Elektronmusikstudion
Encyclopedia
Elektronmusikstudion formerly known as Electroacoustic Music in Sweden, is the Swedish
national centre for electronic music
and sound art
. The research organisation started in 1964 and is based in Stockholm
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EMS was raised in 1964 by the Swedish composer Karl Birger Blomdahl, when he started working for the Swedish Radio. In addition to this job he requested for a special studio to allow him to produce electronic music. The Norwegian composer Knut Wiggen became the director of this studio called klangverstan (sound workshop) at first. EMS became independent of the radio in 1969.
Nowadays EMS organises courses, events, artist in residence activities. The organisation owns six studios and also owns a library archive with a large collection of books about electronic music, sound art and related topics.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
national centre for electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and sound art
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
. The research organisation started in 1964 and is based in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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EMS was raised in 1964 by the Swedish composer Karl Birger Blomdahl, when he started working for the Swedish Radio. In addition to this job he requested for a special studio to allow him to produce electronic music. The Norwegian composer Knut Wiggen became the director of this studio called klangverstan (sound workshop) at first. EMS became independent of the radio in 1969.
Nowadays EMS organises courses, events, artist in residence activities. The organisation owns six studios and also owns a library archive with a large collection of books about electronic music, sound art and related topics.