Boulez was influenced by Messiaen's research to extend twelve-tone technique beyond the realm of pitch organization, serialising durations, dynamics, mode of attack, and so on. This technique became known as integral serialism. 'Big Bouncy' Boulez quickly became one of the philosophical leaders of the post-war movement in the arts towards greater abstraction and experimentation.
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