Noriko Baba

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Born 1972 in Japan. Noriko BABA studied composition, acoustic, analyse, orchestration and ethnomusicology at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, and Computermusic at IRCAM.
She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including NHK-Mainichi award for composition, first prize of Takefu International festival, Prix Georges Wildenstein of Académie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France, fellowship from the Akiyoshidai International Art Village, several grants from SACEM, residence fellowship from the Akademie Schloss Solitude in 2005, scholarship as a member of "Casa de Velázquez" in 2006-2008 and a residence fellowship "Villa Kujoyama" in 2012 from French Goverment.
Her works are realised by various organizations, such as Ensemble 2e2m, Court-Circuit, Ascolta, L'instant Donné, Intercontemporain, Cairn, Next Mushroom Promotion, Pasdeloup, Diotima, Nomade, Ives, Neue VocalSolisten, Cross.Art, Meitar, at various festivals as Die Reich, Archipel, World Music Day, ISCM, Festival Musica, Milano Musica, Biennale di Venezia, and are filmed by Michel Follin, broadcasted by ARTE.

Featured Pieces

Ordered by year. Most recent works appears first

Ensemble (Instruments or Voices) and Fixed Electronic Media


Nié for String Quartet, Piano and Electroaocoustic (2019)

Chamber Group ( 2 - 4 instruments )


Comptines I : musunde hiraite II : Forlane III : Nesase uta ( Berceuse ) IV : Are you sleeping ? (2018)
Hagoromo Suite for string quartet (2017)
Oiseau deux tetes for Utai and two players (2012)
Kalavinka for organ (2007)

Solo Instrument


Five workouts for organist Five workouts for organist (2017)
Pas plus gros que le poing  pour Orgue (2010)
Sol-itude for violoncello solo (2006)

Instrumental Music


Comptines I : musunde hiraite II : Forlane III : Nesase uta ( Berceuse ) IV : Are you sleeping ? (2018)
Hagoromo Suite for string quartet (2017)
DOPPIO TRIO I Recitativo II comb your hair and curl it III La nuit IV Omaggio a Banchieri (2017)
Five workouts for organist Five workouts for organist (2017)
Sonatine  pour Alto et Piano (2016)
Oiseau deux tetes for Utai and two players (2012)
Klartraum for ensemble (2010)
Pas plus gros que le poing  pour Orgue (2010)
Tamayura  pour Guitare, Violoncelle (2010)
Kalavinka for organ (2007)
Pseudoscope (complete version) (2007)
Sol-itude for violoncello solo (2006)
Second Souffle for large ensemble (2002)
En haut et en bas pour Quatuor à cordes et Harpe (2001)

String Quartet


Hagoromo Suite for string quartet (2017)

Opera


AOI opera (2015)

Vocal Ensemble


GÔSHU pour 6 voix (2013)

Orchestral Music


Klartraum for ensemble (2010)

Chamber Ensemble (5 - 9 instruments)


Pseudoscope (complete version) (2007)
En haut et en bas pour Quatuor à cordes et Harpe (2001)

Ensemble (10 - 19 instruments)


Pseudoscope II for ensemble (2006)

Large Ensemble (20 - 35 instruments)


Second Souffle for large ensemble (2002)
AOI opera (2015)
Comptines I : musunde hiraite II : Forlane III : Nesase uta ( Berceuse ) IV : Are you sleeping ? (2018)
DOPPIO TRIO I Recitativo II comb your hair and curl it III La nuit IV Omaggio a Banchieri (2017)
En haut et en bas pour Quatuor à cordes et Harpe (2001)
Five workouts for organist Five workouts for organist (2017)
GÔSHU pour 6 voix (2013)
Hagoromo Suite for string quartet (2017)
Kalavinka for organ (2007)
Klartraum for ensemble (2010)
Nié for String Quartet, Piano and Electroaocoustic (2019)
Oiseau deux tetes for Utai and two players (2012)
Pas plus gros que le poing  pour Orgue (2010)
Pseudoscope (complete version) (2007)
Pseudoscope II for ensemble (2006)
Second Souffle for large ensemble (2002)
Sol-itude for violoncello solo (2006)
Sonatine  pour Alto et Piano (2016)
Tamayura  pour Guitare, Violoncelle (2010)