Varese

Va·rèse

 (və-rāz′, vä-rĕz′), Edgard 1883-1965.

French-born American composer of arrhythmic and atonal works, including early examples of electronic music.

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Varese

(Italian vaˈreːse)

n

(Placename) a historic city in N Italy, in Lombardy near Lake Varese: manufacturing centre, esp for leather goods. Pop: 80 511 (2001)

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Varèse

(væˈrɛz)

n

(Biography) Edgar(d) (ɛdɡar). 1883–1965, US composer, born in France. His works, which combine extreme dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques, include Ionisation (1931) and Poème électronique (1958)

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Va•re•se

(vəˈreɪ zi, -si)

n.

a city in N Italy, NW of Milan. 90,011.

Va•rèse

(vəˈreɪz, -ˈrɛz)

n.

Edgard, 1885–1965, U.S. composer, born in France.

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Varese - United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965) Edgar Varese

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