Robert Arthur Moog was an American engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthesizer, which debuted in 1964. In 1970, Moog released a more portable model, the Minimoog, described as the most famous and influential synthesizer in history. Among Moog's honors are a Technical Grammy Award, received in 2002, and an induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. #moog #el

In a 1969 concert for school-children, Leonard Bernstein demonstrated the many different ways that Bach can be performed, ranging from the organ, via a Moog Synthesiser, to a rock group. A highlight of the programme was Stokowski’s arrangement of Bach’s ‘Little Fugue’ in G minor and for this performance, the Maestro himself conducted the New York #bach #stokowski | History of Music