Xenakis, Iannis

1922- Born in Braila, Romania

-Began his career as an architect, collaborating with Le Corbusier.
-invented the idea of stochastic music.

1954- Typical orchestral pieces are Metastasis

1967- Polytope (music)

1975- For four orchestral groups placed in the audience; and noomena

1962- He written many chamber works and a few taped works of electronically manipulated sounds, such as Bohor

-His music is humanistic in aim and seeks deep roots in the past.