Sear, Walter
Variant namesWalter Sear; b. Walter Edmond Sear, Apr. 27, 1930, New Orleans; d. Apr. 29, Manhattan, aged 80; audio engineer whose steadfast devotion to pre-digital recording technology led him to maintain a studio with vintage, analog equipment; at various times he was a professional tuba player; a designer, importer and dealer of specialty tubas; a composer of film soundtracks; and an electronic music enthusiast who advised Robert Moog on the design of his Moog synthesizer (New York Times WWW site, May 7, 2010 in obituary published May 6).
From the description of Collection : of manuscript music, ca. 1935-1961. [ca. 1935-1961] (Curtis Institute of Music). WorldCat record id: 765372845
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| creatorOf | Analogue Music Synthesizer Oral History Project | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center | |
| creatorOf | Sear, Walter. Collection : of manuscript music, ca. 1935-1961. | Curtis Institute of Music, John de Lancie Library | |
| creatorOf | Sear, Walter. Sonatina for tuba and piano / Walter Sear. | University of North Texas Library, UNT |
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Birth 1930-04-27
Death 2010-04-29
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