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Boulez

American  
[boo-lez] / buˈlɛz /

noun

  1. Pierre 1925–2016, French composer and conductor.


Boulez British  
/ bulɛ, ˈbuːlɛz /

noun

  1. Pierre (pjɛr). born 1925, French composer and conductor, whose works employ total serialism

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Legrand is full of anecdotes about French legends—he disliked Charles Trenet, toured with Maurice Chevalier, and was fascinated by Pierre Boulez while disagreeing with almost everything the composer-conductor said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

Boulez, an explosive composer, eventually turned the 10-minute “‘Éclat,’ for 15 instruments” into a 25-minute orchestral masterpiece, “Éclat/Multiples,” and left unfinished sketches behind to extend that to a full hour.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2025

There is little equal in music to 22-year-old disruptors on the level of Handel and Boulez.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2025

Boulez, who died nine years ago, would have been 100 last Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2025

In February, the Jacaranda new music series, shutting down after two decades of indispensable concerts, went out with a Schoenbergian bang, connecting the composer to Hollywood, Mahler, Coltrane and Boulez.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2024

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