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Electronic Music
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The Telharmonium is Patented
Thaddeus Cahill patented the telharmonium in 1897. This instrument lead electronic music into popularity in America. -
"The Mighty Wurlitzer"
The Wurlitzer would overtake the telharmoniums fading populartiy and become a phenomenon in 1910. -
The Theremin
In 1920, Leon Theremin invented the Etherphone, later called the Theremin, which was one of the biggest innovations at the time. This was a unique instrument with an equally unique sound. -
The Ondes Martenot
The Ondes Martenot was very similar to the Theremin. It gave out a similar sound, but allowed more control of the timbre. -
Hammond Organ
The Hammond Organ was invented byLaurens Hammond and was built to mimic the sound of a pipe organ but was much smaller and more practical. -
Trickaufnahme
Paul Hindemith recorded "Trickaufnahme" using two turntables and a microphone. -
Les Paul Guitar
Musician Les Paul invented the solid body electric guitar. -
Musique Concrète
Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry created the first piece of musique concrète, "Étude aux chemins de fer." -
Illiac Suite for String Quartet
This was the first song strictly composed by a computer. -
First Computer Synthesized Music
Max Mathews was the first to synthesize music on a computer. -
First Electronic Music Studio
The Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center was the first electronic music studio in the US. -
The RCA Mark II
The RCA Mark II was the first programmable sound synthesizer and was designed by Herber Belar and Henry Olson. -
The Moog Synthesizer
Robert Moog invented the Moog Synthesizer which was the first comercially available synthesizer. -
MIDI
MIDI, Musical Instrument Digital Interface, was introduced and allowed electronic instruments and computers to communicate. -
First Laptop Orchestra
The first laptop orchestra was founded at Princeton University by Dan Trueman and Perry Cook.
