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 ...

The theremin is a most unusual instrument: it’s played without physical contact. Let that sink in for a minute — you play the instrument without touching it! What in the world?

Theremin then devised a freestanding musical instrument based on his discovery, which he sensationally debuted in the United States in 1928. He performed in major venues like Carnegie Hall and the ...

Leon Theremin plays his namesake instrument. Image via Linda Hall Library. You’ve no doubt heard the eerie, otherworldly tones of the Theremin in various 1950s sci-fi films, ...

ThereminsOf all the musical instruments created over time, the theremin is certainly one of the most intriguing. It almost seems like magic the way the device reacts to moving hands closer and ...

Theremins Of all the musical instruments created over time, the theremin is certainly one of the most intriguing. It almost seems like magic the way the device reacts to moving hands closer and ...

From Wikipedia: The theremin is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Leon Theremin, who patented the ...

Meanwhile, Theremin’s instrument was returning to vogue in the western world. Electronic music was hot, spawned by instruments such as the MiniMoog, and the Arp Kitten.

Jon Bernhardt playing the theremin in the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Even if you're not familiar with the musical instrument called the theremin, chances are you've heard its ghostly sound.

Cited as the first electronic instrument, the theremin was created by accident in a Soviet lab around 1920 by physicist Lev Sergeyevich Termen, who was trying to create a gas meter to measure gas ...

The world's only instrument played without any direct contact, the theremin's high-pitched vibrato is familiar soundtrack to anyone who has ever screened a sci-fi flick.

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 ...