Maryanne Amacher

Maryanne Amacher
Amacher in 2006
Background information
Born(1938-02-25)February 25, 1938
Kane, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2009(2009-10-22) (aged 71)
Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
GenresElectronic music, experimental music noise music
OccupationsComposer, installation artist
InstrumentPiano
Websitewww.maryanneamacher.org

Maryanne Amacher (February 25, 1938 – October 22, 2009) was an American composer and installation artist. She is known for working extensively with a family of psychoacoustic phenomena called auditory distortion products (also known as distortion product otoacoustic emissions and combination tones), in which the ears themselves produce audible sound.

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