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Tag: Musique Concrète
Songs That Use Found Sounds in Intriguing Ways
That’s what we’re talking about today in Episode 14 of our podcast, “Themes and Variation” with guest Sam Friedman (Past Palms).
Quick Tracks Nº 10: Write a Song Like a Machine Might
Welcome back to the dance floor, Quick Trackers! Once a month, we hook you up…
5 Moments in the History of Tape That Shaped Modern Music
Before the synthesizer, electronic experimenters were already at work with another instrument — the tape recorder.…
5 Compositional Elements That Define the Music of Ennio Morricone
Ennio “Maestro” Morricone was a composer as revered in the hearts of generations of Americans (whether…
Listening and Liberation: The World Is Sound
When you enter a Tibetan shrine, you see objects lit by the flicker of candles, hear…
Intersections: 8 Classical Musicians Killing It Right Now Using Live Electronics
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Sampling as Instrumentation: How Recorded Noise Found Its Way Into Music
+ Learn to create and arrange original, instrumental hip-hop music from sampling pioneer RJD2 himself in his…