Monday, December 19, 2011

Electronic Music Innovations




Edgar Varese was a French composer who emphasizes his music in rhythm and timbre.  Edgar is credited to have invented the term “organized sound”. This organized sound meant Rhythms and timbre all grouped in one. Also known as the father of electronic due to his use of new instruments and Electronic Resources, Edgar Varese was one of the most influential composers of his time. One of the tracks that Edgar composed for two fingerboard Theremins bass singer, winds and percussion instruments in the early 1930s was called Ecuatorial. This track was an orchestral track full of impact and sot of a creepy vibe. Sound almost as if it was a track for a movie. In 1934 Ecuatorial was premièred under the baton of Nicolas Slonimsky. Some of the characteristics that made Edgar Varese stand out from most were the use of the instrument the Theremin. He promoted the Theremin in his western travels. Edgar had many influences such as Medieval and Renaissance Music and composers such as Eric Satie and Richard Strauss. Edgar also founded and conducted several choirs in witch he used for his compositions. Edgar died in 1965 but his memory and influence to the Electronically world will never fade.

As an engineer I am very impressed with the instruments used in the song Ecuatorial. I am not really into orchestral music or composing music but I do see professionalism in what Edgar Varese did. His sounds make emotions pop out and seem to be very nerve moving. I like the choirs he placed in his compositions and the way that they were recorded. I am sure he used different micing techniques or maybe he just made his sounds in a unique matter. Edgar Varese partitioning of the octave in the first ten bars, initiates the beginning of a new mainstream tradition in our century.


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