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- Theremin - Wikipedia
The theremin ( ˈθɛrəmɪn ; originally known as the ætherphone, etherphone, thereminophone[2] or termenvox thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist) It is named after its inventor, Leon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928 The instrument's controlling section usually consists of two metal
- Theremin, Leon - Encyclopedia. com
The Russian and the instrument that bore his name became renowned in classical music circles, and Theremin lived as somewhat of a celebrity in New York City during the 1930s before he was kidnapped by Soviet agents and returned home
- The Soviet Spy Who Invented the First Major Electronic Instrument
Russian physicist and engineer Lev Sergeyevich Termen—who later came to be widely known as Léon Theremin—invented his namesake instrument around 1920 Here, he's pictured in 1928
- Theremin | electronic, sound synthesis, avant-garde | Britannica
The American composer Henry Cowell and the French-American composer Edgard Varèse have written for the theremin The instrument was used in recordings by the American rock group the Beach Boys and in the soundtracks of several science fiction films
- How a Theremin Works - HowStuffWorks
Instead, Theremin came up with a musical instrument: his namesake, the theremin He demonstrated his creation to Russian leader Vladimir Lenin, who was said to have "adored" the new instrument [source: Beckerman]
- Invention of the Theremin - History of Information
In October 1920 Russian and Soviet physicist and inventor Lev Sergeevich Termen, known in the West as Léon Theremin, working at the Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg, invented the Theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, and the first musical instrument that was played
- The theremin: The strangest instrument ever invented? - BBC
Theremin demonstrated his instrument at the Kremlin for Vladimir Lenin in 1922 and in Berlin for Albert Einstein in 1927, before dazzling audiences worldwide in the late 1920s
- The First Electronic Instrument: The Story of the Theremin
The theremin, an instrument known for its eerie and otherworldly sound, holds the distinction of being the first electronic musical instrument Invented in 1920 by Russian physicist Léon Theremin (Lev Termen), the theremin is unique in that it is played without physical contact
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