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Wendy Carlos

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Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos) is an American composer and electronic musician, a pioneer in the use of Moog synthesizers, best known for Switched-On Bach (1968) and film work including A Clockwork Orange and Tron.

Pioneer of synthesizer music; early adopter of the Moog synthesizer; arranged and recorded Bach on synths (Switched-On Bach, 1968). Publicly adopted the name Wendy in the early 1970s after a gender transition.

Wendy Carlos is an American composer and pioneering synthesizer musician best known for Switched-On Bach (1968). The provided review frames Switched-On Bach as a landmark that made electronic sound popular by translating Bach to Moog synthesis. The review also notes Carlos's name change to Wendy in the early 1970s.

For:Fans of electronic music, synth enthusiasts, classical crossover listeners, film score collectors

 Switched-On Bach is the first example of pure electronics with a popular impact, the precursor of all those works fully or partially electronic that will rely on an immediate musical figure to captivate the audience.

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