Eloy, Jean-Claude (1938– )

French composer. He studied with Darius Milhaud and Pierre Boulez; other influences include Edgard Varèse, Anton Webern, and oriental music. He worked at the electronic music studio in Cologne, Germany, with Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Works Orchestral Etude III (1962), Fluctuante-Immuable (1977).

Other instrumental Equivalences for wind and percussion (1963), Polychronies for chamber ensemble (1964), Yo-In (Reverberations) for four tapes and percussion (1980).

Vocal Kamakala for chorus and three orchestral groups (1971), Shanti for six solo voices and electronics (1972–74); Kshara-Akshara for soprano, chorus, and three orchestral groups (1974).