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Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (French: [ɛdɡaʁ viktɔʁ aʃil ʃaʁl vaʁɛz]; also spelled Edgar; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States.
Edgard Varèse (born Dec. 22, 1883, Paris, France—died Nov. 8, 1965, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a French-born American composer and innovator in 20th-century techniques of sound production. Varèse spent his boyhood in Paris, Burgundy, and Turin, Italy.
May 23, 2018 · Varèse, Edgard (Victor Achille Charles), remarkable French-born American composer, who introduced a totally original principle of organizing the materials and forms of sound, profoundly influencing the direction of new music; b. Paris, Dec. 22, 1883; d. N.Y, Nov. 6, 1965.
(1883–1965) French-born US composer and conductor, who pioneered the use of electronic and taped sound in composing. Varèse initially planned to become an engineer, but at eighteen, having composed his first opera at the age of twelve, he entered the Schola Cantorum in Paris (1904), where he studied with d Indy and Albert Roussel (1869–1937).
EDGARD VARÈSE, whom many refer to as the father of electronic music, was born in 1883 in Paris, France. He spent the first ten years of his life in Paris and Burgundy. Family pressures led him to prepare for a career as an engineer by studying mathematics and science.
Edgard Varèse (or “Edgar,” as he is known in the anglophone world) was born in Paris to a French mother; however, the radical identity that Varèse would go on to develop is undoubtedly, at least in part, the result of his relationship with his father, an Italian engineer.
Jan 2, 2015 · Edgard Varèse is one of the greatest mavericks of all time. In this three-hour interview, flutist Claire Chase speaks with the late composer's assistant and confidant, Chou Wen-chung.
