Google Doodle today celebrates Oskar Sala’s birthday; know about the pioneer of electronic music here

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Google Doodle today, July 18th is celebrating the 112th birthday of Oskar Sala, an innovative electronic music composer and physicist. Wishing Sala a very happy birthday, Google Doodle said, “Happy birthday, Oskar Sala!.” Oskar Sala is well known for playing mixture-trautonium. “Recognized for producing sound effects on a musical instrument called a mixture-trautonium, Salas electrified the world of television, radio and film,” Google doodle informed.

Google Doodle also tweeted about the same. “Take a beat to celebrate German electronic composer Oskar Sala's 112th birthday. He developed & played the mixture-trautonium, which introduced a unique sound to television, radio & film,” the tweet read.

Take a beat to celebrate German electronic composer Oskar Sala's 112th birthday. He developed & played the mixture-trautonium, which introduced a unique sound to television, radio & film.Learn about his legacy & instrument in today’s #GoogleDoodle → https://t.co/YC1kOPZFxe pic.twitter.com/r1wXsrDoLW

According to the Google Doodle page, Oskar Sala was born in Greiz, Germany, in 1910 and 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.

When Sala first heard a device called the trautonium, he became fascinated by the tonal possibilities and the technology the instrument offered. His life mission became mastering the trautonium and developing it further which inspired his studies in physics and composition at school.

This new focus led Sala to develop his own instrument called the mixture-trautonium. With his education as a composer and an electro-engineer, he created electronic