電子楽器「オンド・マルトノ」どんな音？「天国的な響き」

Its tone is sometimes like that of a wind instrument, and sometimes like that of a string instrument. The Ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument invented in the early 20th century, is the focus of a concert on the 26th at the Kanagawa Prefectural Hall (Naka Ward, Yokohama). Motoko Oya, one of Japan's few "Ondes Martenot" performers, says, "I want people to experience the warm tone that can only be appreciated live." "Quiiiin," "Hyooon," "Myooon." In early February, I experienced its soft sound at Oya's home. "It has a heavenly resonance. It's characterized by a clear and pleasant tone," Oya says. This instrument was invented in 1928. Maurice Martenot, a French cellist and electrical engineer, conceived it based on the sounds of radio communication he heard during World War I. "Ondes" means wave in French, so it means "Martenot's radio waves." https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ2B7...