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Edgard Varèse. French born composer (December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) who lived in the USA for a good part of his life.. Influenced by Ferrucio Busoni and the Italian Futurist Luigi Russolo, Varèse expressed many innovative ideas and wished for technological development to be able to implement some of these.
composer. About this Artist. EDGARD VARÈSE, whom many refer to as the father of electronic music, was born in 1883 in Paris, France. He spent the first ten years of his life in Paris and Burgundy. Family pressures led him to prepare for a career as an engineer by studying mathematics and science.
Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer. Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He was the inventor of the term "organized sound," a phrase meaning that certain timbres and rhythms can be grouped together, sublimating into a whole new definition of sound.
Quick Reference. (1883–1965) French-born US composer and conductor, who pioneered the use of electronic and taped sound in composing. Varèse initially planned to become an engineer, but at eighteen, having composed his first opera at the age of twelve, he entered the Schola Cantorum in Paris (1904), where he studied with d Indy and Albert ...
Jan 2, 2015 · Edgard Varèse is one of the greatest mavericks of all time. In this three-hour interview, flutist Claire Chase speaks with the late composer's assistant and confidant, Chou Wen-chung.
May 23, 2018 · Varèse, Edgard (1885–1965) French composer, a leading advocate of 20th-century experimental music. Varèse experimented with new rhythms and timbres and dissonant harmonies in works such as Hyperprism (1923) for wind instruments and percussion, and Déserts (1954) for tape-recorded sound.
Apr 8, 2010 · Edgard Varèse: in wait for the future. His experiments anticipated electronic music and inspired artists from Morton Feldman to Chris Cunningham – but technology had to catch up first. As the...
