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1. What was Pierre Boulez known for?
2. What style of music is Pierre Boulez?
3. What painters did Boulez look at?

What was Pierre Boulez known for?

Pierre Boulez, (born March 26, 1925, Montbrison, France—died January 5, 2016, Baden-Baden, Germany), most significant French composer of his generation, as well as a noted conductor and music theorist who championed the work of 20th-century composers.

What style of music is Pierre Boulez?

Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music and a conductor. As a child Pierre Boulez began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics.

What painters did Boulez look at?

Born in Montbrison in the Loire department of France, the son of an engineer, Boulez studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Olivier Messiaen, and privately with Andrée Vaurabourg and René Leibowitz.