Past Meets Future 74 Past Meets Future 74: 1968: Risset´s study of trumpet tones had a major influence on John Chowning´s own development of FM synthesis, as he once mentioned himself. See whole list at:

Past Meets Future 70 Past Meets Future 70: 1969: Risset unlocked timbre from any physical constraints, which musicians and composers had been used to with having only acoustical instruments. See whole

Past Meets Future 68 ​ Past Meets Future 68: Risset´s catalogue contains the first instance where pitch is used to express timbre in the same functional manner that pitch expresses melody and harmony.

Past Meets Future 67 Past Meets Future 67: In 1969 Risset publishes his “An Introductory Catalogue of Computer Synthesized Sounds” See whole list at: Enjoy your day! Rolf

Past Meets Future 51 Past Meets Future 51: In the early 1960s the composers James Tenney and Jean-Claude Risset worked with Max Mathews on the matter of how musical instruments are perceived. See whole