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The theremin’s ability to produce vast gradations of pitch and volume led to it being hailed “the most perfect tonal instrument” by maverick composer Percy Grainger, who counterpointed his ...
"Theremin Hero," a video game in which amateur musicians play a toy version of the strange electronic instrument, akin to "Guitar Hero," may be an idea whose time will never come. Developed by a ...
MadLab Junior Theremin: available at Amazon. Our take: A build-it-yourself kit for starter theremin players. What we like: The small circuit board features a small antenna to control the pitch.
The Theremin is named for its inventor, Leon Theremin. Glinsky says his story is as mysterious as the instrument that bears his name, Russian scientist and musical savant Leon Theremin.
Theremin frequency control Together with the volume, the next essential function of a theremin is the frequency, or pitch. This is done with the right hand, and it controls how high the notes go.
The theremin is unique because of how it's played: you make music without touching it. How that's done will be demonstrated this Saturday at Porter Square Books in Cambridge by Somerville theremin ...
The Theremin turns 100 years old this month, so we thought we’d take a look at this strange instrument. One hundred years ago, a young Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen, ...
Sean Michaels with Dave Yarwood Letters Bookshop, Durham June 29, 2 p.m., free A tattoo of a circuit diagram encircles my forearm. It’s from an electronic instrument I built from a kita theremin ...
Theremin’s personal life during this period was less successful than his professional endeavors. His wife, Katia, had come to America with him and studied medicine at a school about 35 miles ...
A full-fledged theremin will set you back nearly $400, but with the instructions below, you can build a pocket-sized theremin-like instrument that won’t break the bank.
The Theremin Invented in 1919 by a Russian physicist, the theremin looks like no other musical instrument. It's played without being touched. And its haunting sound has been heard in science ...
Make subtle finger movements and refrain from flailing your arms. That is the kind of instruction a group of aspiring musicians recently received at a workshop organized by the New York Theremin ...