Google is honouring German composer and physicist Oskar Sala on his 112th birth anniversary in its latest doodle. Born on July 18, 1910 in Greiz, Germany, Sala is best known for his work in the field of electronic music and for creating sound effects for TV, radio,, and films on a musical instrument called trautonium.
The German is hailed for producing sound effects on a musical instrument called a mixture trautonium that transformed the world of radio, film and television.
Born in Greiz, Germany, in 1910, Sala was immersed in music since birth. His mother was a singer and his father was an ophthalmologist with musical talent. At 14, Sala began creating compositions and songs for instruments like the violin and piano.
Sala studied piano and organ during his youth, performing classical piano concerts as a teenager. In 1929, he moved to Berlin to study piano and composition with composer and violist Paul Hindemith at the Berlin conservatory. He also followed the experiments of Dr. Friedrich Trautwein, at the school’s laboratory, learning to play with Trautwein's pioneer electronic instrument, the Trautonium.[1]
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