Hugh Le Caine

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Born
27 May 1914
Born In
Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Died
3 July 1977 (aged 63)
Hugh Le Caine, a composer who studied music, particularly piano, and dreamed of applying scientific techniques to the invention of musical instruments. As early as 1937 Le Caine had designed an electronic free reed organ, and in 1945 he began to develop electronic instruments at his home studio in his spare time. His Electronic Sackbut, built at this time, is now recognized to have been the first synthesizer. It featured continuous controls for timbre and a keyboard that was sensitive to both vertical and horizontal pressure, affecting volume and pitch respectively. At least 20 year… read more
Hugh Le Caine, a composer who studied music, particularly piano, and dreamed of applying scientific techniques to the invention of musical instruments. As early as 1937 Le Caine had designed an electronic free reed organ, and in 1945 he began to develop electronic instruments at his home stud… read more
Hugh Le Caine, a composer who studied music, particularly piano, and dreamed of applying scientific techniques to the invention of musical instruments. As early as 1937 Le Caine had designed an electronic free reed organ, and in 1945 he began to develop electronic instruments at his home studio in his spare time. His Electronic Sackbut, built at this time, is now… read more

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1 Play track Electronic Music Sources Volume 1 Dripsody
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2 Play track An anthology of noise and electronic music vol.3 Short Presentation Of The 1948 Sackbut: The Sackbut Blues
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3 Dripsody (1955) Dripsody (1955)
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4 Nocturne (1962) - Single Nocturne (1962)
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5 Pioneer In Electronic Music Instrument Design: Compositions and Demonstrations 1948-1972 mobile
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Albums

  1. 364 listeners

    1999 · 38 tracks

    Compositions Demonstrations 1946-1974
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  2. 59 listeners

    14 Jul 2023 · 1 track

    Nocturne (1962)
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  3. 27 listeners

    38 tracks

    Hugh Le Caine: Compositions and Demonstrations 1946 to 1974
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  4. 26 listeners

    1985 · 15 tracks

    Pioneer In Electronic Music Instrument Design: Compositions and Demonstrations 1948-1972
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