Barbara Stewart (composer)
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Barbara Stewart is an American composer
and musician, known for her work on the kazoo
, both in those fields and as a speaker, researcher and author. She has appeared on The Tonight Show
and performed at Carnegie Hall
. Stewart is the founder of the group Kazoophony, and has been called a "kazoo virtuoso".
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and musician, known for her work on the kazoo
Kazoo
The kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton, which is a membranophone, a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane."Kazoo" was the name given by...
, both in those fields and as a speaker, researcher and author. She has appeared on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
and performed at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
. Stewart is the founder of the group Kazoophony, and has been called a "kazoo virtuoso".