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The Telharmonium
Thaddeus Cahill patented his first Telharmonium in 1897 (exact date is not specified). Cahill described the Telharmonium as a large system capable of electrically generating, controlling and shaping sounds. The keyboard was touch sensative, like a piano.
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The Wurlizter
The Wurlitzer organ (also known as The Mighty Wurlitzer) became popular around the time the Teleharmonium was fading out. -
The Father of Electronic Music
Edgard Varèse is known as the father of electronic music. He is one of the first composers to expect the development of electronic music. Edgard was an American composer. -
The Theremin
This invention is considered one of the most radical instrument innovations of the 20th century. The theremin was created by Leon Thermin. This instrument is very unique because the instrument is not actually touched when played.
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The Ondes Martenot
The Ondes Martenot is similar to the Theremin, but it allows the player more control over the timbre. -
Turntabes
Turntables began a long time ago and are still used today. Turntables are used to change the sound, speed, frequency, dynamics and pitch of music. -
Les Paul Gibson
Les Paul is one of the most influential persons in the making of electronic music. He created the electric guitar -
Computer Performs Music
The computer performs music for the first time. The computer technology was not far developed yet. -
Syntheziers
A synthesizer is an electronic music instrument that generates electric signals that are then converted in to sound through amps, speakers and headphones. They can imitate other instruments or change the way they sound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer -
The Beatles
The Beatles are an extremely popular band known for changing rock music, but they also had an impact on electronic music. They were one of the first groups to effectively use the Moog Synthesizer in their music. -
The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson used multi track recording to develop thick textures vocally and musically. -
MIDI
MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) is a language that was newly developed in 1983, that lets musical instruments and computers send information to each other. -
Mark Applebaum
Mark Applebaum is called 'the mad scientist of music'. He began to create his own crazy instruments in 1990, because he was getting bored with music.
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Father of Digital Music
John Chowing started a research program using computers and software that had been developed by Matthew (the father of computer music) -
Laptop Orchestras
Dan Trueman and Perry Cook founded the Laptop Orchestra at Princeton University. It is a group of people playing music on their laptops, using different techniques and tools to make different sounds.
