Ionisation by Edgard Varèse

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ionisation_by_Edgard_Varèse
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edgard_Varèse
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1929-1931
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Nicolas_Slonimsky
gptkbp:duration about 6 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Nicolas_Slonimsky
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
contemporary classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ionisation by Edgard Varèse
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Cage
gptkb:Steve_Reich
gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkb:Frank_Zappa
gptkb:Iannis_Xenakis
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:drummer
gptkb:piano
gptkb:train
gptkb:bass_guitar
slapstick
whip
castanets
cymbals
sirens
bongos
chimes
anvil
glockenspiel
tambourine
tam-tam
claves
cowbell
tom-toms
guiro
lion's roar
wood blocks
Chinese blocks
gptkbp:language instrumental
gptkbp:movement modernism
gptkbp:notableArtist 13
over 30
gptkbp:notableFor first major work for percussion ensemble alone
gptkbp:notableRecording Ensemble InterContemporain, conducted by Pierre Boulez
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edgard Varèse
gptkbp:premiereDate 1933
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Carnegie_Hall,_New_York_City
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Salabert
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nicholas_Slonimsky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7