ondiola

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noun

An electronic musical instrument, an Italian version of the clavioline.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounondiola (plural ondiolas)

plural ondiolas

  1. An electronic musical instrument, an Italian version of the clavioline.

    Much of Scelsi’s output was created in an unusual way: he would improvise on a piano, a guitar, percussion instruments or, later in his career, an ondiola, a three-octave electronic instrument that could capture vibrato and microtonal intervals.

    2015 September 20, Zachary Woolfe, “Review: Argento Chamber Ensemble’s ‘Scelsi Rediscovered’”, in New York Times

Origin

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APA

ondiola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ondiola

MLA

“ondiola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ondiola. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ondiola,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ondiola.

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