What is IRCAM?
'''IRCAM''' stands for ''Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique'' (''Institute for Research and Coordination of Acoustic Music''). It is an institute in [[Paris]] for composing [[electronic music]]. IRCAM is housed underneath the [[Pompidou Centre]] which is a very large building devoted to the [[arts]], and named after the former [[France|French]] president [[Georges Pompidou]]. In [[1970]] Georges Pompidou asked the [[composer]] [[Pierre Boulez]] to start an institution for music research. Boulez was in put in charge of the institute. It was opened in [[1977]]. 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. Many modern composers such as [[Harrison Birtwistle]], [[Jonathan Harvey]] and [[George Benjamin]] have worked there or were influenced by the music that was being composed there. Today musicians working in IRCAM continue to provide many interesting new ideas in electronic music. == Other websites == * [http://www.ircam.fr/ The official site of IRCAM] [[Category:Music technology]] [[Category:Organizations based in Paris]]