| LC control no. | n 81080025 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML410.C32695 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Carlos, Wendy |
| Variant(s) | Carlos, Walter J. Carlos, Walter, 1939- Carlos, W., 1939- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1939-11-14 |
| Place of birth | Pawtucket (R.I.) |
| Field of activity | Electronic music Synthesizer music Synthpop (Music) Ambient music Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Musicians Electronic musician |
| Found in | Her Variations for flute & electronic sound, 1965. Bach, J.S. Switched-on Brandenburgs [SR] c1980 (a.e.) labels (Wendy Carlos, synthesizer) Baker, 8th ed. (Carlos, Wendy (née Walter); b. 11-14-39, Pawtucket, R.I.; organist, composer, and electronics virtuoso) Wikipedia, August 29, 2014 (Wendy Carlos (born November 14, 1939); American composer and electronic musician; birth name: Walter Carlos; born Pawtucket, Rhode Island; genres: ambient, jazz, classical, synthpop, electronic; In early 1968 she began hormone treatments and soon began living full-time as a woman. In her Whole Earth Catalog review of synthesizers (1971), she asked to be credited simply as "W. Carlos". After the success of Switched-On Bach, in May 1972 Carlos finally was able to undergo sex reassignment surgery.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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