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As a comprehensive study, it also reveals for the first time the extent to which Xenakis borrowed from his earlier works. The use of montage is examined as a compositional device, challenging the view that mathematics plays a dominant role in his music. On the whole, this book offers a fresh approach to the music of Xenakis and contributes to a better understanding of his creative thinking. In the year marking the 10th anniversary of his death, it provides a fitting tribute to one of the most original composers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback 6x9\u003c\/strong\u003e  - year 2011 - 232 pp.  - 109 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenoît Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudied viola, music theory and analysis at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal in Canada. He then completed a PhD at the école de hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. 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