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Electrophones
- Some instruments that use electronic means of generating sound are: the theremin, the ondes martenot, electronic organs, and electronic music synthesizers.
- On the other hand, electronically amplified conventional instruments include guitars, pianos, and others.
- Let's learn something more about this family!
- Is keyboard an electrophone?
- What is classification of electrophone?
- What was the first electric instrument?
- What are examples of electronic music devices?
Is keyboard an electrophone?
Electrophones produce sound through electrical means, not including keyboards that amplify sound through electricity.
What is classification of electrophone?
An electrophone is any musical instrument that produces sound primarily by electrical means. It is one of the five main categories in the 1961 revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification (though it was not included in the original scheme published in 1914).
What was the first electric instrument?
Frequently called the world's first electronic instrument, the theremin was invented by Russian scientist Leon Theremin (or to give him his formal Russian name, Lev Sergeyevich Termen), who toured the world in the 1920s, '30s and beyond, giving concerts and displaying his creation.
What are examples of electronic music devices?
These instruments include electric pianos; electric organs employing vibrating reeds; electric violins, violas, cellos, and basses; and electric guitars, banjos, and mandolins.
