 In his formative years, Varèse was greatly impressed by Medieval and Renaissance music – in his career, he founded and conducted several choirs devoted to this repertoire – as well as the music of Alexander Scriabin, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss.There are also clear influences or reminiscences of Stravinsky's early works, specifically "Petrushka" and "The Rite of Spring", on "Arcana".He was also impressed by the ideas of Busoni, who christened him "L'illustro futuro".