Herbert Deutsch "From Moog to Mac" Compact Disc, 2012

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Artifact Overview

Herbert Deutsch is an experimental composer and was a close collaborator of Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer. This disc contains demonstration recordings of the prototype synthesizer, voice correspondence between Moog and Deutsch, and contemporary recordings. "Jazz Images, a Worksong and Blues" was composed on The Henry Ford's 1964 prototype Moog synthesizer--the first song ever composed on the instrument.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Compact disc

Date Made

2012

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2015.64.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kristen Gallerneaux.

Material

Cardboard
Plastic

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Red
Black (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 5.625 in
Width: 5.625 in
Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on front of package: HERBERT DEUTSCH/ FROM MOOG TO MAC in ink on front: To Henry Ford Museum/ Herbert Deutsch
Herbert Deutsch "From Moog to Mac" Compact Disc, 2012