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Hugh Seymour Davies (23 April 1943 – 1 January 2005) was a musicologist, composer, and inventor of experimental musical instruments .
Hugh Seymour Davies (23 d'abril de 1943 - 1 de gener de 2005) va ser un musicòleg, compositor i inventor d'instruments musicals experimentals.
Hugh Davies was the first UK composer to perform "live electronic music," renowned for making unique DIY electroacoustic instruments (held in the Science Museum's collection in London).
Hugh Davies (1943-2005) was a prolific and influential figure in electronic and experimental music. He composed chamber, electroacoustic and multimedia works, invented over 150 musical instruments, and wrote books and articles on the subject.
Huge Davies (born Hugh Davies) is a musical comedian known for deadpan delivery whilst wearing a full-size Yamaha keyboard strapped to himself. Born with the first name Hugh, he performed as Huge, an old nickname, when first performing in Aberdeen, for the sake of non-identification.
Hace 3 días · Hugh Davies was a composer, instrument maker and musicologist who worked with Stockhausen, improvisation and sound art. He died in 2005, leaving a legacy of creative and ecological inventions and a rich discography.
Learn about the Science Museum's collection of 42 items of electronic sound apparatus owned by Hugh Davies, a pioneer of live electronic music and instrument-building in Britain. The article traces the development of his practice and the objects in the collection from 1967 to 1975.
