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Malcolm Cecil with TONTO, the synthesizer he built with Robert Margouleff, in 1977. (The name is an acronym for The Original New Timbral Orchestra.)
Photograph: William K. Matthias
Malcolm Cecil, Synthesizer Pioneer, Is Dead at 84 His massive machine, known as TONTO, helped transform the music in Stevie Wonder’s mind into classic albums like “Innervisions.” NYT April 2, 2021
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Malcolm Ian Cecil UK 1937-2021
Synthesizer Pioneer
His massive machine, known as TONTO, helped transform the music in Stevie Wonder’s mind into classic albums like “Innervisions.”
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pianist USA
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Keytar UK
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keyboard
portable keyboard UK
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keyboard > Vox Continental UK 1960s
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analog synthesizer > Minimoog
The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer,
it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores.
It was first popular with progressive rock and jazz musicians and found wide use in disco, pop, rock and electronic music.
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electric clavichord > Clavinet
The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982.
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Hammond B3 organ UK
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piano UK
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Wurlitzer piano
The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from 1954 to 1983.
Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup.
It is conceptually similar to the Rhodes piano, though the sound is different.
The instrument was invented by Benjamin Miessner, who had worked on various types of electric pianos since the early 1930s.
The first Wurlitzer was manufactured in 1954, and production continued until 1983.
Originally, the piano was designed to be used in the classroom, and several dedicated teacher and student instruments were manufactured.
However, it was adapted for more conventional live performances, including stage models with attachable legs and console models with built-in frames.
The stage instrument was used by several popular artists, including Ray Charles, Joe Zawinul and Supertramp.
Several electronic keyboards include an emulation of the Wurlitzer.
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keyboardist UK / USA
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keyboard player UK
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steam calliope USA
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electonic keyboard > Mellotron
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963.
It is played by pressing its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head.
As the key is released, the tape is retracted by a spring to its initial position.
Different portions of the tape can be played to access different sounds.
The Mellotron evolved from the similar Chamberlin, but could be mass-produced more efficiently.
The first models were designed for the home and contained a variety of sounds, including automatic accompaniments.
Bandleader Eric Robinson and television personality David Nixon helped promote the first instruments, and celebrities such as Princess Margaret were early adopters.
It was adopted by rock and pop groups in the mid to late 1960s.
One of the first pop songs featuring the Mellotron was Manfred Mann's "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James" (1966).
The Beatles used it on tracks including the hit single "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967).
The Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder used it extensively on the band's 1967 album Days of Future Passed as well as the group's following six albums.
The Mellotron became common in progressive rock, used by groups such as King Crimson, Yes and Genesis.
Later models, such as the bestselling M400, dispensed with the accompaniments and some sound selection controls so it could be used by touring musicians.
The instrument's popularity declined in the 1980s after the introduction of polyphonic synthesizers and samplers, despite high-profile performers such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and XTC continuing to use the instrument.
Production of the Mellotron ceased in 1986, but it regained popularity in the 1990s and was used by bands such as Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Radiohead.
This led to the resurrection of the original manufacturer, Streetly Electronics.
In 2007, Streetly produced the M4000, which combined the layout of the M400 with the bank selection of earlier models.
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Prophet-5 synthesizer USA
The sound of pop music in the '80s was shaped by synthesizers – and one of the most impactful people behind that sound was inventor Dave Smith, creator of the Prophet-5 synthesizer and founder of Sequential Circuits, the instrument's small-scale production company.
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI USA
the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, (...) allowed digital instruments to speak the same language for the first time.
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accordion USA
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accordionist USA
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‘Uncle Sam’ Stevens with a barrel organ and helpers collecting for Bodmin hospital, Church Square, 20 July 1940.
Cornwall’s working-class history – in pictures Historic England has announced funding for 57 creative projects that celebrate working-class history and untold stories.
Among them is a project that aims to connect communities with the working-class history of Bodmin in Cornwall. It will use unseen photographs of buildings and people from the George Ellis Collection – one of Cornwall’s foremost photographic collections – to inspire people to explore the town’s history G Tue 26 Jul 2022 07.00 BST
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barrel organ UK
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