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Jean-Claude Risset | |
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Born | Jean-Claude Raoul Olivier Risset 13 March 1938 Le Puy-en-Velay, Rhone-Alpes region, France |
Died | 21 November 2016 Marseille, France | (aged 78)
Education | École Normale Supérieure, Music theory (1961)[1] |
Years active | 1961-2011 |
Employer | Nokia Bell Labs |
Known for | Computer Music |
Jean-Claude Raoul Olivier Risset (French: [ʁisɛ]; 13 March 1938 – 21 November 2016) was a French composer, best known for his pioneering contributions to computer music. He was a former student of André Jolivet and former co-worker of Max Mathews at Bell Labs.[2][3]