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By Scott Schwartz
Collection Overview
Title: James W Beauchamp Harmonic Tone Generator and Papers, 1963-1966
ID: 12/5/69
Primary Creator: Beauchamp, James W. (1937-2022)
Extent: 5.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: Organized in one series - Series 1: Harmonic Tone Generator Components and Papers.
Date Acquired: 01/14/2015. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Acoustical Society of America, Acoustics, Alumni, Class Notes, Classroom Instruction, Computer Music, Computer Science, Dissertations, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Department, Electronic Music, Faculty, Faculty Papers, Illiac Computers, Music, School of
Formats/Genres: Experimental Music, Papers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The James W. Beauchamp Harmonic Tone Generator and Papers, 1963-1966 includes materials concerning Dr. James W. Beauchamp's research in acoustics, electronics, and music during his time at the University of Illinois. Includes the Harmonic Tone Generator, a voltage-controlled electronic music synthesizer, a bound copy of his dissertation, photographs, and professional publications.
Biographical Note
James Warren Beauchamp (1937-2022) was Professor Emeritus in both the School of Music and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois. Dr. Beauchamp received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Michigan, in 1960 and 1961 respectively. In 1965, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a PhD in electrical engineering. His dissertation was entitled Electronic Instrumentation for the Synthesis, Control, and Analysis of Harmonic Musical Tones. He worked closely with his mentor, chemist and composer Lejaren Hiller, during his PhD studies to create the Harmonic Tone Generator (HTG). The device was among the first voltage-controlled electronic music synthesizers. The HTG was used in a number of electronic music projects staged at the University of Illinois, including Salvatore Martirano's Underworld. He joined the electrical engineering faculty in 1965. Shortly after, he took a leave of absence which he spent working in Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He returned in 1969 to his joint appoitment in electrical engineering and music. During his tenure at Illinois, he served as director of the School of Music's Experimental Music Studios, during which time he headed the Hybrid Computer Project and the Computer Music Project. Dr. Beauchamp was a fellow of both the Audio Engineering Society and the Acoustical Society of America. He was also a visiting scholar at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and a visiting researcher at the Institut de recherche et coordination in acoustique musique (IRCAM) in Paris.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
Folder of news-clippings donated on 11/16/2017.
Acquisition Source:
James Beauchamp
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Related Materials:
For further information about other Lejaren Hiller sound recordings and personal papers please visit the University at Buffalo's Lejaren Hiller Papers. For more information please see https://research.lib.buffalo.edu/hiller.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Instruction, c. 1960s - 2010s],
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Series 2: Research and Publications, c. 1950s - 2020s],
[Series 3: Professional Service, c. 1970s - 2020s],
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Series 4: Administrative Records, c. 1960s - 2020s],
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Series 5: Personal Papers, c. 1950s - 2010s],
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Series 6: Harmonic Tone Generator Components and Papers, 1963-1966],
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- Series 3: Professional Service, c. 1970s - 2020s
- Consists of contracts, meeting minutes, conference programs, grant proposals, and travel itineraries documenting professional and academic services. Organized into two subseries.
- Sub-Series 1: Acoustical Society of America committee files and conference programs
- Arranged chronologically
- Box 11
- Folder 6: 180th Acoustical Society of America Meeting (Virtual), 2021 June 8-10
- Folder 7: Acoustical Society of America Membership and Donations [Folder 1 of 2], 2017 - 2020
- Folder 8: Acoustical Society of America Membership and Donations [Folder 2 of 2], 2018 - 2020
- Folder 9: 179th Acoustical Society of America Meeting (Virtual), 2020 December 7 - 11
- Folder 10: Louisville Acoustical Society of America, 2019 May 13 - 17
- Folder 11: Minneapolis Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2018 May 7 - 11
- Folder 12: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - New Orleans, 2017 December 4 - 8
- Folder 13: Honolulu Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2016 November 28 - December 2
