The music of Iannis Xenakis employs various mathematical theories, such as set theory and probability calculus, to give it a logical structure. Xenakis was both an architect and a composer, and his use of mathematics in music is analogous to its use in architecture in that it is used to “build
” the music, although often this is not obvious to the listener.
Xenakis was born to Greek parents in Braïla, Romania, on . His mother was an...