Terretektorh

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Terretektorh is an experimental orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that spatially distributes musicians around the audience to create an immersive sound environment.

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instanceOf experimental music composition
orchestral composition
aim immersive sound environment
surround-sound experience for audience
approximateDuration 15 minutes
composer Iannis Xenakis
composerNationality Greek-French
copyrightStatus under copyright in most countries
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo none
era 20th-century music
firstPerformanceDate 1966
genre avant-garde music
contemporary classical music
spatial music
hasNoText true
hasRecording various commercial recordings
hasScore printed orchestral score
influencedBy architectural thinking about space
mathematical models
instrumentationType mixed orchestral instruments
intendedListeningMode live performance in large space
language none
movementCount 1
notableFeature complex rhythmic structures
dense orchestral textures
players dispersed among audience rather than on stage
use of chance-based procedures
numberOfMusicians 88
partOfOeuvre orchestral works of Iannis Xenakis
performancePractice audience seated at center of ensemble
performanceSpace amphitheater
open space
premiereEvent Expo 67
surface form: Montreal International World Fair Expo 67 pre-event concerts
premiereLocation Montreal
premiereYear 1966
publisher Éditions Salabert
relatedWorkByComposer Nomos Gamma
Persephassa
requiresConductor yes
scoredFor large orchestra
spatialDistribution musicians placed around the audience
subjectOf musicological analysis
writings on spatial music
usesConcept spatialization of sound
stochastic music
workNumbering un-numbered orchestral work by Xenakis
workTitleLanguage constructed title by composer

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Iannis Xenakis notableWork Terretektorh