Edgard Varèse
Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (French: [ɛdɡaːʁ viktɔːʁ aʃil ʃaʁl vaʁɛːz]; also spelled Edgar Varèse; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States.
Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm and he coined the term "organized sound" in reference to his own musical aesthetic. Varèse's conception of music reflected his vision of "sound as living matter" and of "musical space as open rather than bounded". Read Full BioEdgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (French: [ɛdɡaːʁ viktɔːʁ aʃil ʃaʁl vaʁɛːz]; also spelled Edgar Varèse; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States.
Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm and he coined the term "organized sound" in reference to his own musical aesthetic. Varèse's conception of music reflected his vision of "sound as living matter" and of "musical space as open rather than bounded". He conceived the elements of his music in terms of "sound-masses", likening their organization to the natural phenomenon of crystallization. Varèse thought that "to stubbornly conditioned ears, anything new in music has always been called noise", and he posed the question, "what is music but organized noises?"
Although his complete surviving works only last about three hours, he has been recognised as an influence by several major composers of the late 20th century. Varèse saw potential in using electronic media 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".
Varèse actively promoted performances of works by other 20th-century composers and founded the International Composers’ Guild in 1921 and the Pan-American Association of Composers in 1926.
Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm and he coined the term "organized sound" in reference to his own musical aesthetic. Varèse's conception of music reflected his vision of "sound as living matter" and of "musical space as open rather than bounded". Read Full BioEdgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (French: [ɛdɡaːʁ viktɔːʁ aʃil ʃaʁl vaʁɛːz]; also spelled Edgar Varèse; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States.
Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm and he coined the term "organized sound" in reference to his own musical aesthetic. Varèse's conception of music reflected his vision of "sound as living matter" and of "musical space as open rather than bounded". He conceived the elements of his music in terms of "sound-masses", likening their organization to the natural phenomenon of crystallization. Varèse thought that "to stubbornly conditioned ears, anything new in music has always been called noise", and he posed the question, "what is music but organized noises?"
Although his complete surviving works only last about three hours, he has been recognised as an influence by several major composers of the late 20th century. Varèse saw potential in using electronic media 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".
Varèse actively promoted performances of works by other 20th-century composers and founded the International Composers’ Guild in 1921 and the Pan-American Association of Composers in 1926.
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Arcana
Edgard Varèse Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Arcana' by these artists:
CMX älä ole suruissasi, älä enää niin vihainen vaikka puut ja …
Edenbridge Here where the dream of eden waits The rivers running easy …
HAEREDIUM Caught in a dance which would have no end Awake as…
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mckinnb311
Imagine being in the audience at the first performance; also playing at the first rehearsal.
8620marc
Chef d'oeuvre trop peu souvent donné. Une belle performance de l'ONF
pianomanhere
I don't recall hearing a better performance of this work. This is superb. 👌
Marcel Vincent
Un génie intersidéral, il EST le vrai créateur, en écoutant Varèse on sait que la vie existe ailleurs dans l'univers, Ligeti par la suite l'a confirmé
Ben Araujo
What fascinates me so much about this piece was that it was written all the way back in 1925, even though it sounds like it was written more recently. Varèse was so ahead of his time.
Héctor Berenguer
Perfecto, el caos organizado. Drama infinito. Masas de sonido lanzándose al abismo sideral. Me fascina!!!!!!!! Me encanta Varèse.
Carlos Garcia, Saltillo
absolutamente de acuerdo.
Marcel Vincent
le plus grand chef d'œuvre absolu inventeur créateur un génie intemporel
Didier Schein
Cette oeuvre de Varèse donne l'impression d'une véritable masse sonore mais l'orchestration en est cependant très subtilement dosée, avec un grand soucis de recherche des timbres. La gestuelle de Mr. Rophé traduit très bien la force organique de cette musique. Bravo pour cette très belle interprétation, d'autant plus que l'enregistrement est de grande qualité !
みらくる９６どん
Good music, good performance.