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Tag: Musique Concrète
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 is a composer as revered in the hearts of generations of Americans…
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
Throughout my examination of the wide world of musical electronics, I’ve gazed longingly at the spider-web…
Sampling as Instrumentation: How Recorded Noise Found Its Way into Music
When we turn on the radio to any pop station, we hear sampling. When we…