Why Oskar Sala: Who is today’s Google Doodle? The German Physicist who pioneered Electronic Music
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Today’s Google Doodle, on Monday 18 July (2022), marks the 112th birth anniversary of Oskar Sala.
Today’s Google Doodle: who is Oskar Sala?
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Oskar Sala was an inventive electronic music composer and German physicist born in Greiz, Germany, on 18 July 1910.
Dubbed the pioneer of electronic music, Sala reportedly was surrounded by music since birth with a mother who was a singer and a father who, despite being an ophthalmologist, was also a musical talent.
Sala became famous for developing and mastering the mixture-trautonium in 1936, imparted a unique sound to movies, television, and radio.
This was only one year after he studied physics at the University of Berlin in 1935.
By creating this musical instrument, Sala electrified the world of television, radio, and film, according to Google’s Doodle page.
Dubbed the pioneer of electronic music, Sala reportedly was surrounded by music since birth with a mother who was a singer and a father who, despite being an ophthalmologist, was also a musical talent.
Sala became famous for developing and mastering the mixture-trautonium in 1936, imparted a unique sound to movies, television, and radio.
This was only one year after he studied physics at the University of Berlin in 1935.
By creating this musical instrument, Sala electrified the world of television, radio, and film, according to Google’s Doodle page.
The Trautonium is an electronic synthesiser invented by Friedrich Trautwein in Berlin, back in 1930.
It is played by sliding a finger along a resistive wire which contacts a rail underneath, producing sound.
This was later developed into the Mixture-trautonium by the Trautonium virtuoso himself, Oskar Sala, in 1936.
Sala added electronic percussion to his enhanced design, along with other components like noise generators and an electric metronome.
Eventually, he enhanced the instrument to the point that it could simulate a fully electronic orchestra, a remarkable feat for the time of its creation.
When did Oskar Sala die?
Oskar Sala died on 26 February 2002 at the age of 91.
The exact cause of his death is not fully understood but it is suspected that it was simply due to old age.
On 18 July we honor Oskar Sala for his legendary career and lifetime dedicated to music. Happy birthday, Oskar Sala.
