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Description: Special Sound : The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Paperback by Niebur, Louis, ISBN 019536841X, ISBN-13 9780195368413, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Special Sound traces the fascinating creation and legacy of the BBCs 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 music for hundreds of programs. These influential sounds and styles, heard by millions of listeners over decades of operation on television
and radio, have served as a primary inspiration for the use of electronic instruments in popular music.

Using in-depth research in the studios archives and papers, this book tells the history of the many engineers, composers, directors, and producers behind the studio to trace the shifting perception towards electronic music in Britain. Combining historical discussion of the people and instruments in
the workshop with analysis of specific works, Louis Niebur creates a new model for understanding how the Radiophonic Workshop fits into the larger history of electronic music.

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Book Title: Special Sound : The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Wo

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Special Sound : the Creation and Legacy of the Bbc Radiophonic Workshop

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Item Height: 0.6 in

Publication Year: 2010

Subject: Radio / History & Criticism, History & Criticism, Recording & Reproduction, Industries / Media & Communications, Genres & Styles / Electronic

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 14.3 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Louis Niebur

Subject Area: Music, Performing Arts, Business & Economics

Item Width: 6 in

Series: Oxford Music / Media Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback