Composers Performers

Edgard Varese

Edgard Varese (1883–1965)

France

Ameriques for large orchestra (1918-27)
`Arcana` for large orchestra (1925-27)
`Density 21,5` for solo flute (1936)
`Deserts` for brass (14 winds), percussion (5), piano, and tape (1950-54)
`Ecuatorial` for bass or unison chorus, 8 brass, piano, organ, percussion and two theremins (revised for ondes-martenot) (1932-34)
Etude pour Espace (1947)
Hyperprism (1922-23)
`Integrals` (Integrales) for 11 winds and 4 percussion (1924-25)
`Ionisations` for percussion ensemble (1929-31)
Nocturnal for soprano, male chorus and orchestra (1961)
`Octandre` for Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Trombone, Trumpet, Double-bass (1923)
`Offrandes` on poems by Jose Juan Tablada and Vicente Uidobro for soprano and chamber orchestra (1921)
`Poème électronique` for electronic tape (1957-58)
`Tuning Up` for orchestra (1946)
`Un Grand Sommeil Noir`, orchestral version (1906)
`Un Grand Sommeil Noir`, song to a text by Paul Verlaine for voice and piano (1906)