Bebe and Louis Barron
American pioneers of electronic music
Bebe Barron ((1925-06-16)June 16, 1925 – (2008-04-20)April 20, 2008) and Louis Barron ((1920-04-23)April 23, 1920 – (1989-11-01)November 1, 1989) were pioneers in the field of electronic music. The American couple is credited with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape composed in the United States, and the first entirely electronic film score for the MGM movie Forbidden Planet (1956).
Bebe Barron
Bebe Barron was born as Charlotte May Wind in Minneapolis on June 16, 1925, the only child of Ruth and Frank Wind. She studied piano at the University of Minnesota and a post-graduate degree in political science. In Minneapolis, she studied composition with Roque Cordero. She moved to New York, and worked as a researcher for Time-Life and studied musical composition. She studied music with Wallingford Riegger and Henry Cowell. She married Louis Barron in 1947. They lived in Greenwich Village. It was Louis who nicknamed her "Bebe".
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