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, an electronic instrument played on a keyboard, which produces a wavering sound similar to the theremin.
Aerophones use wind to produce sound (e.g. blowing). Here are some examples:FluteTrumpetOboeClarinetSaxophonePiccoloTromboneTubaFrench HornCor angliasBassoon
Violin, Viola, Viola D'amore, Viola Da Gamba, Violoncello or Cello, Double Bass, Viol, Harp, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukelele, Sitar, Shamisen, Dulcimer and many others. The Pianoforte or Piano, Harpsichord and Clavichord are either classified in the string family, the percussion family or the keyboard family with the Pipe Organ and Ondes Martenot.
There are several families of instrument: Chordophones, where the sound is generated by a vibrating string eg. a violin, piano or guitar. Membranophones, where the sound is generated by a vibrating skin eg. a drum. Aerophones, where an oscillating air column is used to produce a tone eg. a flute or organ. Idiophones, where the actual body of the instrument provides the tone eg. a xylophone or castanets. Electrophones, where electric circuits male or amplify a tone eg. an electronic keyboard or theremin.
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The Ondes Martenot
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.
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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
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.
The Ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument played on a keyboard, which produces a wavering sound similar to the theremin.
Maurice Martenot died in 1980.
Maurice Martenot was born in 1898.
Jean-Baptiste Martenot was born in 1828.
Jean-Baptiste Martenot died in 1926.
Ondes's population is 718.
Ginette Martenot was born on January 27, 1902, in Paris, France.