ondes martenot

English

Alternative forms

• ondes Martenot

Etymology

From French ondes Martenot (literally “Martenot waves”), named after Maurice Martenot (1898–1980).

Noun

ondes martenot (plural ondes martenot)

1. (music) An early electric keyboard instrument.

   Synonym: ondes musicales

   Coordinate term: theremin

   • 2017, Christopher Dingle, Messiaen's Final Works, Routledge, →ISBN, page 34:

     The score calls for three ondes Martenot, which are arranged spatially on the left, the right and in front of the conductor.

   • 2018, Robert Philip, The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 465:

     After another alternation of the two elements, there is a more playful episode, in which flute and bassoon take up the first element, with swooping glissando on the ondes Martenot.

Derived terms

• ondist

Further reading

• ondes Martenot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia