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Born: June 17, 1946 in Belfort, France
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: November 11, 1998 in Paris, France
Genre: Avant-Garde

Biography:
Gerard Grisey taught at University of California, Berkeley from 1982-1986. One of the founders of "spectralism" composition, which involves sustained and modulated, hypnotic harmonic colors. Recent work includes L'icone paradoxale (title refers to a ...More >>

Discography: 1995 Gerard Grisey Partiels for 16 or 18 Musicians/ Derives for 2 Orchestral Groups More >>

Similar Artists: Pierre Boulez Luciano Berio More >>

Influenced By: Olivier Messiaen György Ligeti Karlheinz Stockhausen More >> Followers: Magnus Lindberg More >>

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