ondes Martenot

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Scope note
Monophonic, nonimitative electronic instruments, invented by Maurice Martenot in 1928. The tone is generated by the heterodyne action between a fixed and a variable radio-frequency oscillator, the latter being controlled by a seven-octave keyboard and the relative proximity of the player's hand to a horizontally stretched cord.
ondes Martenot
Accepted term: 22-Apr-2024