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Word: mixturtrau (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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Slithery Glissando. The Mixturtrau-tonium, originally developed by a German physics professor in 1930 and later refined by Engineer-Composer Oskar Sala. is a complicated monster operated by pressing the fingers on two strings through which runs a weak electric current. By shifting his fingers along the strings much like a violinist and by working switches and pedals, the player can-at least theoretically-produce notes and pre-set chords of every imaginable color, frequency and strength. But so far the Mixturtrautonium can be played only by Engineer Sala...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Electronic Medley | 6/6/1955 | See Source »

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