Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
Nationality:
Greek
|
French
Born: May 29, 1922, Braïla, Romania Died: February 4, 2001, Paris (age 78)
Psappha
(for solo percussion)
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1975 (age 52-53)
1 recording,
1 videos
13:47
Johannes Fischer
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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