Four States of the Personality of Composer Iannis Xenakis and their Extensions in the Contemporary Digital Environment

Abstract

The research addresses some digital implementations in music-specificprogram ming environments generated by Xenakis' musical concepts, capitalizing on influences of the composer's artistic thinking. Starting from the identification of four states of his personality, I present and analyze selected software that bears the imprint of the composer's ideas or influence and techniques that were at the basis of the conception of the composition I.X.@100 for soprano and tape.