Jean-Jacques Nattiez (; born December 30, 1945) is a French musicologist and ethnomusicologist active in Canada, who is seminal figure in music semiology. He has been a Professor of musicology at the Université de Montréal since 1972.
Life and career
Jean-Jacques Nattiez was born on December 30, 1945, in Amiens, France. He studied semiology with Georges Mounin and Jean Molino and music semiology (doctoral) with Nicolas Ruwet.
He is a noted specialist on the writings of the composer and conductor Pierre Boulez.
In 1990, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2001, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
Awards
- 1988, Dent Medal of the Royal Musical Association
- 1989, Prix André-Laurendeau pour les sciences humaines from the Association canadienne française pour l'avancement des sciences
- 1990, Molson Prize from the Canada Council
- 1994, prix Léon-Gérin pour les sciences sociales du Gouvernement du Québec
- 1996, Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology, Tokyo, Japan
- 2004, the Killam Prize by the Canada Council for the Arts
- In 2011, he was promoted to Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to the development of musicology as a researcher, professor and specialist of music semiotics".
Selected publications
- Proust as Musician. Translated by Derrick Puffett. Cambridge, 1989.
- Music and Discourse: Toward a Semiology of Music (Musicologie générale et sémiologue, 1987). Translated by Carolyn Abbate (1990). .
- Wagner Androgyne: A Study in Interpretation. Translated by Stewart Spencer. Princeton University Press, 1993. (pbk).
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