Edgard Varêse & Le Corbusier - Poème électronique [Het Elektronisch Gedicht] 1958

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Poème électronique (English Translation: "Electronic Poem") 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 8-minute film was created by Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (known as Le Corbusier) with the help of his assistant Iannis Xenakis.

According to the introduction of the film, the performance was made up of the following parts: Creation (or Genesis), Spirit and Matter, From Darkness to Dawn, Gods Created by Man (or Man-Made Gods), How Time Moulds Civilization, Harmony, To All Mankind.

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