Iannis Xenakis. Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition

Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1971. Hardcover, 24 x 17.5 cm, 273 pp. Landmark publication by Greek-French composer and architect Xenakis (1922-2001), outlining his avant-garde approach to use of mathematical models in musical composition.

First English language publication of essays, originally published in various French outlets in the 1960s. Dust-jacket with some tears, otherwise a fine copy.