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Ruth White

American composer

United States • 1925-09-02 – 2013-08-26

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Biography

Ruth S. White (September 1, 1925 – August 26, 2013) was an American composer known for her electronic music compositions. While most of her career was dedicated to educational recordings, she is best known for being an electronic music pioneer, owing to her early explorations of sound using the Moog synthesizer. The back cover of her 1971 release Short Circuits stated that "Ruth White is considered among today's most gifted arbiters of what is termed 'the new music'". Her early recordings 7 Trumps From the Tarot Cards and Pinions (1968), Flowers of Evil (1969), and Short Circuits (1970) all featured surprising uses of the Moog synthesizer as well as other electronic musical equipment.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

49 releases · 15 albums · active 1955–2023

  • Performance · 71
  • Other credits · 63
  • Production · 10
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton · LSI Studios · Soundtrack Recording Studios, Nashville

Frequent collaborators

  • Lucille Starr

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