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Judy Klein (born April 14, 1943, in Chicago) is an American composer and music teacher. She started the Computer Music Studio at New York University and led it in the 1980s. Her music mainly uses electronic sounds. She creates pieces for electronic devices, sound art installations, and music for plays. She also works with visual artists.

Learning About Music

Judy Klein earned her first degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967. She then continued her music studies in Basel, Switzerland, getting a diploma in 1977. She later earned a Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1987. During her studies, she learned from important composers like Thomas Kessler and Ruth Anderson. She also studied computer-made music at the Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music.

Her Music Career

Klein began teaching electronic music composition at New York University in 1985. She later created and directed the New York University Computer Music Studio. She also helped the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Lincoln Center) build an archive of electronic music from 1990 to 2006.

She has been a visiting artist and lecturer at many places. These include the Bregman Studio at Dartmouth College and the Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music. She also visited the Elektronische Musik Studio in Switzerland and the Institute of Electroacoustic Music in France. Other places include the Cincinnati College Conservatory and the Computer Music Center at Columbia University.

Klein creates her music using computer programming languages. These include the C programming language and the Csound computer music language. Her works often focus on electronic sounds. She also combines her interest in sound with her dedication to animal rights. She discussed this in an interview about her piece "The Wolves of Bays Mountain."

She lives in New York City today. She helps judge competitions and festivals for electronic music. She is also on the Steering Committee for the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. She writes for Open Space Magazine and Perspectives of New Music. Her music is available on CDs from labels like ICMA and SEAMUS.

Selected Musical Works

Here are some of Judy Klein's musical pieces:

  • Dead End (1979) - a piece for tape
  • Little Piece (1979) - a piece for tape
  • Dream/Song (1980) - a piece for tape
  • Journeys (1982) - a piece for tape and an art installation
  • God Bites (1983) - a piece for tape
  • The Mines of Falun, part 1 (1983) - a piece for tape
  • The Tell-Tale Heart (1983) - music for a film
  • From the Journals of Felix Bosonnet (1987) - a piece for tape
  • Elements 1.1: sulphur, phosphorus; diamond (1992) - a piece for tape
  • 88” for Nick (1992) - a piece for tape
  • Elements 1.2 (1993) - a sound art installation
  • The Wolves of Bays Mountain (1998) - a piece for tape
  • Railcar (2008)

Music Recordings

You can find Judy Klein's music on these recordings:

  • The Wolves of Bays Mountain, OPEN SPACE 15 #OS015 - 2004
  • From the Journals of Felix Bosonnet, ICMC 1989 #38161665 - 1989
  • 88” for Nick, Transforms: The Nerve Events Project, Cuneiform Records #43302512 - 1993
  • Elements 1.1: sulphur, phosphorus; diamond, Music from SEAMUS vol. 4 (digital re-issue from 1994) - 2022
  • Railcar, Music from SEAMUS vol. 20 - 2011
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