Theremin

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The theremin is a musical instrument that was invented in 1919 by then 23-year-old Leon Theremin in Russia (CBS News 2016).

Invention

History

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References

  • CBS News. "The Theremin: A Strange Instrument, with a Strange History." CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc., 27 Oct. 2013. Web. 20 July 2016.
  • Galeyev, Bulat M. "Light and Shadows of a Great Life: In Commemoration of the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Leon Theremin, Pioneer of Electronic Art." Trans. Vladimir Chudnovsky. Leonardo Music Journal 6 (1996): n. pag. Print.
  • Holonyak, Nick, Jr. "Theremin Oscillators and Oscillations." American Journal of Physics 67.5 (1999): 369. Print.
  • Mizumoto, Takeshi, Hiroshi Tsujino, Toru Takahashi, Tetsuya Ogata, and Hiroshi G. Okuno. "Thereminist Robot: Development of a Robot Theremin Player with Feedforward and Feedback Arm Control Based on a Theremin's Pitch Model." 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (2009): 2297-302. Print.
  • Skeldon, Kenneth D., Lindsay M. Reid, Viviene McInally, Brendan Dougan, and Craig Fulton. "Physics of the Theremin." American Journal of Physics 66.11 (1998): 945. Print.
  • Theremin, Leon. "Interview of Leon Theremin (Lev Sergeyevich Termen)." Interview by Olivia Mattis and Patrick Lemoine. 16 June 1989: 1-16. Print.
  • Theremin, Leon. "The Interview with Leon Theremin." Interview by Olivia Mattis and Robert Moog. Keyboard Magazine Feb. 1992: n. pag. Print.
  • Vennard, Martin. "Leon Theremin: The Man and the Music Machine." BBC News. BBC, 13 Mar. 2012. Web. 20 July 2016.
  • Wierzbicki, James. "Weird Vibrations: How the Theremin Gave Musical Voice to Hollywood's Extraterrestrial 'Others'." Journal of Popular Film and Television 30.3 (2002): 125-35. Print.