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Les Percussions De Strasbourg
French avant-garde percussion ensemble of the 1960s-70s specializing in contemporary classical and experimental music.
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Les Percussions de Strasbourg was a French percussion ensemble active during the 1960s and 1970s, specializing in contemporary classical and avant-garde music. Based in Strasbourg, the group championed new compositions for percussion instruments, commissioning and performing works by progressive composers of their era. Their discography reflects a focus on experimental approaches to percussion and rhythmic composition, featuring pieces by contemporary European and international composers. Notable releases include recordings of works by Mauricio Ohana, Witold Lutosławski, and other modernist figures, often combining percussion with other instrumental textures. The ensemble's collaborative approach, as evidenced by their work with composers and musicians such as André Boucourechliev and Georges Pludermacher, positioned them as important interpreters of mid-twentieth-century avant-garde music. Their recordings document significant developments in experimental percussion music and the broader post-war classical avant-garde, contributing to the historical record of innovative approaches to instrumental performance during this formative period.