Synthonic Music @ Swan-Cross

Synthonic Music at Swan-Cross

I was a teenager when the first synthesizers were invented and became commercially available. My first encounter with one was “love at first sound!”

I have spent the entirety of my adult life as a composer working to help establish the legitimacy of “electro-acoustic instruments” (as they have come to be called) as serious instruments worthy of participation in the world of non-pop music.

Of course, with the integration of digitally sampled sound libraries into the world of computers, it is almost a moot point. But that, perhaps, is a matter for more serious debate.

In any case, my work as composer has come to rely almost entirely on electro-acoustic instrumentation, whether I am emulating acoustic sounds or not.

The works featured on this page were all conceived primarily as “synthesizer”-type pieces.

From this page:

Kaleidoscopes
A collection of ‘kaleidoscopic’ works, mostly electro-acoustic

I Sing the Hymn Electronique
A collection of traditional hymns, arranged for electro-acoustic instruments

Epiphany Suite
A short bio-pic of the life of Christ

All the Colors of the Rainbow:
Chinese Folk Song Suite for Flute
For flute, with electro-acoustic accompaniment

About the recordings

These recordings are currently made available for streaming and free download. All I ask is that you copy them only for your own listening pleasure and not copy them for others. Instead, direct your friends and family to this website, where they can check the music out for themselves.

If you would like CD-quality recordings, many of the works listed here are available on CD.

Of course, making and distributing copies of this music for your own personal gain is a violation of copyright and moral law. Please, just don't do it.

The music of Charles O. Beck

Synthonic Music at Swan-Cross

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About the recordings