How Jonny saved the Ondes Martenot

In this video I tell the fascinating story of Jonny Greenwood's relationship with the Ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument most famously used in Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie. After its creator's death it was in danger of disappearing, but the spotlight Jonny shone on it have helped completely reverse its fortunes.

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Special thank you to Tomomi Kubo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBl3q4aEKFIL9nwRKNSDqfw

This paper was particularly useful:

The Ondes Martenot Network in the Twenty-First Century: The Co-Construction of the Ondes Martenot and its Users by Dorien Schampaert
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/223235561.pdf

Also strong recommend for the Wavemakers Documentary all about the Ondes Martenon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzYo4H5M91o

Jonny in There will be blood rehearsal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ_YcOMUI10

Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie with great videography, highly recommended
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PjyCpRKDrk

Olivier Messiaen - Feuillets inédits (Ondes Martenot et Piano)
A newly discovered Messiaen piece for Ondes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Vul7wc5-E

Ondes Martenot, Monique Pierrot, improvisation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDrypZfUM7c

Olivier Messiaen - Fête des Belles Eaux for Six Ondes Martenot (1937) [Score-Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooLBuCmV3Vw

Jonny Greenwood: Smear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78R33VuURo

Music from Ether featuring Maurice Martenot playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4phKWMaOr0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrBUMZ7aNBQ
Ondes Martenot demonstration by Geneviève Grenier

Josh Semans channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/Splendliferous

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