The composer most well known for using the ondes martenot was French composer Olivier Messiaen, who used the ondes in a number of his works, notably the Turangalila Symphony.
Many local musical instrument shops carry Ondes Martenot to buy or rent. The Ondes Martenot is an instrument that was invented by Maurice Martenot.
The Ondes Martenot
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The ondes Martenot is now rebuilt ! The prototype was under construction in 2008 and will probably be ready in the middle of 2009. Made by a wordly french renowned specialist of vintage keyboards with the support of Maurice Martenot's son, the instrument is exactly the same than the very last ondes Martenot made in 1988. Any question ? Go to Thomas Bloch website, one of the best ondes Martenot player and click on any link to send him an email : http://www.thomasbloch.net
The Ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument played on a keyboard, which produces a wavering sound similar to the theremin.
Adolphe Sax named his own creation, the Saxophone, after himself, as did Leon Termen when he invented the theremin, Maurice Martenot with the Ondes Martenot and Friderich Trautwein with the Trautonium. There's probably many more, more obscure examples.
Maurice Martenot died in 1980.
Maurice Martenot was born in 1898.
Jean-Baptiste Martenot was born in 1828.
Jean-Baptiste Martenot died in 1926.
Ginette Martenot was born on January 27, 1902, in Paris, France.
Ondes's population is 718.