Hugues Dufourt
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Hugues Dufourt is a French composer and philosopher associated with the Spectral school of composition
. Born in Lyon on September 28 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory.
Dufourt is a founding member of the Ensemble l'Itinéraire
in 1973 and of the CRISS
(Collectif de Recherche Instrumentale et de Synthèse Sonore, Instrumental and Sound Synthesis Research Collective) in 1977.
Spectral music
Spectral music is a musical composition practice where compositional decisions are often informed by the analysis of sound spectra. Computer-based sound spectrum analysis using tools like DFT, FFT, and spectrograms...
. Born in Lyon on September 28 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory.
Dufourt is a founding member of the Ensemble l'Itinéraire
Ensemble l'Itinéraire
The Ensemble l'Itinéraire is one of the main European ensemble of contemporary music, known in particular in spectral music. Spectral music alters "timbres by assembling orchestral masses." It was founded in January 1973 by Michaël Lévinas, Tristan Murail, Hugues Dufourt, Gérard Grisey and Roger...
in 1973 and of the CRISS
Criss
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(Collectif de Recherche Instrumentale et de Synthèse Sonore, Instrumental and Sound Synthesis Research Collective) in 1977.