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  • xenakis’ polytopes: cosmogonies in sound and architecture

    xenakis’ polytopes: cosmogonies in sound and architecture

    “Fusing the ancient greek terms “poly” (“many”) and “topos” (“place”), Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis coined a neologism for his set of spatial creations that mixed together sound, light, color and architecture during live performances. The Polytopes may be considered a…