Hugues Dufourt is a French composer and philosopher associated with the Spectral school of composition. Born in Lyon on September 28 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory.
Dufourt is a founding member of the Ensemble l'Itinéraire in 1973 and of the CRISS (Collectif de Recherche Instrumentale et de Synthèse Sonore, Instrumental and Sound Synthesis Research Collective) in 1977.