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The former Casa del Fascio of Varese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːza del ˈfaʃʃo, ˈkaːsa -]), (also Palazzo del Littorio) today known as Questura di Varese, is a building located in Varese, Italy. Inaugurated in 1933, [1] the building was designed by Mario Loreti [it] as Casa del Fascio, the provincial headquarters of the National Fascist ...
Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (French: [ɛdɡaʁ viktɔʁ aʃil ʃaʁl vaʁɛz]; also spelled Edgar; [ 1 ] December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) [ 2 ] was a French composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm; [ 3 ] he coined the term " organized sound " in ...
Octandre. Octandre is a chamber piece by Edgard Varèse, written in 1923 and published by J. Curwen & Sons in London in 1924 (new edition, New York: G. Ricordi, 1956; new edition, revised and edited by Chou Wen-chung, New York: Ricordi, 1980). [1] It is dedicated to pianist E. Robert Schmitz. Octandre consists of three movements: [2]
1604. Website. www.sacromontevarese.net /it /info-turistiche. The Sacro Monte di Varese (literally 'Sacred Mount of Varese ') is one of the nine sacri monti in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont which were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. It has an altitude of 807 metres above sea level.
Poème électronique. Poème électronique (English Translation: "Electronic Poem") is an 8-minute piece of electronic music by composer Edgard Varèse, written for the Philips Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. The Philips corporation commissioned Le Corbusier to design the pavilion, which was intended as a showcase of their ...
Varese is known for the basketball team Pallacanestro Varese which played 10 FIBA European Champions Cup finals in a row between 1970 and 1979, winning five titles. Two UCI Road World Championships were held in Varese, in 1951 and 2008 .
Intégrales is a work for eleven wind and brass instruments and four percussionists by Edgard Varèse, written in 1923 and published in New York in 1925. [ 1] It was first performed on 1 March 1925, at the Aeolian Hall, New York City, at a concert organised by the International Composers' Guild (ICG). It was also the last piece played at the ...
Tarrare ([taʁaʁ]; c. 1772 – 1798), sometimes spelled Tarar, was a French showman, soldier and spy noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits. Able to eat vast amounts of meat, he was constantly hungry; his parents could not provide for him and he was turned out of the family home as a teenager.