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Four letters and a postcard. Letter on his own headed paper, typed with ink annotations and signed 'Tristram'; discussing possible projects together, life in Adelade, his work etc. Letter on his own headed paper, July 5th 1991, two sheets, typed with ink annotations, signed 'Tristram'., discusses muiscal matters, his recent compositions, his family history (his father was the novelist Joyce Cary) his award of the Order of Australia Medal, his school days at Westminster etc. A letter on his own headed paper, typed, with ink annotations and signed Tristram; discusses the publication of his book on Electronic music, with life as market gardener in Suffolk, a forth coming visit to London etc. A postcard dated 10.4.92, from a Polish address, asking for Maxwell's London details, signed Tristram. A letter dated 21/3/2001, typed, signed, discusses events in London, his hopes of purchasing property in England, his latest compositions etc. With a prospectus for the book, a programme for the concert 'Antipodes, a series of explorations: Tristram Cary A 75th Birthday Tribute, with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday 27 September at the Norwood Concert Hall (2000). A self-published book 'Tristram Cary, Biographoical notes and List of Works: Tristram Cary & Tristram Cary Creative Music Services, 30 Fowler Road, Glen Osmond, S.A. 5064, Australia, updated to 5/90 31pp, photocopies in card covers and plastic spine. Tristram Ogilvie Cary, OAM (14 May 1925 24 April 2008) was a pioneering English-Australian composer. Cary was born in Oxford, England, and educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and Westminster School in London. He was the son of a pianist and the novelist, Joyce Cary, author of Mister Johnson. While working as a radar engineer for the Royal Navy during World War II, he independently developed his own conception of electronic and tape music, and is regarded as amongst the earliest pioneers of these musical forms.Following WWII, he created one of the first electronic music studios, later travelling around Europe to meet the small numbers of other early pioneers of electronic music and composition.With Peter Zinovieff and David Cockerell, he founded Electronic Music Studios (London) Ltd, which created the first commercially available portable synthesiser, the EMS VCS 3, and was then involved in production of such distinctive EMS products as the EMS Synthi 100.Musical worksHis concert works of note include a Sonata for guitar (1959), Continuum for tape (1969), a cantata Peccata Mundi (1972), Contours and Densities at First Hill for orchestra (1972), a Nonet (1979), String Quartet No. 2 (1985) and The Dancing Girls for orchestra (1991).Cary is also particularly well known for his film and television music. He wrote music for the science fiction television series Doctor Who (including the first Dalek story, as well as the score for the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (1955). Later film scores included Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), both for Hammer. He also composed the score for the ABC TV animated version of A Christmas Carol.Cary was one of the first British composers to work in musique concrète. In 1967 he created the first electronic music studio of the Royal College of Music. He built another at his home in Suffolk, which he transported to Australia when he emigrated there, and incorporated it into the University of Adelaide where he worked as a lecturer until 1986.He provided the visual design for the EMS VCS3 synthesizer.DeathCary died in Adelaide, South Australia on 24 April 2008, aged 82. Seller Inventory # 020557
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