- Held in conjunction with the Acousical Society of Japan
- Folder 14: Salt Lake City Acoustical Society of America, 2016 May 23 - 27
- Folder 15: Jacksonville Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2015 November 2 - 6
- Folder 16: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Pittsburgh, 2015 May 18 - 22
- Folder 17: 168th Acoutical Society of America Meeting - Indianapolis, 2014 October 27 - 31
- Folder 18: Providence Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2014 May 5 - 9
- Folder 19: San Fransisco Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2013 December 2 - 6
- Folder 20: Montreal Acoustical Society of America/International Congress on Acoustics Meeting, 2013 June 2 - 7
- Folder 21: Acoustical Society of America Membership Committee, 2012 - 2013
- Folder 22: Kansas City Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2012 October 22 - 26
- Folder 23: Acoustical Society of America 163 - Acoustics 2012 - Hong Kong, 2012 May 13 - 18
- Folder 24: San Diego Acoustical Society of America Meeting, 2011 October 31 - November 4
- Folder 25: Acoustical Society of America - Seattle, 2011 May 23 - 27
- Folder 26: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Cancun, 2010 November 15 - 19
- Folder 27: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Baltimore, 2010 April 19 - 23
- Folder 28: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - San Antonio, 2009 October 26 - 30
- Folder 29: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Portland, 2009 May 18 - 22
- Folder 30: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Miami, 2008 November 10 - 14
- Folder 31: Acoustical Society of America/European Acoustics Society - Paris, 2008 June 29 - July 4
- Folder 32: Acoustical Society of America - New Orleans Meeting, 2007 November 27 - December 1
- Folder 33: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Salt Lake City, 2007 June 4 - 8
- Folder 34: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Honolulu, 2006 November 28 - December 2
- Folder 35: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Providence, 2006 June 5 - 9
- Folder 36: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Minneapolis, 2005 October 17 - 21
- Folder 37: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Vancouver, 2005 May 16 - 20
- Folder 38: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - San Diego, 2004 November 15 - 19
- Folder 39: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - New York City, 2004 May 24 - 28
- Folder 40: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Austin, Texas
- Folder 41: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Nashville, 2003 April 28 - May 2
- Folder 42: Acoustical Society of America - Fellow Applicants, 2003 - 2011
- Folder 43: Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Cancun, 2002 December 2 - 6
- Folder 44: Acoustical Society of America Membership [Folder 1 of 2], 1966 - 2009
- Folder 45: Acoustical Society of America Membership [Folder 2 of 2], 1967 - 2009
- Folder 46: Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics - Acoustical Society of America [Folder 1 of 2], 1969 - 2008
- Folder 47: Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics - Acoustical Society of America [Folder 2 of 2], 2005 - 2008
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Acoustical Society of America Medals and Awards Committee [Folder 1 of 3], 2004 - 2005
- Folder 2: Acoustical Society of America Medals and Awards Committee [Folder 2 of 3], 2003
- Folder 3: Acoustical Society of America Medals and Awards Committee [Folder 3 of 3], 2001 - 2003
- Folder 4: Acoustical Society of America Silver Award, 2003; 2013
- Presented to William Strong
- Folder 5: Acoustical Society of America - Silver Candidates [Folder 1 of 2], 2003
- Folder 6: Acoustical Society of America - Silver Candidates [Folder 2 of 2], 2003
- Folder 7: Acoustical Society of America - Medals Committee, 2003 June 1
- Sub-Series 2: Professional Organization Conferences and Travel Itineraries
- Arranged chronologically.
- Box 12
- Folder 8: Audio Engineering Society Membership [Folder 1 of 4], 1990 - 2004
- Folder 9: Audio Engineering Society Membership [Folder 2 of 4], 1990 - 2004
- Folder 10: Audio Engineering Society Membership [Folder 3 of 4], 1963 - 1982
- Folder 11: Audio Engineering Society Membership [Folder 4 of 4], 1964 - 1989
- Folder 12: Joint Computer Conference - Fall, 1966 November 8
- Folder 13: Consulting Activities [Folder 1 of 2], 1989 - 2001
- Folder 14: Consulting Activities [Folder 2 of 2], 1979 - 1984
- Folder 15: Iowa Acoustics Conference [Folder 1 of 2], 1974 April 5-6; 1985 August 25
- Folder 16: Iowa Acoustics Conference [Folder 2 of 2], 1983 April - May
- Folder 17: Miscellaneous Acoustics Conferences, 1975 - 2001
- Folder 18: Audio Engineering Society Meeting - Los Angeles, 1980 May 6 - 9
