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120 Years of Electronic Music

The history of electronic musical instruments from 1800 to 2019

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  • Helmholtz Sound Synthesiser. Max Kohl. Germany, 1905
  • The 'Welte Licht-Ton-Orgel' or 'Phototone Organ'. Edwin Welte, Germany, 1936
  • The 'Ondes-Martenot'. Maurice Martenot, France, 1928
  • The ‘Neo Violena’ Vladimir A Gurov, V.I. Volynkin & Lucien M. Varvich. Russia 1927.
  • The 'Superpiano' and 'Symphonium'. Emerich Spielmann, Austria, 1928
  • The 'Wave Organ'. Frank Morse Robb. Canada. 1927.
  • The 'Cellule Photo Electrique' or 'Cellulophone'. Pierre Toulon & Krugg Bass, France, 1927.
  • The Keyboard Electric Harmonium, Lev Sergeyevich Termen, USA/Russia, 1926.
  • The 'Staccatone'. Hugo Gernsback & C.J.Fitch. USA, 1923
  • The 'Hugoniot Organ'. Charles-Emile Hugoniot, France, 1921.
  • Pre 1800
    • 1748: Denis D’Or
    • 1759: Clavecin Électrique
    • 1785: Clavecin Magnetique
  • 1800 – 1900
    • 1867: Electromechanical Piano
    • 1876: Musical Telegraph
    • 1897: Telharmonium
    • 1899: Singing Arc
  • 1900 – 1920
    • 1905: Helmholtz Sound Synthesiser.
    • 1909: Choralcelo
    • 1915: Audion Piano
    • 1912: Sound-Producing Device
    • 1914: Wireless Organ
    • 1918: Synthetic Tone
  • 1920 – 1930
    • 1921: Hugoniot Organ
    • 1921: Elektrophon
    • 1922: Theremin
    • 1923: Staccatone
    • 1924: Sphäraphon
    • 1925: The Luminaphone
    • 1925: Radio Harmonium
    • 1926: Pianorad
    • 1926: Keyboard Electric Harmonium
    • 1926: Kurbelsphärophon
    • 1926: Kaleidophon
    • 1927: Dynaphone
    • 1927: Cellulophone
    • 1927: Piano Radioélectrique
    • 1927: Electronde
    • 1927: Robb Wave Organ
    • 1927: Superpiano
    • 1927: Neo Violena
    • 1928: Klaviatursphäraphon
    • 1928: Ondes-Martenot
    • 1929: Orgue des Ondes
    • 1929: Croix Sonore
    • 1929: Hellertion & Heliophon
  • 1930 – 1940
    • 1930: Rhythmicon
    • 1930: Ondium Péchadre
    • 1930: Graphical Soundtrack
    • 1930: Partiturophon
    • 1930: Trautonium
    • 1930: Hardy-Goldthwaite Organ
    • 1930: Westinghouse Organ
    • 1931: Nivotone
    • 1930: Keyboard Theremin
    • 1930: Magneton
    • 1931: Radio Organ of a Trillion Tones, Polytone Organ & Singing Keyboard
    • 1931: Saraga-Generator
    • 1932: Vibroexponator
    • 1932: Variophone
    • 1932: Emicon
    • 1932: Rangertone Organ
    • 1932: Terpsitone
    • 1932: Gnome
    • 1932: Electrone
    • 1933: Sonar
    • 1933: Electrochord & Kdf Grösstonorgel
    • 1934: Syntronic Organ & Photona
    • 1934: Aetherwellengeige
    • 1934: Singing Keyboard
    • 1935: Hammond Organ
    • 1935: The Jowiphon
    • 1936: Sonothèque
    • 1935: Marimbalite
    • 1936: Welte Licht-Ton-Orgel
    • 1936: Companola
    • 1936: Mixturtrautonium
    • 1937: Melodium
    • 1937: Oscillon
    • 1937: Warbo Formant Orgel
    • 1937: Ekvodin
    • 1939: Novachord
    • 1939: Kaleidophon
  • 1940 – 1950
    • 1940: Ondioline
    • 1940: Voder & Vocoder
    • 1940: Solovox
    • 1940: Univox
    • 1943: Emiriton
    • 1945: Hanert Electric Orchestra
    • 1945: Thyratone
    • 1945: Electronic Sackbut
    • 1946: Minshall Organ
    • 1946: Tuttivox
    • 1946: Baldwin Organ
    • 1947: Melochord
    • 1948: Free Music Machine
  • 1950–1960
    • 1950: Electronium
    • 1950: Lipp Pianoline
    • 1951: Multimonica
    • 1951: RCA Synthesiser I & II
    • 1951: CSIR Mk1 & CSIRAC
    • 1951: Dr Kent’s Electronic Music Box
    • 1951: Chamberlin
    • 1951: Ferranti Mk1
    • 1951: Wobble Organ
    • 1951: GRM
    • 1951: WDR Electronic Music Studio
    • 1952:Clavivox
    • 1953: Composer-tron
    • 1955: RAI Studio
    • 1955: Fotosonor
    • 1957: MUSIC N
    • 1957: ANS Synthesiser
    • 1958: Fonosynth
    • 1959: Oramics
    • 1959: Sound Processor
    • 1959: Siemens Synthesiser
    • 1959: Wurlitzer Side Man
  • 1960–1970
    • 1961: DIMI & Helsinki Electronic Music Studio
    • 1963: Mellotron & Novatron
    • 1963: Akaphon
    • 1963: Syn-ket
    • 1964: Beauchamp Synthesise
    • 1964: Moog Synthesisers
    • 1965: Graphic 1
    • 1966: Tubon
    • 1966: Coupigny Synthesiser
    • 1967: Stylophone
    • 1967: MUSYS
    • 1969: EMS Synthesisers
  • 1970 – 1980
    • 1970: Subharchord
    • 1970: Archifooon
    • 1970: Buchla Synthesisers
    • 1970: ARP Synthesisers
    • 1971: Allen Computer Organ
    • 1971: Triadex Muse
    • 1972: Qasar I,II & M8
    • 1972: Motorola Scalatron
    • 1976: Hal Alles Synthesiser
    • 1977: Synclavier I & II
    • 1977: Con Brio ADS
    • 1977: Samson Box
    • 1977: UPIC system
    • 1977: DMX-1000
    • 1979: Fairlight CMI
  • 1980-1990
    • 1981: Sogitec 4X
    • 1981: Yamaha GS1& GS2
    • 1981: Movement MCS drum computer

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