Varese, the One All Alone

Varese, the One All Alone

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 11, 2009

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Varese, the One All Alone

Director

Frank Scheffer

Description

Described by writer Henry Miller as “the stratospheric colossus of sound”, French sonic alchemist Edgard Varèse (1883 - 1965) continues to influence music even 40 years after his death. Artists who cite his influence include Frank Zappa, John Cage, Elliot Carter, Pierre Boulez and many others in the contemporary DJ scene. Classifying music as ‘organised sound', Varèse was the first composer to emancipate music from accepted chordal combinations.