How the trautonium makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the trautonium belongs to the electrophones: sound is produced or shaped electronically – synthesizers, the theremin and electric organs.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
The Trautonium is an electronic synthesizer invented in 1930 by Friedrich Trautwein in Berlin at the Musikhochschule's music and radio lab, the Rundfunkversuchstelle, today Berlin University of the Arts. Soon afterward, Oskar Sala joined him, supporting and continuing development until Sala's death in 2002.
Other electrophones
Frequently asked questions
What does a trautonium sound like?
As one of the electrophones, its sound comes from the way sound is produced or shaped electronically.
What type of instrument is the trautonium?
It is classified as electrophones (Hornbostel–Sachs 531.1).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q639717 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Trautonium – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by User:MatthiasKabel – CC BY 2.5