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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],
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Series 3: Professional Service, c. 1970s - 2020s],
[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 4: Administrative Records, c. 1960s - 2020s
- Consists of Computer Music Project and Experimental Music Studios records, faculty records and reports, and correspondence sent to and received from former students and colleagues. Organized into three subseries.
- Sub-Series 1: Computer Music Project and Experimental Music Studio Records
- Arranged alphabetically by university, organization, or title, and then chronologically by given year.
- Box 13
- Folder 40: Articles and Reports on Computer-Aided Composition, c. 1983
- Folder 41: Audio Equipment Company Contacts and Correspondence, 1968 - 1996
- Folder 42: "Audio Opportunites, New and Tougher" by Lawrence M. Fisher, 1986 March 23
- An article from New York Times Newspaper's High Technology Emerging Careers Section
- Folder 43: Australian Center for Arts and Technology - Brochure, undated
- Folder 44: The Banff Center - Media Arts Programs, 1988 - 1997
- Also includes brochures for the Center for New Music and Audio Technologie (CNMAT) within the University of California: Berkeley Department of Music
- Folder 45: Brian Belet Music Newsletter - Clark University, 1991 - 1992
- Box 14
- Folder 1: California - Correspondence, 1965 - 1983
- Folder 2: University of California Santa Barbara - Media Arts PhD Program Proposal, 2004 - 2008
- Folder 3: University of California Berkeley - Brochures and Workshops, 1998 - 1995
- Folder 4: Catalogs of Books on Computer Music, c. 2001
- Folder 5: Colgate University Concerts, Correspondence, Programs and Notes, 1975 - 1990
- Folder 6: Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas - Correspondence, 1969 - 1995
- Includes Computer Music Scores
- Folder 7: Columbia University COmputer Music Facility - Projects and Compositions, 1989
- Folder 8: Computer Music Articles, 1975 - 1986
- Folder 9: Computer Music Correspondence with James Dashow, c. 1982
- Folder 10: Computer Music Programs and Centers - List and Brochures, 1986 - 1990
- Folder 11: Computer Music Project - Grants, 1987 - 1989
- Folder 12: Computer Music Workshops - Brochures, 1981 - 1996
- Folder 13: East Coast Correspondence [Folder 1 of 2], 1959 - 1996
- Folder 14: East Coast Correspondence [Folder 2 of 2], 1959 - 1996
- Folder 15: The Eastman Digital Studio - Hardware and Software List, Music 11 Manuels, 1981 - 1983
- Folder 16: Hybrid Computer Music Articles [Folder 1 of 2], 1969 - 1978
- Folder 17: Hybrid Computer Music Articles [Folder 2 of 2], 1969 - 1978
- Folder 18: University of Illinois Computer Music Workshop - Schedule, Concert programs, 1980
- Folder 19: University of Illinois Computer Music Workshop - Schedule, Notes, and Correspondence, 1987
- Folder 20: University of Illinois Unix System Notes (DAC), 1981
- Folder 21: Institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique - Brochures, Articles, Correspondence [Folder 1 of 2], 1978 - 2005
- Folder 22: Institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique - Brochures, Articles, Correspondence [Folder 2 of 2], 1978 - 2005
- Folder 23: Kunitachi College of Music Tokyo Computer Music - Flyers and Brochures, 1993
- Folder 24: Kyma, Continuum Fingerboard - Articles, Manuals, Brochures, 1987 - 2008
- Includes Kyma Tutorial Notes and CERL Music Group Correspondence and list of research projects
- Folder 25: Lejaren Hiller - Correspondence, Articles, Papers, 1959 - 2013
- Folder 26: The Magnavoc Company - Correspondence, 1961 - 1968
- Folder 27: University of Michigan Symposiu on Computers and the Performing Arts - Schedules and Abstract, 1987
- Folder 28: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Music - Studio Announcement, Brochures, Articles, 1980 - 1991
- Folder 29: MUSIC 4BF Manual, Notes, and Composition Routines [Folder 1 of 2], c. 1981 - 2002
- Folder 30: MUSIC 4BF Manual, Notes, and Composition Routines [Folder 1 of 2], c. 1981 - 2002
- Folder 31: Music Control Languages - Manuals, Papers [Folder 1 of 2], 1972 - 1989
- Folder 32: Music Control Languages - Manuals, Papers [Folder 2 of 2], 1972 - 1989
- Folder 33: Music Notation Software - Brochures, Papers, Notes and Scores [Folder 1 of 2], c. 1977 - 1987
- Folder 34: Music Notation Software - Brochures, Papers, Notes, and Scores [Folder 2 of 2], c. 1977 - 1987
- Folder 35: "Musical Performance: A Synthesis-by-Rule Approach", c. 1983
- Authors: Johan Sandberg, Anders Askenfelt, and Lard Fryden. Published in the Computer Music Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1; Spring 1983
- Folder 36: Northern Illinois University - Correspondence, Acoustics Laboratory, 1987 April - May
- Folder 37: Northwestern University Computer Music - Schedules, Notes, Manuals, and Concerts, 1982 - 1990
- Folder 38: Northwestern University - Correspondence, 1978 - 1983
