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Fauvism: a style of art pioneered by early 20th-century French modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. Ondes Martenot in 1928 by Maurice Martenot (early electronic musical instrument ). [30] Gemmail in the 1930s by painter Jean Crotti. [31]
Étienne Lenoir (1744–1832) was a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle. [1] When hired by Jean-Charles de Borda around 1772 to work on the reflecting circle, he was about thirty years old and nearly illiterate. However, his intelligence and mechanical genius allowed him to perform work that few others could ...
An Érard harp Erard harp mechanism Tuning of Erard harp (using Korg OT-120 Wide 8 Octave Orchestral Digital Tuner). In November 1794 Érard filed the first English patent for a harp (Improvements in Pianofortes and Harps, patent no. 2016), a greatly refined single-action instrument (tuned in E flat) that could be played in eight major and five minor keys thanks to its ingenious fork mechanism ...
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Pages in category "French scientific instrument makers" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
An early form of an alternating current electrical generator, magneto, built by Pixii Hippolyte Pixii (1808–1835) was an instrument maker from Paris, France. In 1832 he built an early form of alternating current electrical generator, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. [1]
The ondes Martenot (/ ˈ oʊ n d m ɑːr t ə ˈ n oʊ / OHND mar-tə-NOH; French: [ɔ̃d maʁtəno], "Martenot waves") or ondes musicales ("musical waves") is an early electronic musical instrument. It is played with a keyboard or by moving a ring along a wire, creating "wavering" sounds similar to a theremin .
Basse de Flandre — a simple large stringed fiddle (a musical bow) made with a long stick from French Flanders in Hauts-de-France. Bobre — a bowed instrument from Réunion; Vielle à roue — a mechanical string instrument that produces sound by a hand-crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings.