Category: electronic

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments

and electronic music technology in its production, an electronic musician being a musician who composes and/or performs such music. In general, a distinction can be made between

sound produced using electromechanical means

and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and the electric guitar. Purely electronic sound production can be achieved using devices such as the theremin, sound synthesizer, and computer. The first electronic devices for performing music were developed at the end of the 19th century, and shortly afterward Italian Futurists explored sounds that had previously not been considered musical. During the 1920s and 1930s, electronic instruments were introduced and the first compositions for electronic instruments were composed.