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The Sackbut Blues: Hugh Le Caine Pioneer in Electronic Music

Author
Gayle Young
Publisher
National Museum of Science and Technology
Place
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Type
Manuscript, text or essay
ETC archive
ETC2294

Abstract

The Sackbut Blues: Hugh Le Caine Pioneering in Electronic Music. Chapters found under Contents: Foreword, Preface, Introduction, Growing Up in Part Arthur, Physics at Queen's University, Radar at the National Research Council, Atomic Physics and the First Synthesizer, Birmingham University and the Synchrotron, At the National Research Council Again, The National Research Council Music Laboratory, Electronic Music Composition, Electronic Music at the University of Toronto, Marriage and the Multi-Track, Instruments for the Studios, The Synthesizer and Retirement, Epilogue, Appendix A: Technical Description of Instruments Designed by Le Caine, Appendix B: Patents, Notes, Bibliography, Technical Terms, and an Index.
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Gayle Young. The Sackbut Blues: Hugh Le Caine Pioneer in Electronic Music. National Museum of Science and Technology. 1989.

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ETC2294

The Sackbut Blues: Hugh Le Caine Pioneeri in Electronic Music. Chapters found under Contents: Foreword, Preface, Introduction, Growing Up in Part Arthur, Physics at Queen's University, Radar at the National Research Council, Atomic Physics and the First Synthesizer, Birmingham University and the Synchrotron, At the National Research Council Again, The National Research Council Music Laboratory, Electronic Music Composition, Electronic Music at the University of Toronto, Marriage and the Multi-Track, Instruments for the Studios, The Synthesizer and Retirement, Epilogue, Appendix A: Technical Description of Instruments Designed by Le Caine, Appendix B: Patents, Notes, Bibliography, Technical Terms, and an Index.

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