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Intro to Electronic Music: MUSI 51 

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(Notes: This list of resources is primarily presented for use by the instructor during class presentations. Not all resources will be used every quarter and the currency and accuracy of the list cannot be guaranteed. Inclusion in this list does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of any of the resources.)

Audio Samples and Related

www.sampleswap.org

ListenToYoutube.com - convert youtube audio from youtube video to mp3 files

Electronic Music History

The Big Timeline - a timeline of electronic music.

Two hour video of a presentation about the history of computers and music, featuring John Chowning.

bluesynths.com

Harmony Central

soundonsound.com

sonicstate.com

Vintage Synth Explorer

Performances/Video

Video of Kraftwerk performing "Autobahn" in 1975.

TONTO and Stevie Wonder

Software and hardware

Mark of the Unicorn - http://www.motu.com/

Native Instruments - http://www.nativeinstruments.de/

SuperCollider

Notation Software

Finale - http://www.finalemusic.com/ - Highly regarded music notation software and other products.

Sibelius - http://www.sibelius.com/home/index_flash.html">

Vendors

academicsuperstore.com - http://www.academicsuperstore.com - Source of academic pricing on software, including music software.

MacSales Music - http://www.macsales/music - Macintosh music hardware and software

Other Resources

The EMF Institute and the EMF InfoHub.

The Environment Quarterly - about Logic environments

harmony-central.com - excellent online resource of electronic music information and news.

IRCAM

Hit Kit Logic Manual - online pdf Logic manual

Timeline of Early Electronic Instruments and Predecessors

At Synthmuseum: http://www.synthmuseum.com/magazine/time0010.html

Clavecin electronique

clavecin electrique at Wikipedia.

Singing Arc

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/arc/index.html

Telharmonium (Dynamophone)

Cahill and his instruments at obsolete.com.

Telharmonium at Wikipedia.

Telharmonium at synthmuseum.

Theremin

Theremin World

Theremin at Wikipedia

Photo gallery at Theremin World.

Pamelia Kurstin plays the Theremin

Clara Rockmore performs:



Moog

Moog Music - the current version of the company started by Robert Moog.

A brief Moog history from the Moog Music web site.

A Moog history at obsolete.com

Moog Synthesizer entry at wikipedia.

Switched-On Bach: Two-Part Invention

Robert Moog demonstrating MiniMoog

Buchla

Buchla and Associates - Don Buchla's current web site, including links to lots of interesting historical stuff regard Buchla instruments

Buchla instruments at vintage synth explorer.

Buchla at wikipedia.


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