Joel Chadabe
Joel Chadabe(December 12, 1938 – May 2, 2021)[1]was an Americancomposerand author. He is internationally recognized[by whom?]as a pioneer in the development of interactive music.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations]
Early life
[edit]Chadabe was born inthe Bronxon December 12, 1938, to Solon Chadabe, a lawyer, and Sylvia Chadabe (née Cohen), a homemaker. Joel attended grade school at the Bentley School in Manhattan, where he studied piano, and later graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillin 1959 with a degree in music, despite his parents' desire for him to become a lawyer. Chadabe then continued his education atYale UniversityunderElliott Carter,graduating in 1962 with a master's degree in music.[9]
Career
[edit]Upon completing his education at Yale, Chadabe and Carter traveled toRome,where they continued their professional relationship.[9]Chadabe was interested in studying jazz and opera, but ultimately accepted an offer from theState University of New York at Albanyto direct its electronic music studio in 1965.[9]He andRobert Moogdesigned the CEMS (Coordinated Electronic Music System), aMoog modular"super synthesizer" housed at the electronic music studios at Albany which incorporated an early digitalsequencer,and he later acquired aSynclavierdigital synthesizer for the university.[9]
He was the president of Intelligent Music from 1983 to 1994,[3][10]and founded theElectronic Music Foundationin 1994.[11]Chadabe was the curator at New York sound gallery Engine 27 in 2000–01.[12]He was given aSEAMUSLifetime Achievement Award in 2007.[13]
After retiring from his position at Albany in the late 1990s, Chadabe continued teaching as an adjunct at theManhattan School of Music,New York University,andBennington College.[9]
His students includeLiz Phillips,Richard Lainhart,andDavid A. Jaffe.[citation needed]
Chadabe died ofperiampullary cancerat his home inAlbanyon May 2, 2021.[9]
Bibliography
[edit]- Chadabe, Joel (1997).Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music.ISBN978-0-13-303231-4.
- Chadabe, Joel (1975). "The Voltage-controlled Synthesizer",The Development and Practice of Electronic Music(Jon H. Appletonand Ronald Perera, eds.).ISBN978-0-13-207605-0.
- Joel Chadabe (2005)."iFiddle Therefore I Am..."ACO.RetrievedOctober 14,2006.
Discography
[edit]- After Some Songs(1995).Deep ListeningCD 001.
References
[edit]- ^Birgé, Jean-Jacques (10 May 2021)."Joel Chadabe, la musique électronique en deuil".Blogs.mediapart.fr.RetrievedMay 30,2021.
- ^Chadabe, Joel and Eisenman, David (2007).Musicworks,Issues 97-99, p.43. Music Gallery.
- ^abJoel Chadabe bio,Chadabe.com.
- ^"Composer Profiles: Joel Chadabe",Kalvos.org.
- ^"Activities as Music",Retiary.org.
- ^"Music Technology: People: Joel Chadabe",NYU Steinhardt.
- ^"Lovely Artist: Biography: Joel Chadabe",Lovely.com.
- ^"Joel Chadabe",CDeMusic.com.
- ^abcdefVadukul, Alex (2021-05-25)."Joel Chadabe, Explorer of Electronic Music's Frontier, Dies at 82".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-05-27.
- ^Zicarrelli 1987 cited in Roads, Curtis (1992).The Music Machine,p.65.ISBN978-0-262-68078-3.
- ^"EMF HistoryArchived2008-04-20 at theWayback Machine",emf.org.
- ^Tommasini, Anthony (19 September 2000)."Chirps, Crackles and Pops at an Exhibition".The New York Times.RetrievedMay 30,2021.
- ^"3/1/13 Joel Chadabe | Institute for Advanced Study".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-16.Retrieved2013-04-28.
External links
[edit]- Chadabe, Joel (April 22, 2007). "About Ear to the Earth",EartotheEarth.org.
- Chadabe, Joel (April 1, 2001 12:00 PM). "The Electronic Century Part III: Computers and Analog Synthesizers",EMusician.com.
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