Jean Schwarz
Jean Schwarz (born 1939 in Lille) is a French composer of electroacoustic music and an ethnomusicologist. He joined the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) in Paris in 1969, while working as a CNRS engineer in the ethnomusicology department of the Musée de l'Homme. His tape and studio works draw on jazz and other musical traditions. He is known for pieces such as Erda and for his music for dance, film and jazz musicians. Jean Schwarz composed Erda in 1972.
