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Laurie Spiegel
Laurie Spiegel | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Electronic, algorithmic composition, computer music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, Music Mouse, guitar, lute |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Website | retiary |
Laurie Spiegel (born September 20, 1945)[1] is an American composer. She has worked at Bell Laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronic music compositions and her algorithmic composition software Music Mouse. She is also a guitarist and lutenist.[2]
Spiegel's musical interpretation of Johannes Kepler's Harmonices Mundi appeared on "Sounds of Earth" section of the Voyager Golden Record.[3] Her 1972 piece "Sediment" was included in the 2012 film The Hunger Games.[4]
She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[5]
- ^ Don Michael Randel (1996). "Spiegel, Laurie". Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 857. ISBN 0674372999.
- ^ Amirkhanian, Charles. "Women in Electronic Music - 1977". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ Gagné 2011, p. 255.
- ^ Dayal, Geeta. "Rare '70s Electronic Music Is Hidden in The Hunger Games". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ National Women's Hall of Fame, Laurie Spiegel
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