Serge Nigg (6 June 1924 – 12 November 2008) was a French composer, born in Paris.
In 1945, he met René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the twelve-tone technique of composition.
This piece was premiered at the International Festival of Dodecaphonic Music, organized by Leibowitz in 1947.
In 1956, Nigg was appointed a member of the Music Committee for French state broadcasting.
From 1967 to 1982, he was a member of the music management for the French Ministry of Culture, after which he taught classes in instrumentation and orchestration at the Paris Conservatory, and became President of the Société Nationale de Musique.