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Edgar Varèse

(b Paris, 22 Dec 1883; d New York, 6 Nov 1965)
1915 left for USA
Offrandes, 1922
Hyperprism, 1923
Octandre, 1924
Intégrales, 1925
Arcana (1925–7)
Amériques, 1929
Ecuatorial (1932–4)
Density 21·5, 1936
Déserts, 1954
Poeme, 1957

POEME ELECTRONIQUE - Composition of Musique concrete written for the 1958 Brussel's World Fair under a commission to the famous architect Le Corbusier from the Philips Corporation. The music was played over 400 loudspeakers in the Philips Pavilion.

Background

Varèse Techniques

Typical Varèse Techniques include: