Major Events of Electronic Music By pj113 Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 2014 Major Events Jan 1, 1759 Jean-Baptiste de La Borde built the Clavecin Electrique Dec 29, 1874 Elisha Gray invented the Musical Telegraph Jan 1, 1897 Thhaddeus Cahill invents the Telharmonium Jan 1, 1906 Thaddeus Cahill introduces the Telharmonium Jan 1, 1928 Leon Theremin patents his instrument Jan 1, 1928 Ondes Martenot invented by Frenchman Maurice Martenot Jan 1, 1928 Magnetic tape invented by Germany Jan 1, 1929 Theremin signed a licensing agreement with American radio maker RCA Jan 1, 1938 Leon Theremin vanished from the United States Jan 1, 1957 Max Matthews synthsizes frst song on computer Jan 1, 1958 Herbert Belar and Harry Olson made the RCA Mark II Jan 1, 1960 Cage featured on a game show I’ve Got a Secret Jan 1, 1966 Good Vibrations recorded Jul 15, 1980 MIDI created Jul 7, 2005 Fist laptop orchestra