Edgard Varèse

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Name:	Edgard Varèse
Birth Date:	1883
Death Date:	November 6, 1965
Place of Birth:	Paris, France
Place of Death:	New York, New York
Nationality:	American
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	composer

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Edgard Varèse (1883-1965), French-American composer, was one of the major prophets of the new music after World War II. In 1958 John Cage wrote, "More clearly and actively than anyone else of his generation he established the present nature of...

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Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer. Sourced Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical. Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can...

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Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was an innovative French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He was the...

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Edgard Varèse

About 14 pages (4,121 words) in 5 products