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'''Concerto pour une Voix''' (''Concerto for one Voice'') is a [[contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]] song written by the [[France|French]] [[composing|composer]] [[Saint-Preux]] in [[1969]]. It's one of the most known songs of the world{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} and has dozens of arrangements since its composition. The first of them was sung by [[Danielle Licari]]. |
'''Concerto pour une Voix''' (''Concerto for one Voice'') is a [[contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]] song written by the [[France|French]] [[composing|composer]] [[Saint-Preux]] in [[1969]]. It's one of the most known songs of the world{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} and has dozens of arrangements since its composition. The first of them was sung by [[Danielle Licari]]. |
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Saint-Preux <ref>http://www.saint-preux.fr/en/biographie.html |
Saint-Preux <ref name="SAINTP">{{cite web|url=http://www.saint-preux.fr/en/biographie.html|title=Biography|publisher=Saint Preux|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>) in his ''Concerto'' also combines elements from [[popular music]] and [[electronic music]].<ref name = "Gramophone">''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]''.[http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/May%201973/48/764146/ "Review: ''Concerto pour une Voix''"]. May 1973. Accessed 18 November 2010.</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Saint-Preux composed the ''Concerto'', his biggest hit, in Poland, where he had been very well seen by the criticism after defending In August 1969, in [[Sopot International Song Festival]] ''La valse de l'enfance'' (''The Waltz of Youth'') with Saint-Preux conducting the [[symphony orchestra]].<ref> |
Saint-Preux composed the ''Concerto'', his biggest hit, in Poland, where he had been very well seen by the criticism after defending In August 1969, in [[Sopot International Song Festival]] ''La valse de l'enfance'' (''The Waltz of Youth'') with Saint-Preux conducting the [[symphony orchestra]].<ref name="BART">{{cite web|url=http://bart.sopot.pl/sopotfestival/1969|title=Sopot Festival 1969|publisher=Bart|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>. |
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When Saint-Preux returned to France, René Boyer, head of the music publishers Fantasia, arranged ''Concerto pour une Voix'' and recorded it. [[Danielle Licari]] sung it using a [[vocalise]] technique(similar to [[scat singing]] in [[jazz]]. The song, released on the Disc'AZ label in 1969, made both her career and his.<ref>[http://daniellelicari.com/biography.html Official biography of Danielle Licari]. Accessed 18 November 2010.</ref> In a few months it had sold over 3,000,000 copies in France alone,<ref name = "Express">''[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]]'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3O7hAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lef%C3%A8vre+ont+enregistr%C3%A9+leur+version+du+Concerto%22&dq=%22Lef%C3%A8vre+ont+enregistr%C3%A9+leur+version+du+Concerto%22&hl=en&ei=M8_jTKeZG9CbhQfCnqixDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA Issues 991-1002]. Presse-Union (1970) p. 43.</ref> and gained recognition outside of France as well. In the week of August 22 1970 it entered the charts in Mexico at #10 and Japan at #20,<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA83&dq=Danielle+Licari+Billboard&hl=en&ei=TdrjTNGEFISYhQf7oLmmDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false "Hits of the World"], August 22, 1970, page 83.</ref> He won [[Gold disc]] and a Japanese "Oscar" for the best original music.<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=Billboard |date=18 Sep 1971 |volume=83 |issue=38 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | url=http://books.google.de/books?id=wwgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA58&dq=%22Concerto%20pour%20une%20voix%22%20%22Saint-Preux%22&hl=en&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q=%22Concerto%20pour%20une%20voix%22%20%22Saint-Preux%22&f=false |title=Saint-Preux award}}</ref> |
