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Jul 25, 2022 · 1952. Development of 'Elektronische Musik' in Cologne, Germany. 1959. Formation of Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. 1960s. Widespread establishment of electronic music studios across whole Europe and the US & rise of popular electronic music. 1970s - late 1980s.
The first of its kind, the Studio for Electronic Music of the West German Radio in Cologne which was founded and later run by Karlheinz Stockhausen was new territory for the majority of composers who mostly came from a classical music background. It was a large experiments lab—a playground for producing and arranging tones, sounds, and noises.
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The first experiments with electronic sound generators took place as early as the mid-late 19th century and culminated in the development of electromechanical pianos that predate the electronic keyboard. One of the most famous early electronic instruments was the "etherophone," later called the "Theremin" after its inventor Leon Theremin. Developed...
In the postwar period, US composers such as John Cage and Steve Reichwere pushing the boundaries of electroacoustic music in America. Meanwhile in Europe, Karlheinz Stockhausen was pioneering electronic sound experiments using ring modulators and Hammond organs, among much else, in the Studio for Electronic Music in Cologne. In the 1970s, the torch...
Countless EDM subgenres — including acid house, drum'n'bass, dubstep, trance and two-step — defined a new worldwide rave culture in the 1990s. Meanwhile, downtempo dub beats and experimental soundscapes marked the new trip hop sound coming out of Bristol via bands like Massive Attack and Portishead — and from Austrian duo Kruder & Dorfmeister. Arou...
Back to Düsseldorf, where bands like Kraftwerk and Neu! made the city synonymous with early electronic music worldwide, "Electro. From Kraftwerk to Techno" is now paying tribute to the rise of a groundbreaking musical direction. The more than 500 exhibits at the Düsseldorf Kunstpalast include instruments, homemade sound generators, photographs, aud...
Sep 14, 2023 · Contents: Electronic music history. Who first created electronic music? Where did electronische musik originate? Characteristics of electronic music. What was the first electronic song? 1970s – from Kraftwerk to disco. Rise of the machines – the 1980s – electropop, synth pop and hip hop. The late 1980s and 1990s - EDM.
Feb 28, 2023 · As the twentieth century dawned further advances came in the creation of music by electronic means. Leon Theremin, in Russia, developed an electronic instrument (initially called the etherophone ), that became known as the Theremin. It’s a magical device that on first seeing, and hearing, seems to conjure sound from nowhere.
By now, electronic music was becoming popular around the world, with movements across Europe and North Africa, as well as in Japan and the United States, ensuring that early sub-genres of electro were established, particularly as different instruments and techniques were at different stages of knowledge and development in these locations.
Jun 26, 2023 · Krautrock was a genre that emerged in the late 1960s and combined elements of psychedelic rock, experimental, and electronic music. Bands like Kraftwerk, Can, and Neu! were key players in this movement, and they helped shape the electronic music scene in Germany. For example, Neu! created the famous Motorik beat, a continuous, pulsating 4/4 ...
