Iannis Xenakis's Persepolis

by Aram Yardumian

Book Overview

Iannis Xenakis' Persepolis stood as witness to one of the most important events in modern human history, the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Its existence is owed to an invitation to participate in the 1971 Shiraz Arts Festival, which was overseen by Empress Farah Pahlavi. Like the Festival, and the extravagant celebratory party held the same year, Xenakis' symbolic paean to Persian history was polarizing. Many loved it, others detested it. Overwhelming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501381504
• ISBN13: 9781501381508
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"