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Telharmonium Invented
Thaddeus Cahill invented the Telharmonium. -
The Mighty Wurlizter takes over.
The Mighty Wurlizter is invented and surpasses the Telharmonium. -
The Theremin
The Theremin is invented by Leon Theremin. -
Theremin Patented
Leon Theremin patented the Theremin. -
Ondes Martenot
The Ondes Martenot is invented by Maurice Martenot. It is similar to the Theremin but allowed more control of the sound. -
The Hammond Organ
The Hammond Organ is invented by Laruens Hammond and John M. Hanert. -
Les Paul
The Les Paul guitar is invented by Les Paul himself. It is an electric guitar. -
Musique Concrete Piece
The first Musique Concrete piece of music was created by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry. -
Illiac Suite
Illiac Suite was composed, which was the first song to be composed by a computer. -
Princeton Electronic Music Center
The Colombian Princeton Electronic Music Center was established. -
Moog
The first Moog synthesizer was developed by Robert Moog. -
The Beatles
The Beatles release "Tomorrow Never Knows" which was a song made from tape loops. -
The Mini Moog
The Moog company comes out with the Mini Moog designed to be more portable for shows. -
MIDI
MIDI was developed by the companies Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Kawai to become the indusrty standard for electronic musical devices and computers to communicate. -
Laptop Orchestras
The first Laptop Orchestra is founded by Perry Cook, Dan Trueman, Scott Smallwood, and Ge Wang at Princeton University. Their name is Plork.
