About

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Birthday:
1932-05-30
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Pauline Oliveros

Overview

Pauline Oliveros (born May 30, 1932 in Houston, Texas) is an American composer and accordionist who is a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music.

She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center in the 1960s, and served as its director. She has taught music at Mills College, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oliveros has written books, formulated new music theories and investigated new ways to focus attention on music including her concepts of "Deep Listening" and "sonic awareness".

Known for

Acting
2021 Sisters with Transistors Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1993 The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros Actor Herself N/A
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1974 Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley Actor Self 59
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Sound
2018 I Hope I'm Loud When I'm Dead Sound Music N/A
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2012 Fogo Sound Music 58
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2007 On the Other Ocean Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1994 skin•es•the•si•a Sound Music N/A
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1992 Sluts & Goddesses Video Workshop Sound Music N/A
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1970 Contacts Sound Music 58
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1969 Clown Sound Music N/A
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1969 Lightning Waterfall Fern Soup Sound Music 58
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1965 The Covenant Sound Music 58
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