Yannis Xenakis dies in France

Paris - Romanian-born French composer, architect and mathematician Yannis Xenakis, who invented a new genre of music composed…

Paris - Romanian-born French composer, architect and mathematician Yannis Xenakis, who invented a new genre of music composed with the aid of computers, died yesterday aged 78.

"France loses one of its most brilliant artists today," French President Jacques Chirac said last night.

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