Electroacoustic

/ɪˌlɛktroʊəˈkustɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to music that combines electronic sound generation or manipulation with acoustic instruments or sounds. This genre bridges traditional acoustic performance with electronic technology and processing.

Etymology

From Greek 'elektron' (amber, relating to electricity) and 'akoustikos' (relating to hearing). The term gained prominence in the 1950s as composers like Pierre Schaeffer and Karlheinz Stockhausen pioneered electronic music techniques.

Kelly Says

This term represents one of music's great democratic revolutions—suddenly any sound, from a door slam to a whisper, could become musical material through electronic manipulation, breaking the monopoly of traditional instruments!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሮአኮስቲክ
e-lek-tro-a-ku-stik
ARالعربية
كهروميكانيكي
ka-hir-mi-ka-ni-ki
BNবাংলা
বৈদ্যুতিক ধ্বনিবিজ্ঞান
ba-id-yu-tik dhva-ni-bid-ya-gyan
CACatalà
electroacústic
/əˌlɛktroəˈkuːstik/
CSČeština
elektroakustika
/ɛ.lɛk.tɾo.a.ku.stɪ.ka/
DADansk
elektroakustik
/eˈleɡ̊tʁoˈɑˌkʰu.stiɡ̊/
DEDeutsch
elektroakustisch
/eˈlɛktʁo.a.ku.stɪʃ/
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροακουστική
i-lek-tro-a-ku-sti-ki
ESEspañol
electroacústico
e-leh-kto-a-ku-sti-ko
FAفارسی
برقی آکوستیک
bar-qi a-ku-stik
FISuomi
sähköakustiikka
/ˈsæçkø.ɑ.ku.stiːk.kɑ/
FRFrançais
électroacoustique
/e.lɛk.tʁo.a.ku.stik/
GUGU
વિદ્યુત ધ્વનિ
vi-dyu-t dhva-ni
HAHA
lantarki da sauti
lan-tar-ki da sau-ti
HEעברית
חשמלי-אקוסטי
kha-shma-li a-ku-sti
HIहिन्दी
विद्युत ध्वनिक
vi-dyu-t dhva-nik
HUMagyar
elektroakusztika
/ˈɛ.lɛk.tɾo.ɒk.uʃ.ti.kɒ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
elektroakustik
e-lek-tro-a-ku-stik
IGIG
ọkụ eletrik na olu
o-ku e-le-trik na o-lu
ITItaliano
elettroacustico
/e.le.tɾo.aˈku.stiko/
JA日本語
電気音響
de-n-ki-on-kyo
KKKK
электр дыбыс
e-lek-tr dy-bys
KMKM
អគ្គិសនីសូរ
ak-kis-ni-sour
KO한국어
전기음향
jeon-gi-eum-hyang
MRMR
विद्युत ध्वनि
vi-dyu-t dhva-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
elektroakustik
e-lek-tro-a-ku-stik
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ်အသံ
hlyout-hsit a-tha
NLNederlands
elektroakoestiek
/eː.lɛk.tro.a.ku.stik/
NONorsk
elektroakustikk
/eˈlɛk.tʁo.aˈkʉ.stɪk/
PAPA
ਬਿਜਲੀ ਧੁਨੀ
bij-li dhuni
PLPolski
elektroakustyka
/ɛ.lɛk.tɾo.a.ku.stɨ.ka/
PTPortuguês
eletroacústico
/e.le.tʁo.aˈkustiku/
RORomână
electroacustică
/e.lek.tro.a.kusˈtikə/
RUРусский
электроакустический
e-lek-tro-a-ku-sti-ches-ki
SVSvenska
elektroakustik
/eˈlɛk.trɔ.aˈkʉː.stɪk/
SWKiswahili
umeme na sauti
u-me-me na sau-ti
TAதமிழ்
மின் ஒலி
min oli
TEతెలుగు
విద్యుత్ ధ్వని
vi-dyu-t dhva-ni
THไทย
ไฟฟ้าเสียง
fai-fa-siang
TLTL
kuryenteng tunog
ku-ryen-teng tu-nog
TRTürkçe
elektroakustik
e-lek-tro-a-ku-stik
UKУкраїнська
електроакустичний
e-lek-tro-a-ku-sti-ch-ni
URاردو
برقی آواز
bar-qi a-waz
VITiếng Việt
điện âm học
dien am hoc
YOYO
ẹ̀ẹ́rọ̀ àti oṣẹ
e-e-ro a-ti o-se
ZH中文
电声学
diàn shēng xué
ZUZU
amandla nezwi
a-man-dla ne-zwi

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