Born in Argentina, he emigrated in 1960 to the United States, where he lived for the remainder of his life.
He is best known for his series of compositions called Synchronisms, which in live performance incorporate both acoustic instruments and electroacoustic sounds played from a tape.
He studied composition and theory under Guillermo Graetzer [es] at the University of Buenos Aires, from which he graduated.
However, Davidovsky received a commission by a group led by the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) to compose two more electroacoustic works in the Synchronisms series.
[2] During his career, Davidovsky has also taught at many other institutions: University of Michigan (1964), the Di Tella Institute of Buenos Aires (1965), the Manhattan School of Music (1968–69), Yale University (1969–70), and the City College of New York (1968–80).