Google Doodle celebrates electronic music composer and German physicist Oskar Sala

Google honoured the ‘one-man orchestra’ Oskar Sala on his 112th birth anniversary.

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A special Google Doodle, which showcases him composing music and developing new instruments.

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Sala electrified the world of television, radio, and film with musical pieces such as Rosemary (1959) and The Birds (1962)

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Born in 1910 in Germany to parents who had a natural talent in music, Sala in his adolescent years began creating compositions and songs for instruments like the violin and piano.

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Sala also built the Quartett-Trautonium, Concert Trautonium, and the Volkstrautonium.

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Sala received several awards for his work — he gave many interviews, met numerous artists and was honoured in radio broadcasts and movies.

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