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

A number of work placements give students the opportunity to acquire in-depth, practical knowledge of the jobs and realities of the professional world. In addition, working alongside professionals from the Conservatoire during a compulsory 2-month work placement in the audiovisual department, engineering musicians perfect their artistic and technical skills and learn to work as part of a team in real-life conditions.

How authors' societies work, rights associated with recording, arranging, adapting or distributing musical works, structures linked to record production and audiovisual music production, types of contract: this series of lectures and meetings led by professionals will help students acquire the legal and financial fundamentals of their future profession.

Against a backdrop of profound change in the cultural industries, this series of meetings and lectures aims to present the ways in which music is produced, distributed and disseminated today, as well as the diversity of possible statutes, regimes and support schemes, so that the most appropriate can be chosen for each project. Through discussions with professionals who are committed to providing practical, concrete information, students explore the various stages involved in setting up a company or association, as well as the difficulties and skills required to get started.