Previous posts for May 29th are available here: Isaac Albéniz (2019), Iannis Xenakis (2020), and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (2021)
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Iannis Xenakis (29 May 1922 – 4 February 2001) was a Greek-French composer, music theorist architect, and engineer.
Power Points
Point 1
Xenakis also developed a stochastic synthesizer algorithm, called dynamic stochastic synthesis, where a polygonal waveform's sectional borders' amplitudes and distance between borders may be generated using a form of random walk to create both aleatoric timbres and musical forms. – Wikipedia
When the methods you use are stochastic,
And the rigor involved is monastic,
Performers, with pain,
Are apt to complain
That your score is just too inelastic.
Point 2
Despite Xenakis's reputation as a "mathematical" composer, his works are known for their power and physicality. – Wikipedia
When you use algorithmical math
As you’re plotting your musical path,
You’ll surprise the unversed
When they find they’re immersed
In a primal emotional bath.
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