Serge Nigg

Serge Nigg (June 6, 1924 – November 12, 2008) was a French composer, born in Paris.

Biography

After initial studies with Ginette Martenot, Nigg entered the Paris Conservatory in 1941 and studied harmony with Olivier Messiaen and counterpoint with Simone Plé-Caussade. In 1945, he met René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the twelve-tone technique of composition. After completing a Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments and a Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (both 1943), and the symphonic poem Timour (1944), he became the first French composer to write a dodecaphonic work when his Variations for Piano and 10 Instruments appeared in 1946. This piece was premiered at the International Festival of Dodecaphonic Music, organized by Leibowitz in 1947.

In 1956, Nigg was appointed a member of the Music Committee for French state broadcasting. From 1967 to 1982, he was a member of the music management for the French Ministry of Culture, after which he taught classes in instrumentation and orchestration at the Paris Conservatory, and became President of the Société Nationale de Musique. He was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1989 and served as its President in 1995.

Nigg died November 12, 2008, aged 84.[1]

Works

References

  1. ↑ Kaprielian, Maxime. "Décès de Serge Nigg (6 juin 1924 - 12 novembre 2008)" (in French). ResMusica. Archived from the original on January 14, 2005. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
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