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Franco-American composer, music theorist, and sometime-conductor Edgard (Edgar) Varèse (1883-1965) came to the United States in 1915 and composed most of his mature music in America. In fact, most of what he wrote prior to the move has been lost and is presumed destroyed. Varèse pioneered 20th Century electronic music and had to wait for technology to catch up to his conceptualizations in order [MORE]
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Edgar Varese
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Listing at PlanetZappa provides biography, photograph, and background on Frank Zappa's recording of The Rage and The Fury.
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Edgar Varèse
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Biographical entry from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music with photograph and links to related composers at the Classical Music Pages.
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Edgar Varèse (1883-1965)
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Karadar dictionary entry with life, photographs, related composers, and listing of important works.
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Edgard Varese: Father of Electronic Music
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Detailed exploration of his lead in the new medium and the wait for technology to catch up. Includes introductions to works, comments by Frank Zappa, and photographs.
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Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)
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Entry from the Electro-acoustic Music pages of the University of Illinois' Computer-Assisted Music Instruction Lab. Focuses on his electronic compositions.
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IMDb: Edgard Varèse
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Filmography at IMDb with brief family background.
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The Rage and The Fury: The Music of Edgard Varese
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Notes on Frank Zappa's 1993 recording with Peter Eötvos and members of The Ensemble Modern. Includes audio samples in WAV, AIFF, and AU formats.
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BBC Music Profiles: Edgard Varèse
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Summary biography, recommended listening and reading, audio clips in RAM format, photo, and links.
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Composer Biography: Varese, Edgard
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Listing with the San Francisco Symphony includes photograph and list of works.
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Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)
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Brief biographical sketch, comments on works, and Naxos discography.
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The Organized Sound of Edgard Varèse
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Key works, suggested reading, timeline, recommended reading, photograph, and quotes from Humanities Web.
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