History

History The earliest electronic music instruments were designed for real-time performance of mostly conventional music. Early landmarks in instrument building included the Telharmonium (1900), by Thaddeus Cahill, the Theremin (1920), by Leon Theremin, the Ondes Martenot (1928), by Maurice Martenot, and the Trautonium/Mixturtratonium (1930/1952), by Friedrich Trautwein and Oskar Sala. With the widespread availability of tape recorders after World War II, numerous government broadcasting and…