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THEREMIN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
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THEREMIN
EARLIEST ELECTRONICMUSICAL INSTRUMENT
FRANK J. GADEK, PH.D.
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TOPIC –
“ THEREMINTHEREMIN - -
EARLIEST ELECTRONICEARLIEST ELECTRONIC
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ““
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY { “STS” }
BY
FRANK J. GADEK, PH.D.
“ “ STILL INITIAL DRAFT ONLY “ STILL INITIAL DRAFT ONLY “
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INVENTED BY RUSSIAN LEV THEREMIN[HE IS ALSO CALLED LEON]IN 1919ALSO CALLED –
THERAMINTHEREMINVOXAETHERPHONE
PLAYED BY NOT TOUCHING IT!
GAVE ETHERIAL SOUND FOUNDIN MANY SPACE ADVENTURE& SCI / FI MOVIES
2 HANDS POSITIONED NEAR2 ANTENNAEONE VERTICLEONE HORIZONTAL
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MUCH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
INCLUDING BUILDING YOUR OWN FROMRADIO SHACK PARTS
SOME COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE $400 –$ 700 RANGE ON UP
ROBERT MOOG BEGAN BUILDING THEMIN 1950 & LED HIM TO HISMINIMOOG SYNTHESIZER
MOOG EVEN OFFERS “KITS” TO BUILD THEM
THE HISTORY IS FASCINATING WITHLENIN & STALIN BEINGINVOLVED.
IT WAS PART OF RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTRESEARCH ON PROXIMITY SENSORS
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“KITS” TAKE ABOUT A WEEKEND TO BUILD& ARE ABOUT $25 - $100 USINGRADIO SHACK PARTS – YOU HAVETO MAKE YOUR OWN PC BOARDBUT THEY GIVE DETAILED DIRECTIONS& PARTS LIST + HINTS
THE INSTRUMENT IS VERY SENSITIVE& DELICATE TO HAND MOVEMENTS
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PLAY WELL
THERE IS GREAT “ART” TO PLAYING IT
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TRENTON COMPUTER FESTIVAL APRIL 2008
FEATURED THE THEREMIN WITHKIP ROSSER DOING
CONCERTSLECTURES
YOU COULD EVEN TRY IT YOURSELF!
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IT WAS NOT A GREAT COMMERCIAL SUCCESSESPECIALLY BEING INTRODUCED IMMEDIATELYAFTER THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929
THERE WAS A FLURRY OF INTEREST AFTERWW II BUT THEN IT SUBSIDED
SOME MODERN POPULAR MUSIC GROUPS STILL USE IT WITH MANY OTHERINSTRUMENTS
MOSTLY FOR UNUSUAL EFFECTS &THEIR UNIQUE / DIFFERENTBAND SOUND
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SOME THEREMIN ARTISTS ARE –
LYDIA KAVINA – GREATEST LIVINGVIRTUOSO – NEICE OF ONE OF LEON THEREMIN’SFIRST COUSINS & HIS PROTEGE
PAMIELIA KURSTIN
ANTHONY PTAK
CLARA ROCKMORE
CAROLINA EYCK
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SOME REFERENCES TO GET YOU STARTED
OBVIOUSLY A GOGGLE SEARCH
WWW.EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WICK/THEREMIN
WWW.OLDTEMECULA.COM/THEREMIN/ULTIMATE2B/INDEX.HTM
WWW.MUSICIANSFRIEND.COM – SEARCH FORTHEREMIN – HAVE THEREMINS &KITS FOR SALE – ABOUT $350 - $400
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HIS LOOKS LIKE ONE
FROM AN AD FOR
THE MOOG THEREMIN
FOR ABOUT $400
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TO BE CONTINUED AS TO BE CONTINUED AS
INTEREST &INTEREST &
RESOURCES PERMITRESOURCES PERMIT
JUST LET ME KNOW !JUST LET ME KNOW !