Created in 1992 by Edith Lejet, this class is devoted to musical writing and invention, based on in-depth study of the works and appropriation of the compositional techniques of the ^20th and ^21st centuries. Two or three themes are addressed during the year, through the prism of a composer, a body of works, or a writing technique through its evolution.

Three times a year, the works produced during the course are performed and recorded by soloists, chamber musicians or small ensembles under direction. Using models that are emblematic of a century teeming with innovation, the class enables students to embrace the entire process of musical invention, from an in-depth examination of the genesis of the composition and the expertise involved in its development to the collaboration with the performers.

Programme for 2020-2021 :

• Laboratory: The canon (Bartok, Ligeti, G. Benjamin)
• In-house work (8 weeks): piece for small ensemble in the style of Stravinsky
• Loge de 17 avec piano: piece for solo wind instrument, reference works: Berio, Sequenzas Gesti, Studie zu Sequenza VII

Programme for 2021-2022 :

• Laboratory: Strata and textures (Stravinsky, Ives, Messiaen, Ligeti, Murail, Saariaho)
• In-house work (8 weeks): piece for small ensemble in the style of Edgar Varèse
• Loge de 17 avec piano: keyboard piece(s) (piano, two pianos, harpsichord, organ) in the style of György Ligeti

Programme for 2022-2023 :

• Laboratory: The Open Work after A. Boucourechliev
• Homework (8 weeks): piece for small ensemble in the style of Pierre Boulez
• Loge de 17h avec piano: piece for solo instrument in the style of Berio

Programme for 2023-2024 :

• Laboratory: The Open Work after A. Boucourechliev
• Homework (8 weeks): piece for small ensemble in the style of Ligeti
• Loge de 17h avec piano: piece for solo instrument in the style of Berio

Programme for 2024-2025 :

• Laboratory: Varèse
• Homework (8 weeks): piece for small ensemble in the manner of Ligeti
• 5 pm lodge with piano: piece for solo instrument in the style of Berio