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Between Computer Automation, Voltage Control and Literature: A portrait of Peter Zinovieff

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2021

Marc Battier
Marc Battier*
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Shenzhen University, China
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Email: marc.battier@icloud.com
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Abstract

The life and times of Peter Zinovieff (1933–2021) have been amply commented upon and there are numerous testimonies of his role on developing electronic music as well as his strong impact on musicians throughout the 1970s. However, besides his important role in developing synthesisers, sound processing and various other devices, he is now recognised as a significant pioneer in music with computers. His collaboration with Harrison Birtwistle’s opera The Mask of Orpheus has been deemed an important contribution to contemporary music in Great Britain. Finally, his late return to composition and performance shows his lifelong attachment to innovation and experimentation in music.

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Organised Sound , Volume 26 , Issue 3: Collective and Networked Sound Practices , December 2021 , pp. 413 - 418
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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