[PAR] [TLE] Edgard Varèse [SEP] Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (] ; also spelled Edgar Varèse; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. [PAR] [TLE] Ionisation (Varèse) [SEP] Ionisation (1929–1931) is a musical composition by Edgard Varèse written for thirteen percussionists.  It was among the first concert hall compositions for percussion ensemble alone, although Alexander Tcherepnin had composed an entire movement for percussion alone in his Symphony No. 1 from 1927.  The premiere was at Carnegie Chapter Hall, an annex to New York City's Carnegie Hall, on March 6, 1933, conducted by Nicolas Slonimsky, to whom the piece was later dedicated.  One critic described the performance as "a sock in the jaw."
[PAR] [TLE] Edgard Varèse [ SEP ] Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse ( ] ; also spelled Edgar Varèse ; December 22 , 1883 – November 6 , 1965 ) was a French - born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States . [PAR] [TLE] Ionisation ( Varèse ) [ SEP ] Ionisation ( 1929–1931 ) is a musical composition by Edgard Varèse written for thirteen percussionists . It was among the first concert hall compositions for percussion ensemble alone , although Alexander Tcherepnin had composed an entire movement for percussion alone in his Symphony No . 1 from 1927 . The premiere was at Carnegie Chapter Hall , an annex to New York City 's Carnegie Hall , on March 6 , 1933 , conducted by Nicolas Slonimsky , to whom the piece was later dedicated . One critic described the performance as " a sock in the jaw . "
Which musical, written by a French-born composer, is written for thirteen percussionists?
Which musical , written by a French - born composer , is written for thirteen percussionists ?
Ionisation
Ionisation