Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)
Nationality:
French
Born: December 22, 1883, Paris Died: November 6, 1965, New York (age 81)
Density 21.5
(for solo flute)
Duration: 4 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1936 (age 52-53)
3 recordings,
3 videos
3:56
Philippe Bernold
4:13
Jacques Zoon
4:03
Emmanuel Pahud
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- solo—a piece or section of a piece featuring a single instrumental part. Often, this implies one instrument alone but may indicate a soloist with accompaniment (e.g. continuo) especially in a section within a larger work for ensemble