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My Take
Pascal Dusapin sits exactly where I like my composers: uncompromising. A pupil of Xenakis and Donatoni and an admirer of Varèse, he writes music built on microtonality, tension, and raw energy, yet describes it as full of "romantic constraint," which is a wonderfully contradictory ambition. The detail I love most is that, though a pianist himself, he stubbornly refused to write for the piano until 1997. That kind of self-imposed discipline reveals a serious mind. Legion of Honour and all, he still keeps an amateur photographer's eye on the world. Dusapin is the sort of artist who rewards listeners willing to meet him halfway.
Overview
Pascal Georges Dusapin (born 29 May 1955) is a French composer. His music is marked by its microtonality, tension, and energy. A pupil of Iannis Xenakis and Franco Donatoni and an admirer of Varèse, Dusapin studied at the University of Paris I and Paris VIII during the 1970s. His music is full of "romantic constraint". Despite being a pianist, he refused to compose for the piano until 1997.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pascal Dusapin
- Name (Japanese)
- パスカル・デュサパン
- Reading
- ぱすかる・でゅさぱん
- Born
- May 29, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Duchy of Lorraine
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / opera composer / amateur photographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2007 Dan David Prize
- resident at the Villa Medici
- 2005 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 1993 Prix du Syndicat de la critique
- 1998 Victoires de la musique classique
- 2022 Officer of the National Order of Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Faustus, the Last Night | — | |
| Notable work | Medeamaterial | — |
6. Links
Composer — see all → · More people from Duchy of Lorraine →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.