Editing Electronic musical instrument (section)

=== Ondes Martenot ===
[[File:Ondes martenot.jpg|thumb|right|Ondes Martenot ({{Circa|1974}}, <br/>7th generation model)]]
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The ondes Martenot is played with a keyboard or by moving a ring along a wire, creating "wavering" sounds similar to a [[theremin]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=McNamee |first=David |date=12 October 2009 |title=Hey, What's That Sound: Ondes Martenot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/12/ondes-martenot |access-date=7 September 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-uk}}</ref> It was invented in 1928 by the French cellist [[Maurice Martenot]], who was inspired by the accidental overlaps of tones between military radio oscillators, and wanted to create an instrument with the expressiveness of the [[cello]].<ref name=":02"/><ref>Jean Laurendeau: ''Maurice Martenot: Luthier de l'Electronique'' (Dervy Livres, 1996)</ref>

The French composer [[Olivier Messiaen]] used the ondes Martenot in pieces such as his 1949 symphony ''[[Turangalîla-Symphonie]],'' and his sister-in-law [[Jeanne Loriod]] was a celebrated player.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Douglas |date=19 August 2001 |title=Jeanne Loriod, Who Transformed Electronic Wails Into Heartfelt Music, Dies at 73 |language=en |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/arts/jeanne-loriod-who-transformed-electronic-wails-into-heartfelt-music-dies-at-73.html?exprod=permalink&partner=permalink |access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref> It appears in numerous film and television soundtracks, particularly [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] and [[horror film]]s.<ref name=":3">{{harvnb|Loriod|1987|loc=vol. I p. VI}}{{Cite web |last=Battaglia |first=Andy |date=6 March 2014 |title=Ondes Martenot: An Introduction |url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/03/ondes-martenot-introduction |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=[[Red Bull Music Academy]]}}</ref> Contemporary users of the ondes Martenot include [[Tom Waits]], [[Daft Punk]] and the [[Radiohead]] guitarist [[Jonny Greenwood]].<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |last=Battaglia |first=Andy |date=6 March 2014 |title=Ondes Martenot: An Introduction |url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/03/ondes-martenot-introduction |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=[[Red Bull Music Academy]]}}</ref>

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