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Antoine Duhamel
composer
- July 30, 1925 · Valmondois
- September 11, 2014 · Valmondois
- 89 years
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|Antoine Duhamel (30 July 1925 – 11 September 2014) was a French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher.
Life and career
Born in Valmondois in the Val-d'Oise département of France, Antoine Duhamel was one of the three sons of the French writer Georges Duhamel and actress Blanche Albane. He studied music at the Sorbonne. He was a pupil of René Leibowitz, an exponent of Arnold Schoenberg’s dodecaphonic and serial method of composing. Together with other Leibowitz pupils, Serge Nigg, André Casanova and Jean Prodromidès, he gave the first performance of Leibowitz's Explications des Metaphors, Op. 15, in Paris in 1948. He wrote the score for his first film in 1960, going on to work with many of Europe's film directors. In 2002 he was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his music for the Bertrand Tavernier directed film, Laissez-passer.
Duhamel scored several of Jean-Luc Godard's films, including Pierrot le Fou and Week End. He died at the age of 89 in September 2014.
Partial filmography
- 1963 : Méditerranée
- 1964 : The Pit and the Pendulum
- 1965 : Pierrot le Fou
- 1966 : Trap for the Assassin
- 1966 : La Longue marche
- 1966: La Voleuse
- 1967 : The Sailor from Gibraltar
- 1967 : Weekend
- 1968 : Stolen Kisses
- 1969 : Mississippi Mermaid
- 1970 : Bed and Board
- 1970 : The Cop
- 1971 : M comme Mathieu
- 1973 : Frank en Eva
- 1974 : Dakota
- 1978 : The Song of Roland
- 1979 : Mais ou et donc Ornicar
- 1979 : Return to the Beloved
- 1980 : Death Watch
- 1989 : El sueño del mono loco
- 1990 : Daddy Nostalgie
- 1994 : La Piste du télégraphe
- 1996 : Ridicule
- 1998 : The Girl of Your Dreams
- 2002 : Safe Conduct
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
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1.In which French commune was Antoine Duhamel born?
- A.Valmondoiscorrect
- B.Val-d'Oise
- C.Marseille
- D.Paris
Antoine Duhamel was born in the French commune of Valmondois.
Source: Life and career section
2.What was the name of Antoine Duhamel's father?
- A.Bertrand Tavernier
- B.René Leibowitz
- C.Jean-Luc Godard
- D.Georges Duhamelcorrect
Antoine Duhamel was one of the sons of the French writer Georges Duhamel.
Source: Life and career section
3.At which institution did Antoine Duhamel pursue his music studies?
- A.The Paris Conservatory
- B.The School of Music
- C.The Sorbonnecorrect
- D.The Berlin Film Academy
Antoine Duhamel completed his music studies at the Sorbonne.
Source: Life and career section
4.Which musical method was Antoine Duhamel's teacher, René Leibowitz, known for?
- A.Minimalist improvisation
- B.Dodecaphonic and serialcorrect
- C.Baroque counterpoint
- D.Romantic orchestration
René Leibowitz was an exponent of Arnold Schoenberg’s dodecaphonic and serial method.
Source: Life and career section
5.In what year did Antoine Duhamel compose his first film score?
- A.1970
- B.1965
- C.1948
- D.1960correct
Antoine Duhamel wrote the score for his first film in 1960.
Source: Life and career section
6.For which film did Antoine Duhamel win the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2002?
- A.Laissez-passercorrect
- B.Pierrot le Fou
- C.Week End
- D.Ridicule
Antoine Duhamel won the Silver Bear in 2002 for his music for the film Laissez-passer.
Source: Life and career section
7.Which Jean-Luc Godard film did Antoine Duhamel score in 1967?
- A.Stolen Kisses
- B.Méditerranée
- C.Pierrot le Fou
- D.Weekendcorrect
According to the filmography, Antoine Duhamel scored the film Weekend in 1967.
Source: Partial filmography
8.At what age did Antoine Duhamel pass away?
- A.89correct
- B.92
- C.87
- D.80
Antoine Duhamel died in September 2014 at the age of 89.
Source: Life and career section
9.Who was Antoine Duhamel's mother?
- A.Blanche Albanecorrect
- B.Simone de Beauvoir
- C.Edith Piaf
- D.Brigitte Bardot
Antoine Duhamel was the son of the French writer Georges Duhamel and actress Blanche Albane.
Source: Life and career section
10.In which city did Antoine Duhamel perform the first performance of Leibowitz's Explications des Metaphors?
- A.London
- B.Valmondois
- C.Pariscorrect
- D.Berlin
Antoine Duhamel gave the first performance of Leibowitz's work in Paris in 1948.
Source: Life and career section
11.Which of these films was scored by Antoine Duhamel in 1965?
- A.La Voleuse
- B.Ridicule
- C.Pierrot le Foucorrect
- D.The Cop
The partial filmography lists Pierrot le Fou as a 1965 film scored by Antoine Duhamel.
Source: Partial filmography
12.Antoine Duhamel was a pupil of which individual?
- A.René Leibowitzcorrect
- B.Bertrand Tavernier
- C.Georges Duhamel
- D.Jean-Luc Godard
Antoine Duhamel was a pupil of René Leibowitz.
Source: Life and career section
13.Which film did Antoine Duhamel score in 1996?
- A.Dakota
- B.Stolen Kisses
- C.Ridiculecorrect
- D.Death Watch
The partial filmography identifies 1996 as the release year for Ridicule, scored by Antoine Duhamel.
Source: Partial filmography
14.What is listed as a biographical reference for Antoine Duhamel?
- A.An official French government archive
- B.Alfred Duhamel French language Wikipedia articlecorrect
- C.A collection of interviews with French composers
- D.A scholarly journal on serial music
The external links section references the Alfred Duhamel French language Wikipedia article.
Source: External links section
15.Besides being a composer and orchestra conductor, what other profession did Antoine Duhamel hold?
- A.Music teachercorrect
- B.Music critic
- C.University professor
- D.Film director
Antoine Duhamel was a French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher.
Source: Life and career section
16.Which film was scored by Antoine Duhamel in 1974?
- A.The Song of Roland
- B.Return to the Beloved
- C.Dakotacorrect
- D.M comme Mathieu
According to the partial filmography, the score for Dakota was created in 1974.
Source: Partial filmography
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