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Daphne Oram

Daphne Oram (December 31, 1925 - January 5, 2003), pioneering British composer and electronic musician.

In 1958, at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, she produced a novel music synthesizer using her "Oramics" technique, driven by drawings on a 35mm film strip. This was used for a number of years at the BBC.

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See also:

• Variophone[?]
• RCA Synthesizer[?]
• Delia Derbyshire

External links

• Daphne Oram: a tribute to a pioneer (http://www.sonicartsnetwork.org/Oram/oram.html)
• Daphne Oram and "Oramics" (http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/oramics/)
• The Independent newspaper obituary of Daphne Oram (http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/story.jsp?story=377053)
• Guardian newspaper obituary of Daphne Oram (http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/obituary/0%2C12723%2C881368%2C00.html)
• BBC News story: Daphne Oram, the unsung pioneer of techno (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2669735.stm)

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