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Makis Solomos (born 1962) is a Franco-Greek musicologist specializing in contemporary music, particularly the works of Iannis Xenakis and Theodor W. Adorno.[1]
In 2005, Solomos co-founded the magazine Filigrane, which aimed to broaden the field of musicology.[2] His research focuses on issues related to sound ecology and decay.[3]
Solomos was born in Athens, Greece in 1962.[4][5] Early in his life, Solomos was placed in the Gyaros concentration camp alongside his mother. Following their time in the concentration camp, his family was exiled to France. Solomos has lived in Paris since 1980. He studied musical composition with Yoshihisa Taira and Sergio Ortega, and musicology at the Paris-Sorbonne University.[6]
He taught at the University of Montpellier Paul Valéry until 2010. He is currently a professor at the Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis and a junior member of the Institut universitaire de France.[7]
Solomos' research encompasses a range of analytical, historical, and hermeneutic approaches. While much of his work has focused on Iannis Xenakis, he has also written on composers such as Webern, Varèse, Boulez, Criton, Vaggione, and Di Scipio. His interests span various genres, including spectral music, electronic music, and even aspects of popular music. He also addresses aesthetic questions informed by the philosophical writings of Adorno.[8]
Adopting a broadly modernist perspective, Solomos engages critically with contemporary music aesthetics, often challenging trends he perceives as conservative, particularly those associated with neoclassicism and postmodernism.[9]
He also critiques historicism - particularly the notion of a linear musical evolution centered exclusively on canonical composers. In contrast, Solomos argues for a more pluralistic understanding of musical development as a complex interplay of diverse aesthetics and conceptions.[8]
In his recent work, he has explored topics such as the emergence of sound as a central musical parameter, sound ecology, and the concept of decay in contemporary music.[10]
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