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He studied fine art, science and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the suggestion of Franco Donatoni he attended the seminars of Iannis Xenakis from 1974 until 1978. Both composers had a deep influence on his early works but he soon developed his own style based on the use of microtonality and the superposition of several atonal lines creating a kind of "atonal heterophony". Dusapin also uses archaic-sounding scales consisting of four notes filling in the interval of a perfect fifth e.g. A - B♭ - D- E or C - D - F - G. In these scales, the 2nd and 3rd degrees are often a third apart which sets them apart from the traditional tetrachords. His melodies have a "vocal" quality even in purely instrumental works; hence Dusapin's predilection for instruments that can imitate the human voice (wind instruments and bowed string instruments). It also explains his reluctance to write for the piano in the early stages of his career.
A prolific composer, he often draws his inspiration from such different artistic disciplines as jazz, graphic arts and poetry.
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