Biography


   Born in Niigata (Japan). Noriko BABA received a Masters in composition at the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), and a prize honors at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in composition and orchestration, while studying acoustics, analysis and ethnomusicology. She participated in the Cursus at IRCAM. She has been invited to participate in major contemporary music festivals, and has been played with most of the world's the leading specialized ensembles. She received several grants and other awards including the Prize of the NHK-Mainichi Composition competition, the Georges Wildenstein Prize from the Académie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France, the Grand Prix for International Composition of the Takefu Festival, Akiyoshidai, Sacem, Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Académie de France à Madrid (Casa de Velazquez) as a Member, Villa Kujoyama (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Académie de France à Rome (Villa Medici) as a Pensionnaire. She has also taught on several occasions in the Royaumont Foundation's Voix Nouvelles program, and at the Takefu Festival.





Catalog


Bestiairum Musicale IV for Flute & Cello (2023), 7mn30
Bestiairum Musicale III for Violin & Piano (2023), 2mn30
Ondes II for Cello & Choir (2022-23), 10mn
Ondes I for Organ & Choir (2022-23), 17mn
Bestiairum Musicale I for Flute, Clarinet, Guitar, Viola, Cello, Piano & Percussion (2022), 12mn
Étude pour claveciniste for Harpsichord (2021-22), 2mn
Étude pour pianiste for Piano (2021-22), 2mn
Avant le chant d'amour for Cello (2020), 5mn
Au clair des oiseaux for Music box (2020), 2mn
Au clair d'un croissant for 14 instruments (2019-20), 18mn
(Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Piano, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello & Double bass)
Au pavillon de (Monsieur) Porcelaine for Soprano, Violin, Cello & Piano (2019), 5mn
Nié for String quartet, Piano & Electronics (2019), 5mn
Occhi, un tempo mia vita for 2 cellos and Clarinet (2018), 9mn
Comptines for Soprano, Clarinet & Piano (2018), 10mn
Menuet (project for children) for Flute and Clarinet (2018), 2mn
Five workouts for organist for Organ (2017), 10mn
Hagoromo Suite for String quartet and Nô voice (2017), 10mn
Doppio Trio for Recorder, Viola da gamba, Harpsichord, Flute, Cello and Piano (2016), 8mn
Sonatine for Viola and Piano (2016), 10mn
AOI -Nôpéra- for Nô voice, 2 percussions, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Violin, Viola and Cello (2015), 60mn
AOI -Nôpéra- extract version for Nô voice, Flute & Percussion (2015), 20mn
9600 for String Quartet (2014), 9mn
GÔSHU for 5 voices (2013), 9mn
Shiosai for Piano Trio (2012), 8mn30sec
Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her und Vier Zwischenspiele for Organ (2012), 9mn30sec
Oiseau à deux têtes for Nô voice, 2 musicians (2012), 9mn
Non-canonic Variations for flute, clarinet, viola and cello (2011), 7mn
Klartraum for Orchestra (2010), 9mn
Tamayura for guitar, cello (2010), 3mn
Pas plus gros que le poing for Organ (2010), 3mn30sec
Nest for Violin, Percussion, Piano and Video (2010), 3mn
Halo for String Quartet (2009), 13mn30sec
Moya for Flute, Clarinet, Guitar, Viola and Cello (2008), 6mn
Bonbori for flute, clarinet, guitar, viola and cello (2008), 10mn
Ultrabaroque for solo viola da gamba (2008), 3mn
Kalavinka for organ and 2 assistants (2007), 5mn
Pseudoscope for ensemble (2007), 8mn
Sol-itude for cello (2007), 3mn
Box and cox for organ and 2 assistants (2006), 5mn
Harmonieux forgeron for piano (2006), 3mn
Pseudoscope II for 6 players (2006), 6mn
Pseudoscope III for ensemble (2006), 6mn
Shôjô for flute and orchestra (2005), 6mn
Triplum pendulum for flute, percussion and vocals (2004-2005), 10mn
Mira for tuba and ensemble (2004), 7 mn
OÜ for clarinet and electronics (2004), 10mn
Second souffle for 30 instruments (2002), 11mn
En haut et en bas for string quartet and harp (2001), 9mn
La valse for 20 instruments (2001), 7 mn
Étude pour bisbigliando for alto saxophone solo (2000), 3mn
Radiations visibles for quintet (1999), 11mn