Musical Instruments – Page 5

Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72

The New York Times – Music:

His innovations included the first polyphonic, programmable synthesizer and the universal connectivity of MIDI.

The New York Times – Music:

Steven Schick, a renowned figure in contemporary music, had nearly burned out as a performer. But a new recording project shows he’s hardly finished.

The New York Times – Music:

He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music.

The New York Times – Music:

Listen to music that shows off the golden, mellow sunshine of “the cello of the brass section.”

The New York Times – Music:

In a prolific career spanning five decades, he helped pave the way for ambient, techno and trance music.

The New York Times – Music:

A mainstay of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he also composed music that elevated overlooked instruments like the timpani.