Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey dies at 87 November 7, 2016 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic music, has died at 87, The Guardian reports. Perrey died in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday, November 4 “from a very quick and violent lung cancer,” according to his daughter, Patricia Leroy. Perrey was known as one of the first artists in Europe to work with electronic instruments. In the 1960s, he worked with the American composer Gershon Kingsley in the duo Perrey and Kingsley, whose Baroque Hoedown became known to millions worldwide as the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland and Disney World. His music appeared in commercials and on TV shows including The Simpsons and Comedy Central’s South Park.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial  Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial.Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north.“He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |
