Bruno Ducol (22 March 1949 – 13 January 2024) was a French pianist, composer and teacher of contemporary music.[1] Born in Annonay, Ducol trained at the Lyon Conservatory in Paris with Olivier Messiaen, Yvonne Desportes, Claude Ballif and Pierre Schaeffer. In 2015 he won the René Dumesnil Composition Prize from the Académie des beaux-arts. He died on 13 January 2024, at the age of 74.[2]

Ducol was influenced by Greek music, particularly rhythm and meter. His works include the orchestral Métalayi I (1976), Des Scènes d’Enfants for flute and guitar (1984), the opera Praxitèle (1986), A Korinne for string quartet (1988), Six études de rhythme for piano (1992), Éclats de lune (1995), Les Cerceaux de feu (2000), Vibrations chromatics for two pianos (2001 - including 'Nu descendant un escalier'), Fantasme en rouge for female chorus (2006), Treize fenêtres, rhythmic studies for two pianos (2006), Une griffure de lumière for orchestra (2009) and Für die Jugend for voice and percussion (2010).[3]

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