Xenakis

British  

/ ksɛˈnakis, zɛˈnɑːkɪs /

noun

1. Yannis (ˈjanis). 1922–2001, Greek composer and musical theorist, born in Romania: later a French citizen. He was noted for his use of computers in composition: his works include ST/10-1, 080262 (1962) and Dox-orkh (1991)

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Its experimentalist score by Iannis Xenakis, full of echoing rappings, tappings and pluckings, inspired Balanchine to equally experimental lengths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

This is no longer the uptight atmosphere where John Adams was angrily booed and where people noisily walked out as Zubin Mehta premiered major new works by Olivier Messiaen and Iannis Xenakis.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

“When you are learning Xenakis, or anything,” he said, “when the composer says ‘wood block,’ the variety of sounds that can come from that instrument is vast.’”

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Gen. Stephen Xenakis, the former head of the Southeast Army Medical Command, who at the time was affiliated with Physicians for Human Rights, said he advised detainee lawyers about challenging the practice.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2023

But Xenakis, in an article titled “The Crisis of Serial Music,” took issue with the likes of Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen, essentially accusing them of leading music into an impasse.

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

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