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Accordéon Mélancolique
Accordéon Mélancolique
	Open air concert on the Dag van het Nationale Park ("Day of National Parks"), in Park Vreugd en Rust, Voorburg, the Netherlands. Photo E. Brinkman Fotografie.
Background information
Origin	Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
Genres	Blues; Chanson; Film; Classical; Latin; Tango; World music
Years active	1984 - present.
Labels	Sterkenburg Records
Members	Cherie de Boer; Jean-Pierre Guiran
Website	www.acmel.nl

Accordéon Mélancolique is a Dutch accordion duo consisting of Cherie de Boer (born 10 June 1950 in Jakarta) and Jean-Pierre Guiran (born 27 January 1957 in Vlissingen).

The duo is founded in 1984. In 1997 they were asked to play during the fiftieth anniversary of the Marshall-plan in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for, among others, Bill en Hillary Clinton, Dutch crown prince Willem Alexander and former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok.^[1] Their first CD L'Imparfait du Cœur was released in 1998, and was proclaimed by the Swedish accordion magazine Dragspels Nytt as the best accordion CD of 1999.^[2] As a result, they played at various festivals in Iceland and Denmark during the summer of 2000 and 2003.^[3] In total, seven CDs have been released. The music is also published as sheet music.

Style

The duo plays increasingly more original compositions. Their inspiration comes from French accordion music, French musette waltzes, Italian folk music, Antillean waltzes, Indonesian kronchong melodies, Argentinean tangos, Jewish and Greek folk music, swing standards, Gypsy romantics, classical music, merengues and tex-mex. A central theme is the role of silence in music.

By consciously using silence next to sound as building stones of their music, even the most simple pieces receive an intense thrill and it gives rhythmic melodies an extra sprakle.^[4]

Discography

CDs

Date	Album
2015	Aquarelles
2012	Gratitude
2008	Les Invités
2006	Le Nid Aimé
2003	Petits Fours Frais
2002	Parade des Poules
1998	L'Imparfait du Cœur

Sheet music

Date	Album
2013	Gratitude
2008	Les Invités
2006	Le Nid Aimé
2002	Parade des Poules
1998	L'Imparfait du Cœur

Compositions J.P. Guiran

The compositions of Jean-Pierre Guiran are distinguished by the central role of the melody. The expressiveness is strengthened by timing in various rhythms and by the harmony which receives the role of a second voice.

2015

Mermaid
Quicksand
Swan & Swan
Aquarelle d’Amour
Warm Bath
Damselfly
Meeting at the Lake
Watering Place
Ducklings
the Heron and the Frog
Water Cave
Swell
Swimming in the Winter
Lullaby to the Sea
Ebb and Flow

2012

Eléphants Blancs
Swiss Affair
Gratitude I
Gratitude II
Gratitude III
Bailamos la Vida
Sans Queue ni Tête
The Singing Moon
Seaside
Cinquante
Santiago
Rose de Salon

2008

L'Arrivée des Invités
Bougainville
Clandestin
The Dancing Tortoise
Ma Chérie
Padiki Dikitika
Por el Camino Real (co-author)
Requiem pour une Rose
Tonton Charles
Tanah Tumpah Darah

2006

Appelboom
L'Esprit du Sud
L'Heure Bleue
Juif Errant
Kripi Kripi
Le Lac Minor
Le Nid Aimé
Maria Clara
Merel
Mon Chéri
Solitude Heureuse
Te Lang Alleen
Within Five Minutes!

2003

Cirque Mazurque

2002

Café Vert
Helena
Mango
Parade des Poules
Tres Corazones (co-author)
Une Valse Anglaise S.V.P.

1998

L'Imparfait du Cœur
Passé composé

1997

Polytour

Usage of music

Documentaries

Broken Dreams. Suzanne van Leendert, van Osch Films, the Netherlands, 2015.
Portret van een Tuin. Rosie Stapel, the Netherlands, 2014.
Boi, Song of a Wanderer. Anne Marie Borsboom Filmproducties, the Netherlands, 2014.
Appie Baantjer als Diender. Profiel. KRO, the Netherlands, 2008.
Boren in de Zeebodem. Schooltv, the Netherlands, 2005.
De Koperen Ploeg. Kristie Stevens, the Netherlands, 2005.
Oud en der Dagen Zat. IKON, the Netherlands, 2003.
Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies. Martin Scorsese. United States, 2008.
Dag je dat wij niks leerde?. Ed van Herpt and Gwen Timmer. Stichting Filmgroep Parabel, the Netherlands, 1981.

Films

Something Fishy. Puppet animation. Foolhardy Films, scenario Trevor Hardy. UK, 2012.
De Laatste Dag. Director Saskia Diesing, scenario Helena van der Meulen. Lemming Film, the Netherlands, 2008.
If God Wants. Diennet Productions, United States, 2009.

Theatre

Because There Isn't Any. Johannes Wieland. Performed by the Juilliard School of Arts, New York, United States, 2008.^[5]
Petites Histoires.com. Kader Atou. Compagnie Accrorap, France, 2008. Performed, among others, in France, the Netherlands, the United States and China.
Resemblance. Dancers: Melanie Aceto en Claire Jacob-Zysman. Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance, New York, United States, 2006.
EWES. Amaury Lebrun. Performed by Compañía Nacional de Danza II, Madrid, Spain, 2010.^[6]

Tv-drama

Man bijt Hond. NCRV, the Netherlands, Dolle Dries Sterke Zeemansverhalen 2013 / 2014, Dave & Annu 2009.
De Troon. Avro, the Netherlands, 2010.

References

^ (in Dutch) Ester Kleuver (10 August 2000): 'Opmerkelijk Duo Bezorgt Accordeon Eindelijk Nieuw Imago: Romantische Muziek onder de Euromast,' De Telegraaf, par. 1.
^ (in Swedish) Beng Nyquist (1999): Dragspels Nytt, year 31, nr 1.
^ (in Dutch) Rob van Niele (February 2003): 'Aangename Accordeonmuziek uit Alle Windstreken,' Amsterdamse Folkagenda, par. 2.
^ (in Dutch) 'Het Duo'. Accordéon Mélancolique, par. 2, Retrieved 17 July 2010.
^ Roslyn Sulcas (11 December 2008): 'Darkness and Humor for Students in Motion', New York Times, par. 4.
^ (in Spanish) Omar Khan (6 February 2010): 'Rara noche de danzas eclécticas', El País.

External links

Official website

[1] (in Dutch) Ester Kleuver (10 August 2000): 'Opmerkelijk Duo Bezorgt Accordeon Eindelijk Nieuw Imago: Romantische Muziek onder de Euromast,' De Telegraaf, par. 1.

[2] (in Swedish) Beng Nyquist (1999): Dragspels Nytt, year 31, nr 1.

[3] (in Dutch) Rob van Niele (February 2003): 'Aangename Accordeonmuziek uit Alle Windstreken,' Amsterdamse Folkagenda, par. 2.

[4] (in Dutch) 'Het Duo'. Accordéon Mélancolique, par. 2, Retrieved 17 July 2010.

[5] Roslyn Sulcas (11 December 2008): 'Darkness and Humor for Students in Motion', New York Times, par. 4.

[6] (in Spanish) Omar Khan (6 February 2010): 'Rara noche de danzas eclécticas', El País.

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