From its chance 1920s invention in Russia, the theremin beguiled Hollywood and sparked a musical revolution, writes Norman Miller.

CBS News "Leon Theremin was a Russian scientist, [and] he was a spy," said Glinsky. "And inventor of what is probably the most unusual musical instrument ever invented.

How did the theremin go from science fiction movie soundtracks to influencing pop and electronic music as we know it today? Linda Diaz chats with Michelle Moog-Koussa on how the theremin ...

When the Houston Ballet opens its season on Sept. 6, with "The Little Mermaid", there will be an unusual instrument in the orchestra pit. The theremin, which famed music critic Harold C. Schonberg ...

Marla Goodman plays the instrument, which sounds like an electronic ghost. She's got an exhibition of paintings, collages and other works — including a working theremin — at Kirks' Grocery.

The theremin was invented as a Soviet science experiment, and later used as a tool for industrial espionage. Despite its origins, Hollywood embraced the electronic instrument in the 1950s.

Long a fixture of sci-fi film soundtracks, the theremin will sail through central Ohio this weekend when the Central Ohio Symphony and thereminist Caroline Scruggs perform the world premiere of the ...

There’s nothing spookier or more haunting than the soaring sounds of a theremin, an instrument that uses electromagnetic fields to produce various pitches when you move your hands around it. You ...

Leon Theremin with his groundbreaking hands-off instrument. At the age of 16, Eyck revolutionised that method and in her 20s, she literally wrote the modern manual: The Art of Playing the Theremin.

Hardware Legend turns C64 into a theremin, otherwise known as that weird sci-fi instrument News By Hope Corrigan published 5 September 2022 ...

You can experience the rare theremin, an instrument that uses the human body as a capacitator for its unique sound, in the Houston Ballet's season opener.