A brief, detailed biography of the composer/architect, student and protege of Honegger, Milhaud, Messiaen, Le Corbusier. Xenakis himself is a major proponent of advancing the boundaries of musical possibilities.[...]
The music of the Greek-born composer, Iannis Xenakis, has been called brutal and violent. He first studied as an architect, but then turned to composition and put to musical use his knowledge of higher mathematics. In these conversations he talks about his life and music.[...]
(Marching Band Percussion). A major work by Xenakis, Rebonds is for bongos, tom-toms, conga, bass drums and wood blocks. A ritualistic web of complex rhythms in two substantial movements, this is rated as one of his masterpieces.[...]