When Saint-Preux returned to France, René Boyer, head of the music publishers Fantasia, arranged ''Concerto pour une Voix'' and recorded it. [[Danielle Licari]] sung it using a [[vocalise]] technique(similar to [[scat singing]] in [[jazz]]. The song, released on the Disc'AZ label in 1969, made both her career and his.<ref>[http://daniellelicari.com/biography.html Official biography of Danielle Licari]. Accessed 18 November 2010.</ref> In a few months it had sold over 3,000,000 copies in France alone,<ref name = "Express">''[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]]'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3O7hAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Lef%C3%A8vre+ont+enregistr%C3%A9+leur+version+du+Concerto%22&dq=%22Lef%C3%A8vre+ont+enregistr%C3%A9+leur+version+du+Concerto%22&hl=en&ei=M8_jTKeZG9CbhQfCnqixDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA Issues 991-1002]. Presse-Union (1970) p. 43.</ref> and gained recognition outside of France as well. In the week of August 22 1970 it entered the charts in Mexico at #10 and Japan at #20,<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA83&dq=Danielle+Licari+Billboard&hl=en&ei=TdrjTNGEFISYhQf7oLmmDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false "Hits of the World"], August 22, 1970, page 83.</ref> He won [[Gold disc]] and a Japanese "Oscar" for the best original music.<ref>{{Cite journal|journal=Billboard |date=18 Sep 1971 |volume=83 |issue=38 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | url=http://books.google.de/books?id=wwgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA58&dq=%22Concerto%20pour%20une%20voix%22%20%22Saint-Preux%22&hl=en&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q=%22Concerto%20pour%20une%20voix%22%20%22Saint-Preux%22&f=false |title=Saint-Preux award}}</ref> |
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Concerto pour une Voix (Concerto for one Voice) is a contemporary classical song written by the French composer Saint-Preux in 1969. It's one of the most known songs of the world[citation needed] and has dozens of arrangements since its composition. The first of them was sung by Danielle Licari.
Saint-Preux [1]) in his Concerto also combines elements from popular music and electronic music.[2]
History
Saint-Preux composed the Concerto, his biggest hit, in Poland, where he had been very well seen by the criticism after defending In August 1969, in Sopot International Song Festival La valse de l'enfance (The Waltz of Youth) with Saint-Preux conducting the symphony orchestra.[3].
When Saint-Preux returned to France, René Boyer, head of the music publishers Fantasia, arranged Concerto pour une Voix and recorded it. Danielle Licari sung it using a vocalise technique(similar to scat singing in jazz. The song, released on the Disc'AZ label in 1969, made both her career and his.[4] In a few months it had sold over 3,000,000 copies in France alone,[5] and gained recognition outside of France as well. In the week of August 22 1970 it entered the charts in Mexico at #10 and Japan at #20,[6] He won Gold disc and a Japanese "Oscar" for the best original music.[7]
Since that time Concerto pour une voix has been recorded by many other musicians, including Maxim Saury, Caravelli, Aimable Pluchard, and Raymond Lefèvre.[5] An excerpt from the original Licari version appears in Wyclef Jean's 1997 album The Carnival,[8] and the song was also performed in Andre Rieu's 2007/2008 In Wonderland tour. In the Rieu show, Concerto pour une Voix was performed by a woman dressed as an angel singing from high above the orchestra.[9]
In 2005, Saint-Preux adapted Concerto pour une Voix for two singers. This latter version, Concerto pour deux Voix (Concerto for Two Voices), was recorded in 2005 by the composer's daughter Clémence and Jean-Baptiste Maunier who starred in the film, Les Choristes.[10]
Arrangements
This songs has been dozens of arrengements and recordings[citation needed]
- Sung by Raymond Lefèvre, 1977
- Sung by Dalida, 1970
- Sung by Meagan Duhamel, 2010
- Sung by Mayra Flores, 2012
References
- ^ "Biography". Saint Preux. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ Gramophone."Review: Concerto pour une Voix". May 1973. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Sopot Festival 1969". Bart. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ Official biography of Danielle Licari. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ a b L'Express, Issues 991-1002. Presse-Union (1970) p. 43.
- ^ Billboard, "Hits of the World", August 22, 1970, page 83.
- ^ "Saint-Preux award". Billboard. 83 (38). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 Sep 1971. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Blain, François. "Wyclef Jean: créole musical". Radio Canada. December 18, 2007. Accessed 18 November 2010.
- ^ Teply, Lee. "Rieu, Strauss orchestra open festival on magical note". Virginian-Pilot. April 19, 2007. Accessed via subscription 18 November 2010. The song also appears on the recording Andre Rieu in Wonderland (Denon Classics #17698).
- ^ Didier, Carine. "Jean-Baptiste Maunier: «Je n'ai plus envie de chanter»". Le Parisien. April 9, 2005. Accessed 18 November 2010.
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