Ginette Martenot | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1902 Paris |
| Died | September 6, 1996 (aged 94) Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Conservatoire de Paris |
| Known for | Ondes Martenot |
| Spouse | Didier Lazard |
Ginette Martenot (1902–1996) was a French pianist, and an expert and leading performer[1] on the twentieth-century electronic instrument the ondes Martenot, which was invented by her brother Maurice. At the age of sixteen, she entered the Paris Conservatory, where she studied counterpoint and fugue with the composer Arthur Honegger. She gave the first performance (and subsequently made recordings) as solo ondist in Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie, with Yvonne Loriod taking the solo piano part.
Martenot taught the composer Serge Nigg.[2]
Martenot composed and performed the score for the 1964 Canadian short documentary, Le Monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages. (English title: People Might Laugh at Us.) Directed by Françoise Bujold and Jacques Godbout, the film depicts Mi'kmaq children on a reserve in Maria, Quebec.[3]
She was the sister of Madeleine Martenot, a pianist and pedagogue.[4]