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: