Electronic Poem
Overview
Poème Électronique is an 8-minute piece of electronic music by composer Edgard Varèse, written for the Philips Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Philips corporation commissioned Le Corbusier to design the pavilion, which was intended as a showcase of their engineering progress. The pavilion was shaped like a stomach, with a narrow entrance and exit on either side of a large central space. As the audience entered and exited the pavilion, the electronic composition Concret PH by Iannis Xenakis (who also acted as Le Corbusier's architectural assistant for the pavilion's design) was heard. Poème électronique was synchronized to a film of black and white photographs selected by Le Corbusier which touched on vague themes of human existence.
Release date
16/04/1958
Votes
0
Popularity
0.5
Original Soundtrack
Loading soundtrack videos…
Pierre Bonnard : les couleurs de l'intime
The Muse
Death Sounds a Quiet Gong
Traces: The Kabul Museum 1988
Fall 2
I'm Too Sad to Tell You
Signatures of the Soul
Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images
Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film
Colours of Absence
The Life of a Rock Smasher
1/57: Experiment with Synthetic Sound (Test)
Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui
Slasti a hořkosti mistra Švabinského
Kitchen Dialogue
Bruno Petretto - Una vita per l'arte
Rafael França: obra como testamento
Buenos Aires
A Home with the Street Inside It
Post New Bills: The Story of Green Patriot Posters