Accordéon Mélancolique

Accordéon Mélancolique

Open air concert on the Dag van het Nationale Park ("Day of National Parks"), in Park Vreugd en Rust, Voorburg, the Netherlands. Photo E. Brinkman Fotografie.

Open air concert on the Dag van het Nationale Park ("Day of National Parks"), in Park Vreugd en Rust, Voorburg, the Netherlands. Photo E. Brinkman Fotografie.
Background information
Origin Driebergen-Rijsenburg,
 Netherlands
Genres Blues
Chanson
Film
Classical
Latin
Tango
World music
Years active 1984 - present.
Labels Sterkenburg Records
Website www.acmel.nl
Members Cherie de Boer
Jean-Pierre Guiran

Accordéon Mélancolique is a Dutch accordion duo consisting of Cherie de Boer (born 10 June 1950 in Jakarta) and Jean-Pierre Guiran (born 27 January 1957 in Vlissingen).

The duo is founded in 1984. In 1997 they were asked to play during the fiftieth anniversary of the Marshall-plan in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for, among others, Bill en Hillary Clinton, Dutch crown prince Willem Alexander and former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok.[1] Their first CD L'Imparfait du Cœur was released in 1998, and was proclaimed by the Swedish accordion magazine Dragspels Nytt as the best accordion CD of 1999.[2] As a result, they played at various festivals in Iceland and Denmark during the summer of 2000 and 2003.[3] In total, seven CDs have been released. The music is also published as sheet music.

Style

The duo plays increasingly more original compositions. Their inspiration comes from French accordion music, French musette waltzes, Italian folk music, Antillean waltzes, Indonesian kronchong melodies, Argentinean tangos, Jewish and Greek folk music, swing standards, Gypsy romantics, classical music, merengues and tex-mex. A central theme is the role of silence in music.

By consciously using silence next to sound as building stones of their music, even the most simple pieces receive an intense thrill and it gives rhythmic melodies an extra sprakle.[4]

Discography

CDs

Date Album
2015 Aquarelles
2012 Gratitude
2008 Les Invités
2006 Le Nid Aimé
2003 Petits Fours Frais
2002 Parade des Poules
1998 L'Imparfait du Cœur

Sheet music

Date Album
2013 Gratitude
2008 Les Invités
2006 Le Nid Aimé
2002 Parade des Poules
1998 L'Imparfait du Cœur

Compositions J.P. Guiran

Sheet music of Cirque Mazurque (2003).

The compositions of Jean-Pierre Guiran are distinguished by the central role of the melody. The expressiveness is strengthened by timing in various rhythms and by the harmony which receives the role of a second voice.

2015

2012

2008

2006

2003

2002

1998

1997

Usage of music

Documentaries

Films

Theatre

Tv-drama

References

  1. (Dutch) Ester Kleuver (10 August 2000): 'Opmerkelijk Duo Bezorgt Accordeon Eindelijk Nieuw Imago: Romantische Muziek onder de Euromast,' De Telegraaf, par. 1.
  2. (Swedish) Beng Nyquist (1999): Dragspels Nytt, year 31, nr 1.
  3. (Dutch) Rob van Niele (February 2003): 'Aangename Accordeonmuziek uit Alle Windstreken,' Amsterdamse Folkagenda, par. 2.
  4. (Dutch) 'Het Duo'. Accordéon Mélancolique, par. 2, Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  5. Roslyn Sulcas (11 December 2008): 'Darkness and Humor for Students in Motion', New York Times, par. 4.
  6. (Spanish) Omar Khan (6 February 2010): 'Rara noche de danzas eclécticas', El País.

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