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'''Ginette Martenot''' (1902-1996) was a [[France|French]] [[pianist]] and expert and leading performer<ref>Orton, Richard, and Davies, Hugh. "Ondes martenot". [http://.www.grovemucic.com Grove Music Online] (subscription access)</ref> on the twentieth-century [[electronic musical instrument|electronic instrument]] the [[ondes Martenot]], which was invented by her brother [[Maurice Martenot|Maurice]]. At the age of sixteen, she entered the [[Paris Conservatory]], where she studied [[counterpoint]] and [[fugue]] with the composer [[Arthur Honegger]]. She gave the first performance (and subsequently made recordings) as solo ondist in [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen's]] [[Turangalîla-Symphonie]], with |
'''Ginette Martenot''' (1902-1996) was a [[France|French]] [[pianist]] and expert and leading performer<ref>Orton, Richard, and Davies, Hugh. "Ondes martenot". [http://.www.grovemucic.com Grove Music Online] (subscription access)</ref> on the twentieth-century [[electronic musical instrument|electronic instrument]] the [[ondes Martenot]], which was invented by her brother [[Maurice Martenot|Maurice]]. At the age of sixteen, she entered the [[Paris Conservatory]], where she studied [[counterpoint]] and [[fugue]] with the composer [[Arthur Honegger]]. She gave the first performance (and subsequently made recordings) as solo ondist in [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen's]] [[Turangalîla-Symphonie]], with [[Yvonne Loriod]] taking the solo piano part. |
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Martenot taught the composer [[Serge Nigg]].<ref>Massin, Brigitte. "Nigg, Serge". [http://.www.grovemucic.com Grove Music Online] (subscription access)</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:36, 22 April 2009
Ginette Martenot (1902-1996) was a French pianist and expert and leading performer[1] on the twentieth-century electronic instrument the ondes Martenot, which was invented by her brother Maurice. At the age of sixteen, she entered the Paris Conservatory, where she studied counterpoint and fugue with the composer Arthur Honegger. She gave the first performance (and subsequently made recordings) as solo ondist in Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie, with Yvonne Loriod taking the solo piano part.
Martenot taught the composer Serge Nigg.[2]
External link
- Ginette Martenot (in French)
References
- ^ Orton, Richard, and Davies, Hugh. "Ondes martenot". Grove Music Online (subscription access)
- ^ Massin, Brigitte. "Nigg, Serge". Grove Music Online (subscription access)
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