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Everyone will recognize that each sound carries with it a tangle of sensations, already well-known and exhausted, which predispose the listener to boredom, in spite of the efforts of all musical innovators.

Luigi Russolo

We must break out of this limited circle of sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise-sounds.

Luigi Russolo

As it grows ever more complicated today, musical art seeks out combinations more dissonant, stranger, and harsher for the ear. Thus, it comes ever closer to the noise-sound.

Luigi Russolo

Luigi Russolo

Luigi Russolo

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Born: April 30, 1883

Died: February 4, 1947 (aged 63)

Bio: Luigi Russolo was an Italian Futurist painter, composer, builder of experimental musical instruments, and the author of the manifesto The Art of Noises.

Known for:

Dynamism of a Car (1913)
Solidity of Fog (1912)
The Revolt (1911)
Ritratto di Lina Zaquini (1945)

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