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Suzanne Ciani is an American pianist, composer and sound designer who found early success with innovative electronic music and is also known for her work with quadraphonic sound.

✵ 4. June 1946
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Famous Suzanne Ciani Quotes

“It had to go all the way out to the west coast and come all the way back to the east coast every time it needed to be fixed.”

Suzanne Ciani

"INTERVIEW: Suzanne Ciani...," (2014)

“The frustration was with the philosophy of the instrument.”

Suzanne Ciani

"INTERVIEW: Suzanne Ciani...," (2014)

“When it broke down, I would break down. I had to wean myself from it just to survive. I had to have interventions. People would say, ‘You’ve got to do something else.’ So that was part of it—being too dependent on this thing I couldn’t count on.”

Suzanne Ciani

"INTERVIEW: Suzanne Ciani...," (2014)

“And if it made it one trip, it wouldn’t make the other. Then somebody stole half of it. I found out about that 20 years later, when someone sent me a photograph and said, ‘Does this look familiar to you?’ I nearly fainted.”

Suzanne Ciani

"INTERVIEW: Suzanne Ciani...," (2014)

“Now my ears are awakening again, just because I’m part of the zeitgeist of contemporary whatever. Even though I’m in this remote place, I get it.”

Suzanne Ciani

"INTERVIEW: Suzanne Ciani...," (2014)

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