"In 1958 [Daphne Oram, "visionary pioneer in electronic music"] co-founded the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, a studio set up to create sound effects and electronic scores for radio and TV. On the wall she pinned a passage from Francis Bacon’s 17th-century utopia New Atlantis about imaginary sound-houses where scientists manipulate echoes, invent new instruments and transmit sound “in strange lines and distances”."
5 things to know about Daphne Oram, the visionary pioneer in electronic music
This December marks Daphne Oram’s centenary. She was a visionary and a key influence in the history of electronic music.
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