Xenakis, Iannis. (1922 - 2001)
Arts / Sciences: Alliages - INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY
Tournai: Éditions Casterman. 1979. Inscribed edition of this fascinating book in which the composer, architect, and engineer engages with Olivier Messiaen, Michel Ragon, Olivier Revault d'Allonnes, Michel Serres, Bernard Teyssèdrein exploring the intricate web between the arts and sciences, thereby demonstrating their interdependency as in the components of an alloy ("alliages").Softover. 8vo. 154 pp. A pristine and crisp copy, signed and inscribed on the front free endpage by the composer to the actress and film producer Josette France (1900 - 1988), wife of René Blum (founder of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Monte Carlo), and later founder of Éditions Josette France, which published musical scores and libretti connected to cinematic production. (11201)
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