Luigi Russolo
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 Luigi Russolo ca. 1916 | |
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| Birth name | Luigi Russolo |
| Born | 30 April 1883 |
| Died | 4 February 1947 (aged 63) |
| Genres | Experimental music, Avant-garde |
| Occupation(s) | "Machine music" pioneer Futurist painter Custom instrument builder |
| Years active | 1901-1947 |
Luigi Russolo (30 April 1883 – 4 February 1947) was a painter and musician from Italy. He was part of the Futurism movement and built his own musical instruments. His instruments were destroyed in World War II in Paris, because the Germans bombed the city, others have simply disappeared.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Barclay Brown, "The Noise Instruments of Luigi Russolo", Perspectives of New Music 20, nos. 1 & 2 (Fall-Winer 1981, Spring-Summer 1982): 31–48; citation on 36
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