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'''Wendy Carlos''' (born '''Walter Carlos'''; November 14, 1939) is a leading proponent of [[synthesized music]], traditional and newly composed, especially for a series of recordings of [[J.S. Bach]] and other [[Baroque]] composers: ''Switched On Bach'' (1968), ''The Well-Tempered Synthesizer'', (1969), and others. Carlos's albums popularized the music of Bach, [[Claudio Monteverdi]], [[Domenico Scarlatti]], and others and introduced electronic synthesizers to the general public in a way that was enthusiastically received. | '''Wendy Carlos''' (born '''Walter Carlos'''; November 14, 1939) is a leading proponent of [[synthesized music]], traditional and newly composed, especially for a series of recordings of [[J.S. Bach]] and other [[Baroque]] composers: ''Switched On Bach'' (1968), ''The Well-Tempered Synthesizer'', (1969), and others. Carlos's albums popularized the music of Bach, [[Claudio Monteverdi]], [[Domenico Scarlatti]], and others and introduced electronic synthesizers to the general public in a way that was enthusiastically received. | ||
| + | Carlos also did the score for three motion pictures, being, [[A Clockwork Orange]], [[The Shining (1980 film)|The Shining]], and [[Tron (1982 film)|Tron]]. | ||
| − | Carlos | + | Carlos came out as [[transgender]] in 1979, and still got hired for future projects. |
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Latest revision as of 00:31, December 4, 2022
Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos; November 14, 1939) is a leading proponent of synthesized music, traditional and newly composed, especially for a series of recordings of J.S. Bach and other Baroque composers: Switched On Bach (1968), The Well-Tempered Synthesizer, (1969), and others. Carlos's albums popularized the music of Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, Domenico Scarlatti, and others and introduced electronic synthesizers to the general public in a way that was enthusiastically received.
Carlos also did the score for three motion pictures, being, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Tron.
Carlos came out as transgender in 1979, and still got hired for future projects.