François Paris

François Paris (born 28 October 1961 in Valenciennes) is a French composer and professor. He is known for his inclusion of microtonal elements in his music. Life He studied in the conservatoire of Versailles then in the Conservatoire de Paris with Ivo Malec, Betsy Jolas (analysis) and Gérard Grisey(composition and orchestration). Meanwhile, he studied orchestral direction. François Paris has received the award of the Concours International de Composition de Besançon. Compositional Techniques François uses different forms of equal temperament in his music. Where 12 tone equal temperament is based on semitones ascending by root 2, Paris uses other root values, such as 1.2, 1.6 and 2.4, in order to stretch and shrink the temperament of the composition. Selected works Vocal music * Les Champs de l’ombre blanche, 1991 * Les Confessions silencieuses, 1995–1996 * Murs, pour quatre voix et orchestre de chambre Concerto music * L’Empreinte du cygne, double concerto pour violoncelle, piano et orchestre 1997-1998 Orchestral music * La Chair de l’aube, pour orchestre 1992 Ensemble music * Sur la Nuque de la mer étoilée, pour sept instrumentistes 1993-1994 Chamber music * Douze préludes pour qu