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Telharmonium
The Telharmonium was invented by Thaddeus Cahill and was the earliest electrical musical instrument. -
Theremin
The Theremin was invented by Leon Theremin and is controlled without physical contact. -
Ondes Martenot
Ondes Martenot was invented in 1928 and is played with a keyboard and a ring along a wire that is moved. -
Hammond Organ
The Hammond organ was invented in 1935 and is and electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert. -
Tape Recording
Magnetic tape recording technology was introduced to music after being shared by Germany. -
Musique Concrete
Musique Concrete's first song made by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry was recorded train sounds onto a phonograph recorder. -
Graphic Notation
Graphic Notation is used for musique concrete because traditional staff notation was too restricted. -
Solid Body Guitar
Les Paul created the first solid body electric guitar in 1952. -
First computer composed music
The song, Illiac Suite for String Quartet, is the first song strictly composed by a computer written. -
RCA Mark ll
RCA Mark ll was the first programmable electronic music synthesizer. -
Buchla Synthesizer
Buchla Synthesizer was the west coast studio synthesizer and uses touch sensitive plates. -
Moog synthesizer
Moog synthesizer was invented by Robert Moog in 1964. -
Yamaha DX - 7
Yamaha DX-7 is one of the most successful electronic keyboards. -
MIDI
MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. -
First Laptop Orchestra
The first laptop orchestra was founded by Dan Trueman and Perry Cook in 2005 at Princeton University.