Harley, James, 1959-

Xenakis : his life in music / James Harley. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - xii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-271) and index.

The outsider -- From the personal to the individual -- From architecture to algorithm -- The voice, the stage, and a new conception of time -- Arborescences, random walks, and cosmic conceptions -- Sieves, ensembles, and thoughts of death -- Melody, harmonic color, and nonlinear form -- The late works: abstraction and intensity.

0415885388 (pbk.) 9780415885386 (pbk.) 9780415971454 (hbk.) 978020342794 (ebk.)


Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001.


Composers--Biography.

780.92 / HAR 2011