Library Person
Jon Appleton
American composer whose need for a better instrument at Dartmouth instigated the development of the Synclavier.
Jon Appleton directed Dartmouth College’s electronic music program, where his dissatisfaction with existing synthesizers set students Cameron Jones and Sydney Alonso to work in 1976 on what became the Synclavier — Appleton stayed closely involved in defining its user interface and musician-facing ergonomics as the two engineers built it. He went on to compose extensively on the instrument, including The Sweet Dreams of Miss Pamela Beach.
Works in the Library
Jon Appleton, Don Cherry ALBUM 1970
Jon Appleton and Don Cherry's 1970 electronic-jazz collaboration, recorded at Dartmouth's Bregman studio.
SOUND TECHNOLOGY
Cameron Jones, Sydney Alonso, Jon Appleton, New England Digital INSTRUMENT
New England Digital's digital synthesis and sampling system, first shipped 1978.
INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY
Jon Appleton COMPOSITION
The Sweet Dreams of Miss Pamela Beach
Jon Appleton electronic composition from his work developing the Synclavier at Dartmouth.
SOUND TECHNOLOGY
