Persephassa
E403360
Persephassa is a landmark 1969 percussion composition by Iannis Xenakis, renowned for its innovative spatialization of six percussionists surrounding the audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persephassa canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
percussion composition ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Festival de Shiraz-Persepolis ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Festival de Shiraz-Persepolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiraz Arts Festival
|
| composer | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | Iran ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Les Percussions de Strasbourg ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasRecording | Les Percussions de Strasbourg recording ⓘ |
| influenced | later spatial music for percussion ⓘ |
| instrumentation | six percussionists ⓘ |
| movementOfSound | around the audience ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Persephone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative spatialization of performers
ⓘ
use of six percussionists surrounding the audience ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformers | 6 ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | 20th-century percussion ensemble repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice | percussionists placed around the audience ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Persepolis ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Salabert ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex rhythmic structures
ⓘ
spatialized sound movement ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | early major percussion work by Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1969 ⓘ |
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