHEUR, Alain LOUVIER, Jean-Yves MALMASSON, Christian MANEN, Giacomo MANZONI, Luc André MARCEL, Pierrette MARI, Jean Etienne MARIE, Ginette MARTENOT, Jean MARTINON, Gérard MASSIAS, René MATTER, Toshiro MAYUZUMI, Edward MICHAEL, Costin MIEREANU, Rosza MIKLO'S, Christophe MINCK, Francis MIROGLIO, Guy MORANCON, Jean-Marc MORIN, Piotr MOSS, Yael NAIM, Toshio NAKAGAWA, Alfredo NICOTRA, Manfred NIEHAUS, Rio NODA, Ishiro NODAIRA, Christine OTT, Daniel OUZOUNOFF, Thierry PANDELE, Bernard PARMEGIANI, Jean-Louis PETIT, Nicole PHILIBA, Claude PICHAUREAU, Alina PIECHOWSKA, Claude PREY, Serge PROVOST, Horatiu RADULESCU, François RAUBER, Philippe RAYNAUD, John REA, Michel REDOLFI, Guy REIBEL, Jean-Claude RISSET, Jean RIVIER, Mark ROBSON, Etienne ROLIN, Manuel ROSENTHAL, Jeanine RUEFF, Gustave SAMAZEUILH, Pierre SANCAN, SAINT-PREUX, Patrice SCIORTINO, Francisco SEMPRUN, Brigitte SOURISSE, Bruno SPOERRI, Stuart STAPLES, Aurel STROE, Germaine TAILLEFERRE, Yoshihisa TAIRA, Akira TAMBA, Jacques TCHAMKERTEN, Ivan TCHEREPNIN, Roger TESSIER, Antoine TISNE, Olivier TOUCHARD, Gilles TREMBLAY, Françoise TREMBLOT DE LA CROIX, Karel TROW, Pierre VELLONES, Claude VIVIER, Alain VOIRPY, Emile VUATAZ, Tom WAITS, Alain WEBER, Jean Jacques WERNER, Richard WELLS, Daniel WHITE, Patrick WOLF, Jean Claude WOLFF, Ivan WYSCHNEGRADSKY, Susumu YOSHIDA, Michel ZBAR... |
Thomas Bloch plays his "Formule" in the Barbican Center (London) |
The ondes Martenot as seen by Hoffnung... |