ondes martenot: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ondes musicales • ondium martenot

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electronic instrument electrophone electronic music electric guitar electronic carillon electronic organ music synthesizer vibraphone theremin trautonium metallophone telharmonium

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André Jolivet

French composer

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Maurice Martenot

French musician

Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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Gong. Closeup of a khong wong gong circle chime. Thai classical musical instrument, part of piphat ensemble. (percussion, music)

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