Bohor

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Bohor is an influential 1962 electroacoustic composition by Iannis Xenakis, known for its dense, immersive sound masses and pioneering use of electronic sound manipulation.

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instanceOf electroacoustic composition ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
associatedWithPerson François Bayle ⓘ
Pierre Schaeffer ⓘ
composer Iannis Xenakis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
createdAtInstitution GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales) ⓘ
linked to: IRCAM
documentation discussed in musicological literature on Xenakis ⓘ
durationApproximate about 21 minutes ⓘ
genre acousmatic music ⓘ
electroacoustic music ⓘ
hasRecording commercial releases on contemporary classical labels ⓘ
historicalSignificance important work in Xenakis’s electronic output ⓘ
milestone of 1960s electroacoustic music ⓘ
includedIn Iannis Xenakis electroacoustic works catalogue ⓘ
influenced later electroacoustic composers ⓘ
sound mass composition techniques ⓘ
influencedBy electronic music ⓘ
musique concrète ⓘ
stochastic music concepts of Iannis Xenakis ⓘ
languageOfTitle Greek ⓘ
movement avant-garde music ⓘ
post-war experimental music ⓘ
notableFor extreme sonic density ⓘ
pioneering use of electronic sound manipulation ⓘ
spatialized sound ⓘ
performancePractice fixed media playback ⓘ
spatial diffusion by sound projectionist ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
productionTechnique filtering ⓘ
mixing of multiple layers ⓘ
tape manipulation ⓘ
publicationYear 1962 ⓘ
reception considered influential in experimental music circles ⓘ
noted for its radical sonic intensity ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Concret PH ⓘ
La Légende d’Eer ⓘ
Orient-Occident ⓘ
requires loudspeaker diffusion system ⓘ
soundCharacteristic complex textures ⓘ
dense sound masses ⓘ
high dynamic range ⓘ
immersive sound field ⓘ
soundSourceType electronic sounds ⓘ
processed acoustic sounds ⓘ
titleLanguageMeaning Bohor refers to a type of amulet or ornament ⓘ
usesMedium magnetic tape ⓘ

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