logoalt Hacker News

richrichardsson07/31/20255 repliesview on HN

No mention of Daphne Oram [1] in the history of electronic music. :(

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Oram


Replies

bondarchuk07/31/2025

The whole of BBC/radiophonic workshop are not there, maybe it's a bit US centered..

show 1 reply
vodou07/31/2025

She wrote a "treatise" on electronic music called An Individual Note of Music, Sound and Electronics. From the back cover:

"[...] a fascinating glimpse into the creative mind behind the Oramics machine. In this engaging account of the possibilities of electronic sound, Oram touches on acoustics, mathematics, cybernetics and esoteric thought, but always returns to the human, urging us to 'see whether we can break open watertight compartments and glance anew' at the world around us."

http://www.anomie-publishing.com/coming-soon-daphne-oram-an-...

waffletower07/31/2025

If it makes you feel better, when I taught the history of electronic music I introduced students to Daphne Oram.

Mouvelie07/31/2025

Thanks, did not know about her, will check out her book !

show 1 reply
gizajob07/31/2025

Daphne Oram didn’t use computers. Check the title of the book.

show 1 reply