1st Edition
Xenakis Creates in Architecture and Music The Reynolds Desert House
246 Pages
143 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
143 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
143 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Xenakis Creates in Architecture and Music describes the collaborative interaction of internationally acclaimed composer Roger Reynolds, musician Karen Reynolds, and musically inspired composer, engineer, and architect Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) to create a house design, The Reynolds Desert House . The process combined aesthetics and intuition with mathematical systems, showcasing how art... Read more
1. Chronicle of a Friendship / 2. Beginnings: Considering Elements in Xenakis’s Early Sketches / 3. Foundations / 4. Using Space / 5. Illumination / 6. Precedents / 7. Some Closer Looks / 8. Creation: A Personal Assessment
Biography
Roger Reynolds is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Music at the University of California, San Diego. He was awarded the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his composition for string orchestra, "Whispers Out of Time."
Karen Reynolds is a committed musician and arts activist. She has served as a performing flutist, a co-organizer of festivals in the US and abroad, and as a graphic designer.
