Xenakis: Ecstasies of Calculated Randomness
Konrad Wojnowski · Edinburgh University Press eBooks · 2024
Iannis Xenakis’s use of stochastic processes in music composition is examined within the context of posthumanist aesthetics. By drawing on mathematical theories such as probability and statistical mechanics, Xenakis challenged traditional boundaries between order and chaos. His music reflects a radical rethinking of the relationship between the individual and the impersonal forces of nature, offering a vision of art that transcends human subjectivity and embraces the probabilistic nature of the universe.