Edgard Varèse
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Edgard Varèse was a pioneering 20th-century composer known for his radical use of percussion, noise, and early electronic instruments, which helped lay the foundations of modern experimental and electronic music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgard Varèse canonical | 5 |
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| instanceOf |
20th-century composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer of electronic music ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Edgar Varèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Edgar Victor Varèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1883-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-11-06 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Varèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ |
| givenName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Frank Zappa
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Iannis Xenakis NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Karlheinz Stockhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early use of electronic instruments
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foundations of electronic music ⓘ foundations of experimental music ⓘ radical use of percussion ⓘ use of noise in music ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| name | Edgard Varèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Amériques
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Arcana NERFINISHED ⓘ Density 21.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Déserts NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyperprism NERFINISHED ⓘ Intégrales NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Octandre NERFINISHED ⓘ Offrandes NERFINISHED ⓘ Poème électronique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| studiedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
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Schola Cantorum de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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