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Biography
Use dmy dates|date=May 2011 William Sheller (born 9 July 1946) is a French classical composer and singer.
Biography
William Sheller was born William Hand in Paris.
He left school at 16 to study composition with teacher Yves Margat (himself a student of Gabriel Fauré ) and later harmony , fugue and counterpoint at the Paris conservatoire. He turned to pop music after hearing the Beatles . Since then, he has had a successful career both as a classical composer and as a pop singer. His works often mix both genres. For example, some of his songs include carefully crafted orchestral passages (the Baroque introduction to Le nouveau monde ) as well as instruments that are seldom found in pop music (such as a Horn (instrument)|horn in Les miroirs dans la boue and a clarinet in Fier et fou de vous ). On the other hand, his Lux æterna is written for orchestra, choir and rock band. He has toured several times with transcriptions of his songs for voice and orchestra as well as for voice and piano quintet . Additionally, he has also written film music and songs or arrangements for other artists ( Dalida , Monique Serf|Barbara ... etc.). http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6162.asp "William Sheller" RFI Musique . December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2010.Duboc, Olivier. http://allmusic.com/artist/william-sheller-p141635/biography "William Sheller". Allmusic . Retrieved 14 December 2010.
The "Introit" from his Lux æterna (1972) was heavily sampled for the title track from Deltron 3030 (album)|Deltron 3030 (2000), produced by Dan the Automator .
Music
Classical Works
1972: Lux æterna
1984: String quartets "Book 1 and 2" by "Quatuor Pasquier"
1985: Suite française
1990: Cello concerto
1992: Symphonie pour un jeune orchestre
1993: Trumpet concerto
1994: Symphonie alternative
1995: Symphonie de poche
2003: New recording of the string quartets "Book 1& 2"+"Les Viennois" by "Quatuor Parisii"
1976: ''J'me gênerai pas pour dire que j't'aime encore
1976: La toccatarte (with Catherine Lara )
1976: Les petites filles modèles
1982: Message urgent
1982: Rosanna Banana
1983: Chanson lente
1983: ''Mon dieu que j'l'aime
1984: ''I keep movin'on
1993: Vienne
1998: Centre ville
2008: Tout ira bien
Compilations
1987: Master série
1993: Carnet de notes
1998: Tu devrais chanter
2004: Promenade française
Film Music
1968: Soundtrack from the film Érotissimo
1980: Soundtrack from the film Retour en force
1981: Soundtrack from the film ''Ma femme s'appelle reviens
1993: Soundtrack from the film ''L'écrivain public
1997: Soundtrack from the film Arlette
References
Reflist Persondata | NAME =Sheller, William | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION =Pop and classical composer | DATE OF BIRTH =9 July 1946 | PLACE OF BIRTH =Paris, France | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Sheller, William Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:French composers Category:French musicians Category:French male singers Category:French film score composers
