What does IRCAM stand for?
Q: What does IRCAM stand for?
A: IRCAM stands for Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique.
Q: What is IRCAM?
A: IRCAM is an institute in Paris for composing electronic music.
Q: Where is IRCAM located?
A: IRCAM is housed underneath the Pompidou Centre in Paris, which is a large building devoted to the arts.
Q: Who was Georges Pompidou, and what was his role in the founding of IRCAM?
A: Georges Pompidou was a former French president who asked the composer Pierre Boulez to start an institution for music research. Boulez was put in charge of IRCAM.
Q: When was IRCAM opened?
A: IRCAM was opened in 1977.
Q: What was the purpose of IRCAM in regard to composers?
A: Composers were able to work there, composing music, without having to finish pieces by any particular date. They were given plenty of time to experiment.
Q: Who are some modern composers who have worked at IRCAM or were influenced by its music?
A: Many modern composers such as Harrison Birtwistle, Jonathan Harvey and George Benjamin have worked at IRCAM or were influenced by the music that was being composed there.
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