One of the major figures of post-war classical music, composer and conductor Pierre Boulez was born March 26, 1925! 100 years ago. He was known for (1) significant modernist compositions like Le Marteau sans maître, Pli selon pli, and Répons; (2) polemical essays on modernism in music, e.g., the blunt "Schoenberg is Dead"; and (3) being one of the great 20th century conductors. Fun fact: at a party, Boulez kept calling Paul Simon "Al" and Simon's wife Peggy as "Betty." The mistakes inspired Simon to write the song, "You Can Call Me Al."
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