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Active

1960s - 2000s

Born

November 14, 1939 in Pawtucket, RI

Genre

Electronic Avant-Garde Classical

Styles

Experimental Electronic Microtonal Avant-Garde Music Film Score
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Wendy Carlos

Biography by Rovi Staff

Composer Wendy Carlos spurred electronic music to new commercial heights during the late '60s, popularizing the synthesizer with the enormously successful Switched-On Bach album. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode…
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Album Highlights

  • Wendy Carlos: Clockwork Orange
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  • The Well-Tempered Synthesizer
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    The Well-Tempered Synth …
  • Sonic Seasonings
    Wendy Carlos
    Sonic Seasonings
  • Beauty in the Beast
    Wendy Carlos
    Beauty in the Beast
  • Tron [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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    Tron [Original Motion P …
  • Switched-On Boxed Set Highlights
    Wendy Carlos
    Switched-On Boxed Set H …
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