Electronic music: Difference between revisions

In addition to the theremin, the [[ondes Martenot]] was invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot, who debuted it in Paris.<ref>Composers using the instrument ultimately include [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]], [[Arthur Honegger|Honegger]], [[André Jolivet|Jolivet]], [[Charles Koechlin|Koechlin]], [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen]], [[Darius Milhaud|Milhaud]], [[Gilles Tremblay (composer)|Tremblay]], and [[Edgard Varèse|Varèse]]. In 1937, Messiaen wrote ''Fête des belles eaux'' for 6 ondes Martenot, and wrote solo parts for it in ''[[Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine]]'' (1943&ndash;44) and the ''Turangalîla Symphonie'' (1946&ndash;48/90).</ref>

 

 

Recording of sounds made a leap in 1927, when American inventor J. A. O'Neill developed a recording device that used magnetically coated ribbon. However, this was a commercial failure. Two years later, [[Laurens Hammond]] established his company for the manufacture of electronic instruments. He went on to produce the [[Hammond organ]], which was based on the principles of the [[Telharmonium]], along with other developments including early reverberation units.<ref>{{harvnb|Russcol|1972|p=70}}.</ref> Hammond (along with John Hanert and C. N. Williams) would also go on to invent another electronic instrument, the [[Novachord]], which Hammond's company manufactured from 1939&ndash;1942.<ref>{{harvnb|Crab|2005}}.</ref>

The method of photo-optic sound recording used in cinematography made it possible to obtain a visible image of a sound wave, as well as to realize the opposite goal&mdash;synthesizing a sound from an artificially drawn sound wave.

 

 

==Development: 1940s to 1950s==