- Folder 19: Computer Music Journal, 1980 - 1984
- Folder 20: The Computer Music Association Membership Records [Folder 1 of 3], 1987 - 2010
- Contains receipts, correspondence, and newsletters regarding Beauchamp's involvement with the Computer Music Association
- Folder 21: The Computer Music Association Membership Records [Folder 2 of 3], 1983 - 1990
- Folder 22: The Computer Music Association Membership Records [Folder 3 of 3], 1981 - 1983
- Folder 23: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music Conferences [Folder 1 of 2], 1991 - 1997
- Folder 24: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music Conferences [Folder 2 of 2], 1983 - 2004
- Folder 25: International Computer Music Association Journals [Folder 1 of 4], 1980 - 1983
- Folder 26: International Computer Music Association Journals [Folder 2 of 4], 1984 - 1988
- Folder 27: International Computer Music Association Journals [Folder 3 of 4], 1988 - 1991
- Folder 28: International Computer Music Association Journals [Folder 4 of 4], 1991 - 1998
- Folder 29: Miscellaneous Talks [Folder 1 of 2], 1983 - 1993
- Folder 30: Miscellaneous Talks [Folder 2 of 2], 1974 - 1983
- Folder 31: Iowa/Reycor Talk, 1985 April 26
- Folder 32: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing Conference, 1986 September 14 - 17
- Folder 33: Iowa Talk, 1987 April 30 - May 2
- Presented at Iowa Acoustics Colloquium
- Box 13
- Folder 1: Miscellaneous Computer Conferences, 1989 - 1992
- Folder 2: Scholar's Travel Applications and Notice of Awards, 1989 - 2004
- Folder 3: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing Workshop, 1989 October 27
- Folder 4: International Computer Music Association, 1991 - 1995
- Folder 5: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshop, 1991 October 20 -23
- Folder 6: International Symposium on Musical Acoustics - Tokyo, 1992 - August 28 - September 1
- Folder 7: Workshop on Applications of Signal Proessing to Audio and Acoustics, 1993 - 1999
- Folder 8: Audio Engineering Society Meeting - Berlin, 1993 March 16 - 19
- Folder 9: Paris Sabbatical, 1994 - 1995
- Folder 10: Hong Kong Trip, 1994 May 10 - 18
- Talk given: "Analysis and Synthesis of Sounds using the McAulay-Quatieri Method of Spectral Tracking
- Folder 11: International Computer Music Conference - Denmark, 1994 September 12 - 17
- Folder 12: Audio Engineering Society Talk - Paris, 1995 February 25 - 28
- Presented with Andrew Horner
- Folder 13: Society for Music Perception and Cognition - Berkeley, 1995 June 22 - 25
- Folder 14: Prauge Conference, 1995 September 23 - 26
- Folder 15: University of Michigan Talk, 1996 March 14
- Folder 16: American Society for Cybernetics Talk, 1997 March 8 - 12
- Folder 17: International Computer Music Conference - Greece, 1997 September 25 - 30
- Folder 18: Chicago Talk - Audio Engineering Society, 1998 March 24
- Folder 19: International Computer Music Conference - Ann Arbor, 1998 October 1 - 6
- Folder 20: Audio Engineering Society - Chicago Chapter, 1998 - 2001
- Folder 21: Society for Music Perception and Cognition - Northwestern University, 1999 August 14 - 17
- Folder 22: International Computer Music Conference - Beijing, 1999 October 22 - 28
- Folder 23: International Computer Music Conference - Berlin, 2000 August 27 - September 1
- Folder 24: Institute of Electical and Electronics Engineers - Digital Audio Mohonk Workshop, 2001 October 21 - 24
- Folder 25: International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition - Sydney, Australia, 2002 July 17 - 21
- Folder 26: Society for Music Perception and Cognition - Las Vegas, 2003 June 16 - 19
- Folder 27: Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, 2003 October 19 - 22
- Folder 28: International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition - Northwestern, 2004 August 3 - 7
- Folder 29: Independent Component Analysis Conference - Charleston, South Carolina, 2006 March 5 - 8
- Folder 30: International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition - Bologna Italy, 2006 August 22 - 26
- Folder 31: International Society for Music Information Retrieval - Vienna, 2001 September 23 - 27
- Folder 32: Society of Musical Peception and Cognition - Indianapolis, 2009 August 3 - 7
- Folder 33: International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition - Seattle, 2010 August 23 - 27
- Folder 34: ViennaTalk, 2010 September 19 - 21
- Folder 35: Midwest Music Information Retrieval Gathering, 2014 June 14
- Folder 36: Rochester - Speaker at Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014
- Folder 37: Music Technology Major Proposal, 2014
- Folder 38: Midwest Music and Audio Day at Northwestern University, 2017 June 23
- Folder 39: Timbre 2018 - McGill University, 2018 July 4 - 7
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Series 5: Personal Papers, c. 1950s - 2010s],
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