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Wendy Carlos

- A Biography
Af: Amanda Sewell Engelsk Hardback

Wendy Carlos

- A Biography
Af: Amanda Sewell Engelsk Hardback
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With her debut album Switched-On Bach, composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) brought the sound of the Moog synthesizer to a generation of listeners, helping to effect arguably one of the most substantial changes in popular music''s sound since musicians began using amplifiers. Her story is not only one of a person who blazed new trails in electronic music for decades but is also the story of a person who intersected in many ways with American popular culture, medicine, and social trends during the second half of the 20th century and well into the 21st. There is much to tell about her life and about the ways in which her life reflects many dimensions of American culture.Carlos''s identity as a transgender woman has shaped many aspects of her life, her career, how she relates to the public, and how the public has received her and her music. Cultural factors surrounding the treatment of transgender people affected many of the decisions that Carlos has made over the decades. Additionally, cultural reception and perception of transgender people has colored how journalists, scholars, and fans have written about Carlos and her music for decades.
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With her debut album Switched-On Bach, composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) brought the sound of the Moog synthesizer to a generation of listeners, helping to effect arguably one of the most substantial changes in popular music''s sound since musicians began using amplifiers. Her story is not only one of a person who blazed new trails in electronic music for decades but is also the story of a person who intersected in many ways with American popular culture, medicine, and social trends during the second half of the 20th century and well into the 21st. There is much to tell about her life and about the ways in which her life reflects many dimensions of American culture.Carlos''s identity as a transgender woman has shaped many aspects of her life, her career, how she relates to the public, and how the public has received her and her music. Cultural factors surrounding the treatment of transgender people affected many of the decisions that Carlos has made over the decades. Additionally, cultural reception and perception of transgender people has colored how journalists, scholars, and fans have written about Carlos and her music for decades.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 264
ISBN-13: 9780190053468
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0190053461
Kategori: Elektronisk musik
Udg. Dato: 22 okt 2020
Længde: 28mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 165mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press Inc
Oplagsdato: 22 okt 2020
Forfatter(e): Amanda Sewell
Forfatter(e) Amanda Sewell


Kategori Elektronisk musik


ISBN-13 9780190053468


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 264


Udgave


Længde 28mm


Bredde 242mm


Højde 165mm


Udg. Dato 22 okt 2020


Oplagsdato 22 okt 2020


Forlag Oxford University Press Inc