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Sisters with transistors

Sisters with transistors

DVD 2021

The advent of electronic music in the 20th century was a radical break from all musical traditions that came before it. Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner's superb Sisters with Transistors showcases the music of and rare interviews with female electronic pioneers Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Éliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Bebe Barron, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, and Wend...

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Ambient music (Electronica) History and criticism
Electronic music History and criticism 20th century
Electronica (Music) History and criticism
Sex discrimination
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Women in music
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Description:
1 videodisc (92 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital 2.0
wide screen
full screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Notes:
Title from container
Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Pauline Oliveros, Wendy Carlos ; Laurie Anderson, narrator
DVD ; full screen and wide screen presentations ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Audio track in English, captions in English
Control Number:
3284111
UPC:
738329263935
Other Authors:
Amacher, Maryanne, on-screen participant
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- narrator
Barron, Bebe, on-screen participant
Derbyshire, Delia, 1937-2001, on-screen participant
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher
Oram, Daphne, on-screen participant
Rockmore, Clara, on-screen participant
Rovner, Lisa, film director
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