Iannis Xenakis
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Iannis Xenakis was a pioneering 20th-century composer, architect, and theorist known for integrating advanced mathematics and architectural concepts into avant-garde music and design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iannis Xenakis canonical | 32 |
| Xenakis | 1 |
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architect
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avant-garde composer ⓘ composer ⓘ electroacoustic music composer ⓘ human ⓘ music theorist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Kythera Prize ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | long illness ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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Greece ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Romania ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-02-04 ⓘ |
| designed | Philips Pavilion ⓘ |
| educatedAt | National Technical University of Athens ⓘ |
| employer |
Atelier Le Corbusier-Pierre Jeanneret
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surface form:
Le Corbusier studio
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| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| familyName |
Iannis Xenakis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Xenakis
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| fieldOfWork |
acoustics
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algorithmic composition ⓘ architecture ⓘ computer music ⓘ electronic music ⓘ music composition ⓘ music theory ⓘ stochastic music ⓘ |
| founded | CEMAMu ⓘ |
| fullName | Iannis Xenakis self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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computer music ⓘ contemporary classical music ⓘ electroacoustic music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName | Iannis ⓘ |
| hasWrittenWork | Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition ⓘ |
| influenced |
computer music composers
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contemporary classical composers ⓘ spectral music composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Le Corbusier
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Olivier Messiaen ⓘ Pythagorean mathematics ⓘ architecture ⓘ game theory ⓘ probability theory ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
| invented | UPIC graphic sound synthesis system ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | CEMAMu ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde music
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modernism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
architectural thinking in music
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polytopes (multimedia works) ⓘ stochastic music ⓘ use of probability in composition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Achorripsis
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Bohor ⓘ Formalized Music ⓘ Herma ⓘ Kraanerg ⓘ Metastaseis ⓘ Nomos Alpha ⓘ Oresteia ⓘ Persephassa ⓘ Pithoprakta ⓘ Polytopes ⓘ Psappha ⓘ Terretektorh ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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composer ⓘ engineer ⓘ music theorist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Greek Resistance
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surface form:
Greek Resistance in World War II
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| placeOfBirth | Brăila ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
architecture
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engineering ⓘ |
| usedMathematicalConcept |
Markov processes
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surface form:
Markov chains
game theory ⓘ set theory ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | UPIC system ⓘ |
| workedOn | Philips Pavilion ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Xenakis
subject surface form:
Polytopes (multimedia works)