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The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself.

David Tudor

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David Tudor
Age: 70 †
Born: 1926
Born: January 20
Died: 1996
Died: August 13
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
David Eugene Tudor
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