Joan La Barbara
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Joan La Barbara
Joan La Barbara is an American composer, performer, and sound artist. She is best known for her distinctive exploration of the human voice and its use in musical composition. She has developed an original vocabulary of experimental and extended vocal techniques which include multiphonics, circular singing, glottal clicks, and various forms of overtone singing. Her scores have been performed in concert halls, galleries, and universities in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan. Some of her most renowned works include Voice is the Original Instrument, a pioneering work for voice and tape manipulation, and 73 Poems, a collaboration with poet Lewis MacAdams.
Experimental Music, Vocal Art, Multiphonics, Sound Art, Extended Technique.
— Mei Wang
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