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Among his compositions are Le Soleil des eaux (1948), for voice and orchestra; Structures, Book 1 and Book 2 (1952, 1961), for two pianos; Le Marteau sans maître (1954), for voice and chamber ensemble; Pli selon pli (1957-62,) for voice and orchestra: the Piano Sonata No. 3 (1957, unfinished), in which aleatory processes are explored (see aleatory music ); and Éclat (1965), for 15-piece chamber orchestra. His later work includes Memoriales (1973-75), Dérive I (1984), and Dérive II (1988).

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