Bohor

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Bohor is an influential 1962 electroacoustic composition by Iannis Xenakis, known for its dense, immersive sound masses and pioneering use of electronic sound manipulation.

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instanceOf electroacoustic composition
musical work
associatedWithPerson François Bayle
Pierre Schaeffer
composer Iannis Xenakis
countryOfOrigin France
createdAtInstitution IRCAM
surface form: GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales)
documentation discussed in musicological literature on Xenakis
durationApproximate about 21 minutes
genre acousmatic music
electroacoustic music
hasRecording commercial releases on contemporary classical labels
historicalSignificance important work in Xenakis’s electronic output
milestone of 1960s electroacoustic music
includedIn Iannis Xenakis electroacoustic works catalogue
influenced later electroacoustic composers
sound mass composition techniques
influencedBy electronic music
musique concrète
stochastic music concepts of Iannis Xenakis
languageOfTitle Greek
movement avant-garde music
post-war experimental music
notableFor extreme sonic density
pioneering use of electronic sound manipulation
spatialized sound
performancePractice fixed media playback
spatial diffusion by sound projectionist
premiereLocation Paris
productionTechnique filtering
mixing of multiple layers
tape manipulation
publicationYear 1962
reception considered influential in experimental music circles
noted for its radical sonic intensity
relatedWorkByComposer Concret PH
La Légende d’Eer
Orient-Occident
requires loudspeaker diffusion system
soundCharacteristic complex textures
dense sound masses
high dynamic range
immersive sound field
soundSourceType electronic sounds
processed acoustic sounds
titleLanguageMeaning Bohor refers to a type of amulet or ornament
usesMedium magnetic tape

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