Codice albumGBB-F-004703

Codice inventarioGBB-F-004703-0000

1919, 25, february, NEW YORK, USA : The french music composer EDGARD VARESE (1883 - 1965), who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse saw potential in using electronic mediums for sound production, and his use of new instruments and electronic resources led to his being known as the " Father of Electronic Music " while Henry Miller described him as " The stratospheric Colossus of Sound ". In 1918 Varèse made his debut in America conducting the " Grande messe des morts " by Hector Berlioz. In New York he met Léon Theremin and other composers exploring the boundaries of electronic music.

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