Pithoprakta
E403357
Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pithoprakta canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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orchestral composition ⓘ |
| approximateDurationMinutes | 10 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Darmstadt School ⓘ |
| composer | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| compositionYear |
1955
ⓘ
1956 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hermann Scherchen ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
percussion
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strings ⓘ trombones ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ wood block ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| followedBy | Achorripsis ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Arturo Tamayo conducting
ⓘ
Charles Zacharie conducting ⓘ Pierre Boulez conducting ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of stochastic music
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landmark of post-war avant-garde orchestral writing ⓘ |
| influenced | later spectral and stochastic composition techniques ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Brownian motion
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Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics ⓘ
surface form:
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
kinetic theory of gases ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
application of physical models to musical structure
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dense sound textures ⓘ independent string parts treated as moving particles ⓘ use of glissandi in string writing ⓘ |
| numberOfStringParts | 46 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | stochastic works by Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| precededBy | Metastaseis ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Hermann Scherchen ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1957-03-12 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Munich ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Orchestre du Domaine Musical ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Actions through probability ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
mathematical models
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probability theory ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ |
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