1) Electronic musical instrument
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The Telharmonium (also known as the Dynamophone) was an early electronic organ, developed by Thaddeus Cahill in 1897. The electrical signal from the Telharmonium was transmitted over wires; it was heard on the receiving end by means of `horn` speakers. Like the later Hammond organ, the Telharmonium used tonewheels to generate musical sounds as e.....
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• (n.) An instrument for producing music (Tel*har`mo*ny [/]), at a distant point or points by means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an operator who plays on a keyboard. The music is produced by a receiving instrument similar or analogous to the telephone, but not held to the ear. The pitch corresponds with frequency of alt...
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earliest musical instrument to generate sound electrically. It was invented in the United States by Thaddeus Cahill and introduced in 1906. The ... [3 related articles]
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Tel`har·mo'ni·um noun [ Greek
th^le far +
harmolium .] An instrument for producing music (
Tel*har'mo*ny [ ...]), at a distant point or points by means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an operator who plays on a keyboard. The music is produced by a receiving ...
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telharmonium 1. A musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines. 2. An instrument for producing music at a distant point, or points, by means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an operator who plays on a keyboa...
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