Marc Monnet

Marc Monnet (born 11 March 1947, in Paris) is a French composer of contemporary music, mainly electroacoustic music, who develops the notion of humour in music.

Selected works
  • Patatras, for clarinet, bassoon, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 2 double basses (1984)
  • Chant, for solo cello (1984)
  • Rigaudon, for horn quartet (1985)
  • Les Ténèbres de Marc Monnet, for string quartet (1985)
  • Siècle pierre tombeau, for ensemble and electronics (1984)
  • Close, for string quartet (1993–1994)
  • Wa-wa, for four horns and four trombones (1987)
  • Fantasia bruta, for viola solo (1982)
  • Chants ténus, for old instruments and electronics (1992)
  • Babioles, six pieces for alto saxophone and one piece for tenor saxophone or basset horn (1992)
  • Chant fêlé, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and real time transformations (1996)
  • Mouvement, imprévus, et..., for orchestra, violin and other thingies (2013)
  • Official website
  • Marc Monnet, la libre fantaisie de l'invention (France Musique)
  • "Le compositeur Marc Monnet est l'invité de Musique Matin" (France Musique)
  • "Marc Monnet (biography, works, resources)" (in French and English). IRCAM.
  • "Printemps des arts de Monte-Carlo, Marc Monnet à la manoeuvre" (Le Figaro)
  • Marc Monnet discography at Discogs
  • Biography, musiquecontemporaine.info (in French)
  • Marc Monnet (Anaclase)
  • Babioles on YouTube
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