Poème électronique
Edgard Varèse * Track #25 On A Young Person’s Guide to the Avant-Garde (Music and Modernism in the 20th Century)
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Album A Young Person’s Guide to the Avant-Garde (Music and Modernism in the 20th Century)
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- #5Musical Erratum
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- #6Mouvements Perpetueles
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Alexander Mossolov
- #15Aeolian Harp
Henry Cowell
- #16
4'33"John Cage
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Gesang der JünglingeKarlheinz Stockhausen
- #18Poème électronique
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- #19
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Poème électronique by Edgard Varèse
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Edgard VarèseAbout
This music was composed for the 1958 Brussels World Fair, where it played at the Philips Pavilion, which was designed by Le Corbusier. The music was synchronized with a series of black-and-white photos by Le Corbusier being projected in the pavilion.
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Poème électronique Q&A
Who wrote Poème électronique's ?
Poème électronique was written by Edgard Varèse.
When did Edgard Varèse release Poème électronique?
Edgard Varèse released Poème électronique on Wed Jan 01 1958.
What did Edgard Varèse say about "Poème électronique"?
Varèse described the sequence of sounds in the piece thus:
0" Low bell tolls. “Wood blocks.” Sirens. Fast taps lead to high, piercing sounds. 2-second pause.
43" “Bongo” tones and higher grating noises. Sirens. Short “squawks.” Three-tone group stated three times.
1'11" Low sustained tones with gra...