Orthotonophonium
 A 1914 Orthotonophonium in the Museum of Musical Instruments of Leipzig University | |
| Classification | Aerophone |
|---|---|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 412.132 |
| Inventor(s) | Arthur von Oettingen |
| Developed | 1914 |
| Related instruments | |
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Reed organ | |
The Orthotonophonium is a
harmonic dualism (now knows as Riemannian theory)
.
Etymology
The word 'Orthotonophonium' is a
portmanteau of the Greek
words ορθός = correct, τόνος = tone and φωνή = sound.
Background
The concept of true intonation keyboards traces back to the 16th Century, with the work of Italian musicologists Gioseffo Zarlino and Nicola Vicentino. Zarlino tried to reproduce meantone temperament in all keys on a single instrument, without having to retune it. To this end, Zarlino created an instrument called the Archicembalo, which used 19 tone equal temperament. The instrument used two manuals and thirty six keys per octave.
Around 1850, American inventor
major and minor keys.[2] The German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz also experimented on this theme during this period, using his own instrument - the Reinharmonium.[3]
German physicist
fifths. The first Orthotonophonium was built in 1914 by German instrument manufacturer Schiedmayer.[4][5]
Functionality
When playing in
enharmonics, since for example, a G♯ can be altered several cents
higher than an A♭.
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Further reading
- Karl Traugott Goldbach: Arthur von Oettingen und sein Orthotonophonium im Kontext, in: Jahrbuch des Staatlichen Instituts für Musikforschung, Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung Berlin, S. 192–227, Band 2008/2009, Mainz (2009)
References
- ^ Henry Ward Poole: Key-board for Organs, United States of America Patent, Nummer 73,753, 28 January 1868
- ^ Perronet Thompson: Principles and Practice of Just Intonation, illustrated on the Enharmonic Organ, 7th Edition, London (1863)
- ^ "H.v.Helmholtz (1896): Lehre von den Tonempfindungen - Beilage XVIII - Anwendung der reinen Intervalle beim Gesang". psychologie.lw.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Orthotonophonium (Musikinstrumenten-Museum ) in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library), retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Klaus Gernhardt, Hubert Henkel, Winfried Schrammek: Orgelinstrumente, Harmoniums, Katalog, Band 6, Musikinstrumenten-Museum der Karl-Marx-Universität, Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig (1983); Beschreibung des Orthotonophoniums im Museum für Musikinstrumente der Universität Leipzig