Wrap up assignment

By Lucy S.
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    The Invention of the Theremin

    In 1920 Leon Theremin invented the theremin, an instrument that you can play without touching. The instrument is used by moving a hand back and forth toward the pitch antenna. While the volume is controlled by moving a hand back and forth toward near the loop antenna.
  • Invention of Magnetic Tape for Recording Sound

    Invention of Magnetic Tape for Recording Sound

    Magnetic Tape was invented for recording sound in Germany provided more of a flexible store to manipulate music. Due to WWII, technology was kept secret when the Allied Powers acquired technologies.
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    The Invention of the Ondes Martenot

    Frenchman Maurice Martenot invented the Ondes Martenot. Although similar to the theremin, it had more control over the timbre. There was no functional keyboard but a movable wire that changes pitch.
  • Invention of Hammond Organ

    Invention of Hammond Organ

    American inventor Laurens Hammond developed a new electronic instrument using technologies from the Telharmonium called the Hammond Organ. The model of the Hammond organ, the Hammond B3 made prevalent music within the 1960s.
  • Musique concrète created

    Musique concrète created

    Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that is made in part form acousmatic sound.
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    Invention of the Solid Body Electric Guitar

    The musician, Les Paul created the solid body electric guitar. He made modifications until he was able to get Gibson to produce and sell the guitar in 1951 being one of the best selling guitars.
  • First Music Performed by a Computer

    First Music Performed by a Computer

    In England of 1951, the Ferranti of Mark 1 computer played "God Saved the Queen" "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "In the Mood." These songs were the earliest recordings performed by a computer.
  • First Electronic Music for Magnetic Tape in the U.S.

    First Electronic Music for Magnetic Tape in the U.S.

    Louis and Bebe Barron were the first people to create electronic music from magnetic tape within the United States. Their composition was made from 1951-1952 called "Heavenly Menagerie."
  • First Music Synthesized on a Computer

    First Music Synthesized on a Computer

    The engineer from Bell Labs, Max Mathews was the first person to synthesize music on a computer. This event was marked as the beggining of computer music in the United States.
  • First Electronic Music Studio Established in the U.S.

    First Electronic Music Studio Established in the U.S.

    The Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center established in the United States. The one premier sound facilities in the world until the late 1970s.
  • First Album Produced Fully on Synthesized Music

    First Album Produced Fully on Synthesized Music

    A musician named Wendy (Walter) Carlos released the first album called "Switched on Bach" that included fully synthesized music. This album was a key in interest to the Moog Sythensizer.
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    Turntables used in Hip-Hop

    Turntalbes were used in hiphop for the art of manipulating and creating music within the usage of a direct drive of of turnatables and a DJ mixer.
  • Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataam and Grandmaster Flash

    Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataam and Grandmaster Flash

    Three young DJ's from the Bronx, DJ Kool Herc and, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash accepted as the early pioneers made a style for popular music.
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    MIDI created

    A group of manufacturs such as Roland, Yamaha, Korg and Kawai got together and agreed on an industry standard for MIDI.
  • First Founded Laptop Orchestra

    First Founded Laptop Orchestra

    The first laptop orchestra was founded by Dan Trueman and Perry Cook in 2005 at the Princeton University. The name PLOrk came to be short for 'Princeton Laptop Orchestra.'