Word: organum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...effect is roughly like listening to medieval organum (primitive polyphony) done up in the manner of Switched-On Bach. Beyond the "accidental" harmonies achieved by the passage of contrapuntal ships in an electronic night, Boulez also uses what he calls pilot tones (not unlike pedal point) to achieve, at times, gripping harmonic tension. All in all, Boulez has made a daring experiment in what might be called kaleidosonics...