- Folder 39: "Observations in the Art of Speech: Paul Lausky's Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomas Campion", undated
- Research and Paper by David Code
- Folder 40: Office Cartoons, undated
- Joke Cartoons by Steve Ball
- Folder 41: Research Inquiry Correspondence, 1967 - 1991
- Folder 42: Robert Moog - Correspondence, 1964 - 1987
- Folder 43: University of San Diego Center for Music Experiments - Correspondence, Papers, and Notes, 1972 - 1981
- Box 15
- Folder 1: University of San Diego Center for Music Experiments - Correspondence, Papers, and Reports [Folder 1 of 2], 1976 - 2003
- Folder 2: University of San Diego Center for Music Experiments - Correspondence, Papers, and Reports [Folder 2 of 2], 1976 - 2003
- Folder 3: Stanford University Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics - Publications, Brochures, and Correspondence [Folder 1 of 2], 1969 - 2015
- Folder 4: Stanford University Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics - Publications, Brochures, and Correspondence [Folder 2 of 2], 1969 - 2015
- Folder 5: Stanford University Computer Music - Correspondence, 1968 - 1980
- Folder 6: Stanford University, PLA Language - Manuals, papers, and tutorials, 1983 - 1984
- Folder 7: Summer Workshops on Digital Signal Processing and Sound Computation, 1989 - 1992
- Folder 8: Stephen Beck - Correspondence, 1967 - 1987
- Folder 9: Tom Fosha - Papers, 1982 - 1983
- Folder 10: University of Toronto - Structured Sound Synthesis Project [Folder 1 of 2], 1977 - 1981
- Authors: William Buxton, Guy Federow. Includes other papers by Buxton
- Folder 11: University of Toronto - Structured Sound Synthesis Project [Folder 2 of 2], 1977 - 1981
- Folder 20: Midwest Correspondence, 1954 - 1994
- Includes correspondence about various computer music studios, programs, equipment purchases, and technical reports amongst others.
- Sub-Series 2: Faculty Records and Reports
- Arranged alphabetically by title and then chronologically by given year.
- Box 15
- Folder 12: Activity Reports, 1970 - 2001
- James Beauchamp's activity reports as faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Folder 13: Assistantship Applications, Correspondence, 1985 - 1992
- Folder 14: Awards, Fellowship, and Grant Applications - Correspondence, 1971 - 1995
- Folder 15: College of Engineering Emeritus Directory, 1998 - 1999
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Directory of Emeritus professors from the College of Engineering. Includes Beauchamp
- Folder 16: Grant Announcements, Applications, 1982 - 1992
- Folder 17: Human Subjects Research Form, 1999
- Contains newspaper clippings about human study ban in Chicago (1999) and a blank IRB-1 Form for Review of Research Involving Human Subjects
- Folder 18: University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study - Correspondence, 1991 - 1996
- Folder 19: University of Illinois Patent and Copyright Policies, 1991 - 2003
- Correspondence, booklets, and brochures about the Office of Technology Management (OTM) and handling intellectual property policies at the University of Illinois
- Folder 21: Music Perception Journal, 1999 October 25; 2000 January 25
- Contains correspondence relating to potential article by Beauchamp for the journal
- Folder 22: Promotion Papers, 1980 - 1993
- Contains correspondence and submission documents (refernces, curriculum vitae, syllabi, etc) related to Beachamp's promotion to Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Folder 23: Research Board Proposals, 1964 - 1975
- Folder 24: Research Board Proposals [1 of 2], 1977 - 1987
- Folder 25: Research Board Proposals [Folder 2 of 2], 1977 - 1987
- Folder 26: Research Board Proposals, 1988 - 2000
- Folder 27: Research Board Proposal Reviews, 1996 - 2009
- Folder 28: Research Board Proposals, 2000 - 2005
- Folder 29: Research Board Proposals - Hiller and Brün, 1959 - 1968
- Contains proposals to Research Board about prokect proopsals and assistantships by Lejaren Hiller and Herbert Brün
- Folder 30: Sabbatical Leaves, 1973 - 1997
- Folder 31: "The Teaching Professor" Newsletters, 1987 - 1988
- A monthly newsletter about enhancing college learning for faculty. Contains Vol. 1, No. 10, and Vol. 2, Nos. 1-12.
- Sub-Series 3: Correspondence
- Arranged alphabetically by recipient.
- Box 15
- Folder 32: Alumni Employment Correspondence, 1990 1993
- Folder 33: Scot Aurenz, 1990 - 1992
- Folder 34: Lydia Ayers, 1994 - 2022
- Folder 35: Robin Bargar, 1994 - 1997
- Folder 36: Don Barnhart, 1997 - 2003
- Folder 37: Mert Bay, 1985 - 2016
- Folder 38: Arthur H. Benade - Correspondence and Papers, 1967 - 1988
- Folder 39: Daniel Birnschein, 2009 July 29
- Folder 40: Shirley Blankenship, undated
- Folder 41: Matthew Boucher, 2003 - 2004
- Folder 42: Judy Brown, 1996 - 1998
- Folder 43: Rebekah Brown, 1992 - 1993
- Folder 44: Murray Campbell, 2003
- Folder 45: Chris Chafe, 1993
- Folder 46: Arun Chandra, 2005 - 2022
- Box 16
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