Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

by Louis Niebur

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Special Sound traces the fascinating creation and legacy of the BBC's electronic music studio, the Radiophonic Workshop, in the context of other studios in Europe and America. The BBC built a studio to provide its own avant-garde dramatic productions with experimental sounds "neither music nor sound effect." Quickly, however, a popular kind of electronic music emerged in the form of quirky jingles, signature tunes such as Doctor Who, and incidental...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:019536841X

ISBN13:9780195368413

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Arts, Music & Photography Music Performing Arts

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