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The State of the Art of Electronic Music in Australia, seminar proceedings, 1971
Grainger Museum 786.740994 STAT REF

Humble promoted the discussion of contemporary music aggressively, creating a new climate of excitement in Melbourne around the…

The State of the Art of Electronic Music in Australia, program and flyer, 1971
Grainger Museum Archive, 2017/23/9

International Society for Contemporary Music (Melbourne), First Melbourne Festival of Contemporary Music, flyer, 1967

Grainger Museum Archive, 2017/23-6/28

Bruce Clarke presented the first electronic music workshops for the local branch of the…

Tribute to Grainger conducted by Keith Humble, and tickets to the event, 1976

Grainger Museum Archive, HO1196

University of Melbourne Gazette, December 1971

Grainger Museum Archive, 2017/23-4/5

Unknown photographer, Cross-Grainger experiments 1950: ‘Sea-Song’ sketch, 3 Solovoxes played by Pianola Roll, 1950

Graphic reproduction of original photograph

Grainger Museum Archive, 99.5700

Grainger’s experimentation in electronic sound…

Percy Grainger, Sketch for ‘Sea Songs’ style, composed 1907, worked out beatless for pianola, 26 May 1922

Ink on paper

Grainger Museum Archive, MG 3/79: 1,2

Electronic Music Studios, Ltd, London, VCS1 (Don Banks Music Box), c.1968–69, in the Optronics Unit built by Graham Thirkell, c. early 1970s.
Collection MESS Ltd

Metal, plastic, electronic components, wood

On loan from MESS Ltd

The story…

Electronic Music Studios, Ltd, London, EMS VCS3 synthesizer, 1970

Metal, plastic, electronic components

On loan from MESS Ltd

The VCS3 is significant in that it was the first viable commercial European synthesizer. Launched in 1969 by EMS,…

Electronic Music Studios, Ltd, London, Synthi A (Suitcase VCS3), 1971

Metal, plastic, electronic components

On loan from MESS Ltd

The Synthi A was designed for portability, and was built into a Spartanite attaché case with a carry-handle.…