Iannis Xenakis

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Lifespan:
May 29, 1922 - February 4, 2001, he died aged 78 and was Greek.
Birthname:
Ιάννης Ξενάκης.
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An Artist with 31 releases, and credited 3 times on others' music. 28 collaborations.

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Iannis Xenakis in his studio in Paris, c. 1970 (photograph by Michèle Daniel)Iannis Xenakis (May 29, 1922 – February 4, 2001) was a naturalized French citizen from Greece and a composer, music theorist, and architect. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers. Xenakis pioneered the use of mathematical models such as applications of set theory, varied use of stochastic processes, game theory, etc., in music, and was also an important influence on the development of electronic music.

Among his most important works are Metastaseis (1953–4) for orchestra, which introduced independent parts for every musician of the orchestra; percussion works such as Psappha (1975) and Pléïades (1979); compositions that introduced spatialization by dispersing musicians among the audience, such as Terretektorh (1966); electronic works created using Xenakis's UPIC system; and the massive multimedia performances Xenakis called polytopes. Among the numerous theoretical writings he authored, the book Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition (1971) is regarded as one of his most important. As an architect, Xenakis is primarily known for his early work under Le Corbusier: the Sainte Marie de La Tourette, on which the two architects collaborated, and the Philips Pavilion at Expo 58, which Xenakis designed alone.

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Chamber Music, Classical. Vote on Genres

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34 releases – 31 under his own name and 3 credits on others' music Edit
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