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Comment by richrichardsson

5 days ago

No mention of Daphne Oram [1] in the history of electronic music. :(

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Oram

She wrote a "treatise" on electronic music called An Individual Note of Music, Sound and Electronics. From the back cover:

"[...] a fascinating glimpse into the creative mind behind the Oramics machine. In this engaging account of the possibilities of electronic sound, Oram touches on acoustics, mathematics, cybernetics and esoteric thought, but always returns to the human, urging us to 'see whether we can break open watertight compartments and glance anew' at the world around us."

http://www.anomie-publishing.com/coming-soon-daphne-oram-an-...

If it makes you feel better, when I taught the history of electronic music I introduced students to Daphne Oram.