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Yann Tiersen
Portrait of Yann Tiersen.
Portrait of Yann Tiersen.
Background information
Birth name Yann Tiersen
Born 23 June 1970 (1970-06-23) (age 37)
Origin Brest, Brittany, France
Genre(s) Minimalist, Avant-Garde
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Piano, Violin, Accordion, Guitar, Toy piano, Voice and various others. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Minimalist music is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The toy piano is a Musical instrument, made as a child's Toy, but which has also been used in more serious Musical contexts
Years active 1995 - Present
Label(s) Virgin/EMI
Website Official website

Guillaume Yann Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a French musician and composer known internationally for composing the score to the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie Amélie[1][2]. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jean-Pierre Jeunet (born 3 September 1953) is a French Film director. Amélie is a 2001 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. His music is recognized by its use of a large variety of instruments in relatively minimalist compositions, often with a touch of either European classical music or french folk music, using primarily the piano, accordion or violin together with instruments like the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, ondes martenot, harpsichord and typewriter. Minimalist music is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music As Europe experienced a wave of Roots revivals France found its regional cultures reviving traditional music The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The melodica is a Free-reed instrument similar to the Accordion and Harmonica. The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice" meaning "wooden The toy piano is a Musical instrument, made as a child's Toy, but which has also been used in more serious Musical contexts The ondes Martenot (IPA maʀtəno French for "Martenot waves" also known as the ondium Martenot, Martenot and ondes musicales) is an early A harpsichord is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium He has been compared to musicians Chopin, Erik Satie, Phillip Glass and Michael Nyman [3]. Alfred Éric Leslie Satie ( Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French Composer and WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes

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Biography

Tiersen was born in Brittany, France, in 1970 and received classical training at several musical academies, including those in Rennes, Nantes, and Boulogne[4]. Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Before releasing scores under his own name, Tiersen recorded background music for a number of plays and short films, such as La Vie Rêvée des Anges (1998, Erick Zonca), Alice et Martin (1998, André Téchiné), Qui Plume la Lune? (Christine Carrière, 1999). The Dreamlife of Angels (French La Vie rêvée des anges) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Erick Zonca. Erick Zonca is a French film director best known for his critically acclaimed award-winning 1998 feature film debut The Dreamlife of Angels. Alice et Martin ( Alice and Martin) is a 1998 French drama film by André Téchiné. André Téchiné (born 13 March 1943 at Valence-d'Agen ( Tarn-et-Garonne) in France) is a French

He rose to domestic fame upon the release of his third album, Le Phare, but remained relatively unknown outside France until the release of his score for Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain in 2001, which was a mixture of both new and previously released material. Amélie is a 2001 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Tiersen favors the piano, accordion, and violin, but is also known for his experimentation and use of obscure instruments like the ondes martenot and the typewriter. The ondes Martenot (IPA maʀtəno French for "Martenot waves" also known as the ondium Martenot, Martenot and ondes musicales) is an early A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium

Yann Tiersen's list of collaborators continues to grow album after album (see discography below for details). While composing his fifth album, L'absente, Tiersen lent his musical talent to Françoiz Breut and Les Têtes Raides for their own albums. Françoiz Breut (born 10 December 1969 in Cherbourg) is the stage name of Françoise Breut a French Illustrator and Chanteuse Têtes Raides is a French group whose music reunites elements of French poetry theater visual arts and the Big Top circus antics to create a very particular brand of contemporary His 2005 album, Les Retrouvailles, featured vocals from Stuart Staples of Tindersticks, Jane Birkin, and Elizabeth Fraser, formerly of Cocteau Twins. Les Retrouvailles is an album by French musician Yann Tiersen. Stuart Ashton Staples (born 14 November, 1965) is a Musician from Nottingham, England best known as the lead singer of British band Tindersticks are a rock band from Nottingham, England. Their sound is characterised by a synthesis of orchestral backing lounge Jazz, and Jane Mallory Birkin OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-born French Actress, Singer and Film director. Elizabeth Fraser (born Elizabeth Davidson Fraser, 29 August 1963 Falkirk) is a Scottish singer best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins ' lead Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997 Tiersen also played piano on Staples' solo album, Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04.

His live performances vary greatly. Sometimes he is accompanied by an orchestra and many guest collaborators, like Dominique A. Dominique Ané (born October 6, 1968) better known as " Dominique A," is a French Songwriter and Singer. Others, he offers the more frequent minimalistic sessions, usually accompanied only by a drummer/bassist and a guitarist, with Tiersen switching seamlessly between piano, accordion, and violin for his lighter songs, and electric guitar for his difficult pieces.

Discography

Studio albums

Soundtracks

Live albums

Collaborations

Contributions

DVD

References

  1. ^ Article in CafeBabel (Deutsch)
  2. ^ Yann Tiersen interview
  3. ^ Artist bigraphy at VH1
  4. ^ Artist biography at Everything2.com

External links

Les Retrouvailles is an album by French musician Yann Tiersen. Ushant (Enez Eusa Ouessant is an Island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. On Tour is a live album by Yann Tiersen. It was originally released in 2006 and features songs from Yann's past albums as well as some previously unreleased compositions MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
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