ABSTRACT
If a turning point in the art of electronic music can be singled out, it began with the somber tolling of a cathedral bell during the opening moments of Poème électronique by Edgard Varèse (1883-1965). The work was composed using three synchronized tracks of magnetic tape and premiered on May 5, 1958 in the Philips Pavilion of the World’s Fair in Brussels. The score began as shown in Figure 1.1.
