Bédé (1990), 3m01s

Stream it

1. Le monde de l’enfance
2. La vallée des fantômes
3. La quête de la voix

commission: empreintes DIGITALes

To my parents

This miniature was realized from sounds (onomatopoeias) used in comic books traditionally associated with the world of children. The piece is divided in three sections: Le monde de l’enfance (Child’s World), La vallée des fantômes (Phantoms’ Valley), and La quête de la voix (Search of the Voice). The voice of 11 year old Marie-Hélène Blain is the single sound element of the piece.

Bédé — a pun on the abbreviation of “bande dessinée” (comic book) — was produced in my personal studio, the studio of the Faculty of Music of Université de Montréal and the studio of the Ina-GRM with the assistance of the Canada Council [for the Arts]. Dedicated to my parents. [xi-90] [A multitrack version of this work has been released on compact disc in 1994. See IMED 9419]

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