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(Changed name back to "Wendy" because that is the current and preferred first name of W. Carlos (& the current legal name as well as the name on current recordings and standard biographical sources).) |
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| − | '''Wendy Carlos''' ( | + | '''Wendy Carlos''' (born "Walter Carlos," Nov. 13, 1949) is known for being a leading proponent of [[synthesized music]], traditional and newly-composed, especially for a series of recordings of [[J.S. Bach]] and other [[Baroque]] composers: ''Switched On Bach'' (1968), ''The Well-Tempered Synthesizer'', (1969), and others. Carlos's albums popularized the music of Bach, [[Claudio Monteverdi]], [[Domenico Scarlatti]], and others and introduced electronic synthesizers to the general public in a way that was enthusiastically received. |
<ref>http://www.wendycarlos.com/</ref> | <ref>http://www.wendycarlos.com/</ref> | ||
| − | + | Carlos underwent [[sex change]] surgery in 1967. [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Walter+Carlos] | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:52, March 24, 2008
Wendy Carlos (born "Walter Carlos," Nov. 13, 1949) is known for being a leading proponent of synthesized music, traditional and newly-composed, especially for a series of recordings of J.S. Bach and other Baroque composers: Switched On Bach (1968), The Well-Tempered Synthesizer, (1969), and others. Carlos's albums popularized the music of Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, Domenico Scarlatti, and others and introduced electronic synthesizers to the general public in a way that was enthusiastically received. [1]
Carlos underwent sex change surgery in 1967. [1]