Répons
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Répons is a composition by French composer Pierre Boulez for a large chamber orchestra with six soloists and live electronics. It was premiered on 18 October 1981 at the Donaueschingen Festival, and subsequently expanded until its completion in 1984.
Répons was the first significant work to come out of Boulez's endeavors at IRCAM, an institute in Paris devoted to making technological advances in electronic music, and it has been celebrated for its integration of the electronic and the acoustic. The piece's title, Répons, is derived from the fact that the composition is built from a number of responses. The contrast between acoustic sounds and electronic responses to them, and also the medieval idea of responsorial mirroring between players and speakers in different parts of the concert hall, both play important roles in Répons.
