ondes Martenot
E246795
The ondes Martenot is an early electronic musical instrument known for its eerie, wavering tones and expressive keyboard-and-ring performance technique, famously used in classical and experimental music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ondes Martenot canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic musical instrument
ⓘ
keyboard instrument ⓘ monophonic musical instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Martenot waves ⓘ |
| amplification | loudspeakers with resonant diffusers ⓘ |
| composerWhoUsedInstrument |
André Jolivet
ⓘ
Arthur Honegger ⓘ Darius Milhaud ⓘ Edgard Varèse ⓘ Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| controlType | analog control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | early 20th-century electronic music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
control drawer
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ loudspeaker units ⓘ oscillator ⓘ ribbon controller ⓘ sliding ring controller ⓘ volume key ⓘ |
| inception | 1928 ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent electronic instruments ⓘ |
| inventor | Maurice Martenot ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
eerie wavering tone
ⓘ
highly expressive vibrato ⓘ portamento capability ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fête des belles eaux
ⓘ
Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine ⓘ Turangalîla-Symphonie ⓘ |
| patentStatus | patented in France ⓘ |
| performanceTechnique |
keyboard playing
ⓘ
pressure-controlled volume key ⓘ ring on a wire for glissandi ⓘ |
| performer |
Ginette Martenot
ⓘ
Jeanne Loriod ⓘ Jonny Greenwood ⓘ Thomas Bloch ⓘ |
| similarTo | theremin ⓘ |
| soundProduction | electronic oscillation ⓘ |
| tuning | continuous pitch control ⓘ |
| typicalRange | approximately seven octaves ⓘ |
| usedByBand | Radiohead ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
classical music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ film music ⓘ |
| uses | heterodyne oscillation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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