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Iannis Xenakis

1922 - 2001

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Giannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis; Greek: Γιάννης "Ιάννης" Κλέαρχου Ξενάκης, pronounced [ˈʝanis kseˈnacis]; 29 May 1922 – 4 February 2001) was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer. After 1947, he fled Greece, becoming a naturalised citizen of France eighteen years later. Xenakis pioneered the use of mathematical models in music such as applications of set theory, stochastic processes and game theory and was also an important influence on the development of electronic and computer music. He integrated music with architecture, designing music for pre-existing spaces, and designing spaces to be integrated with specific music compositions and performances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iannis Xenakis is the 161st most popular composer (down from 152nd in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Romania (down from 39th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Romanian Composer.

Iannis Xenakis is most famous for his use of mathematical models in his compositions. He was also a pioneer in the field of electronic music.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Iannis Xenakis ranks 161 out of 1,451. Before him are Léonin, Ottorino Respighi, George Enescu, César Cui, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, and Enrique Granados. After him are Eduard Strauss, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Kurt Weill, Adrian Willaert, William Byrd, and Karol Szymanowski.

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Among people born in 1922, Iannis Xenakis ranks 32. Before him are Alain Resnais, Doris Day, Agostinho Neto, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Robert W. Holley, and Joan Fuster. After him are Telly Savalas, Clair Cameron Patterson, Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Ahmed Sékou Touré, and Stanley Cohen. Among people deceased in 2001, Iannis Xenakis ranks 20. Before him are Christiaan Barnard, Sabiha Gökçen, Bill Hewlett, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Claude Shannon, and Laurent-Désiré Kabila. After him are Alberto Korda, Gilbert Bécaud, Wilhelm Mohnke, Fred Hoyle, Ernst Gombrich, and Nikolay Basov.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Iannis Xenakis ranks 40 out of 844. Before him are Elie Wiesel (1928), Michael the Brave (1558), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Sergiu Celibidache (1912), George Enescu (1881), and Gheorghe Hagi (1965). After him are Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), Ilie Năstase (1946), Traian Băsescu (1951), Mihai Eminescu (1850), and John Cassian (360).

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Among COMPOSERS In Romania

Among composers born in Romania, Iannis Xenakis ranks 4. Before him are Béla Bartók (1881), György Ligeti (1923), and George Enescu (1881). After him are Ion Ivanovici (1845), György Kurtág (1926), Vladimir Cosma (1940), Péter Eötvös (1944), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Sándor Veress (1907), and Sándor Végh (1912).

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