Resumen de Gregorian Echoes: Neumatic Notation as a Possible Graphic Inspiration for the Architecture of Xenakis

Pedro García Martínez, Pablo Roca Montoya, Laura Fernández Muñoz

• The text explores the transfers between music and architecture observed in Iannis Xenakis, and the fundamental role that the graphic representation of notions or concepts plays in this transfer. Specifically, it focuses on how Xenakis may have been inspired by neumatic notation (a system of symbols formerly used to link melodic line to text) as a graphic resource to establish the elevations of various projects. The research takes a look at several examples where this parallelism can be found. Some of them are from the early period when the Greek architect collaborated with Le Corbusier, like the nursery school in l'Unité d'Habitation in Rezé-lès-Nantes; Others, like the vacation house in Amorgos, are more recent.