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Lydia Kavina (1967 - )Theremin VirtuosaThe relationship between Lydia and Lev is this: Her mother's father was Lev's first cousin. Lydia's late mother was an accomplished player in her own right--a protegee of Lev's many years ago.... |
Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961)Australian Composer, who realised his 'Free Music' using the ThereminGrainger collaborated with Leon Theremin from 1936-37 before Theremin 'disappeared' back to the Soviet Union. Grainger wrote three pieces for the theremin. The score to Free Music No.1 was written... |
Clara Rockmore (1911 - 1998)The 'Grand Dame' of the ThereminDon't forget that you are dealing with air! Think of your fingers as delicate butterfly wings, and you will get much further than if you use strength"- Clara Rockmore The greatest... |
Joseph Schillinger (1895 - 1943)Composer and Theorist who wrote a number of works for theremin"Music plus electricity equals the sound of the 20th century. 1 " - Joseph Schillinger, 1918 Another project Leon Theremin was involved in was the mechanical... |
Bohuslav Martinu (1890 - 1959)Composer of "Fantaisie for Theremin, Oboe, and String Quartet"Martinu composed his "Fantaisie" in the September of 1944, completing it on the 1st October. The premiere took place on the 3rd November in New York, performed by its dedicatee, Lucie... |
Leon Theremin (1896 - 1993)Inventor of the Theremin, and leading Russian ScientistInventor of the Theremin Leon Theremin invented a number of musical instruments. The Most well known is of course, the Theremin; though he also went on to develop the Terpistone, the Theremin... |
Lennington Shewell ( - )Theremin player employed by RCA to demonstrate its instrumentLennington Heppe Shewell (opposite, in the centre), was employed by RCA to travel around the USA demonstrating the theremin as part of its marketing campaign. The older gentleman standing behind... |
Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965)Co-Inventor of the RhythmiconThe American Avant-Garde composer Henry Dixon Cowell was largely self-educated, though studied musicology in Berlin (1931-32). He experimented with new musical resources; in his piano compositions... |
John Cage (1912 - 1992)Experimental composer who experimented with the theremin"When Theremin provided an instrument with genuinely new possibilities, thereminists did their utmost to make the instrument sound like some old instrument, giving it sickeningly sweet... |
Musaire ( - )Vaudeville performer and thereminist in the UK'Musaire' (aka J. Forrest Whiteley), was a UK based theremin player, who frequently billed himself as 'Europe's only Thereminist'. He used the theremin as part of his collection of around twenty... |
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The Sage Gateshead, UK
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We're hoping to present a festival of Percy Grainger's work at The Sage Gateshead in the UK,...
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January 2011, quartets, sextets, trios, etc.
Rupert Chappelle plays the theremin multi-tracked with the Zoom R-16....
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on www.etheremin.com, i've created a new webpage dedicated to unpublished theremin scores. Some...
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