Edgard Varèse
Edgard Varèse (1883-1965) was born in Paris and spent his early years in Burgundy, then received his first musical instruction in Turin. He studied in Paris at the Schola Cantorum and the Conservatoire, with Albert Roussel and Charles-Marie Widor. He emigrated to the United States in 1915 and became a citizen in 1927. He founded the International Composers' Guild in 1921 and coined the term "organized sound". His surviving works, about three hours of music, include Amériques (1918-21), Ionisation (1929-31), Déserts (1950-54) and Poème électronique (1957-58). Boulez, Cage and Zappa acknowledged his influence.
Edgard Varèse (1883-1965) was born in Paris and spent his early years in Burgundy, then received his first musical instruction in Turin. He studied in Paris at the Schola Cantorum and the Conservatoire, with Albert Roussel and Charles-Marie Widor. He emigrated to the United States in 1915 and became a citizen in 1927. He founded the International Composers' Guild in 1921 and coined the term "organized sound". His surviving works, about three hours of music, include Amériques (1918-21), Ionisation (1929-31), Déserts (1950-54) and Poème électronique (1957-58). Boulez, Cage and Zappa acknowledged his influence.
