A hundred years later and this invention is still ahead even at THIS time. Imagine having an instrument that you can play with just waving your hands, wow.

The background track is the late thereminist Clara Rockmore playing the "ADAGIO" by J. S. Bach, taken from her CD, CLARA ROCKMORE'S LOST THEREMIN ALBUM (Bridge 9208). This recording was originally produced by Robert Moog in New York City in 1975 but was not released until 2006. Clara Rockmore is accompanied by her sister, Nadia Reisenberg, at the piano, and she is playing a theremin that was designed and built specifically for her by the inventor himself, Lev Sergeievitch Termen.

@AriannaCunningham

6 жыл бұрын

Wait! If "Clara Rockmore's Lost Theremin Album" was published in 2006, how come the quality is better than her album "The Art of the Theremin" which was made in 1977?

VERY good work Moog and Mr. Glinksy, congratulations!

Good explanation and a great instrument, the theremin

I bought a theremin on Ebay that was custom made... Thing seems like it could explode at any minute with the light bulb glowing/dimming but it adds to the excitement of the sounds coming out.

The track running in the background over the video sounds great, where is it from?

Lord Huron use a theremin on one of their songs. great band

probably the most original musical instrument ever created !

And the book is a perfect compliment to this video. An amazing story!

@unclebuzzyschurchofgroove6190

3 жыл бұрын

It is an amazing story, but I found the first half of that book bogged down by excessive petty details....

Thank you!

Realmente maravilloso, como el ser humano ha desarrollado sus capacidades intelectuales

super cool!

I am interested in buying a theremin. Would you recommend a theremini or a traditional therenin? I have mo intention of be oming a professional, it will be a hobby. Thank you

@makipri

3 жыл бұрын

Theremini might be easier for a beginner but as an experienced player I find Theremini unable to do playing tricks I can do with an analog theremin (or Gaudi.ch Opentheremin). Also the tuning process is tedious since you can’t fine tune it at all. Theremini is also more sensitive to external interference making it unplayable at some places. I did inspection to several models and Etherwave was the best one to avoid interference. Our team suspect the high inductance coils in front of Etherwave’s antennas causes this.

@markharwood7573

3 жыл бұрын

Try a Theremini. My band has one. There is an awful lot to learn but if you are a real musician you may end up making real music. Just be prepared to put in the hours!

Played a copy on tour with Bjork in 2010.

lovely

Who is the composer of the music used in the video?

@GreenTextPro

8 жыл бұрын

+Sanni Bleser Jensen unmistakably clara rockmore. Today is her 105th birthday.

Not the only instrument you play without touching. There’s the laser harp as well.

@zakirreshi6737

3 жыл бұрын

May be the first

@izzyeyres8801

Жыл бұрын

would you not say that the lasers are a part of the instrument though?

I'll own one in October :-) !!

@sierratonin69

4 жыл бұрын

fiver years later.... did you buy one?

@yoyopanda8027

3 жыл бұрын

did you get it yet?

good vibrations

Old trick question is to ask is thereminvox played by plucking, striking or blowing? Answer is none of them.

OMG ! just pause the video @2:24 and see what happened to his eyes ! :P ! ..what a perfect timing for me ! hahahaha actually ,it's the reflection of something on his glasses but i paused at that time by chance ! :D

What about Clara Rockmore?

@NEWfludd3DXL

4 жыл бұрын

Jessie Grubb yeah wow Clara Rockmore saw limitations of the original instrument and helped to develop the theremin to fulfill her needs. Working together with Léon Theremin her suggestions and changes included increasing the sensitivity of the theremin's volume control to facilitate rapid staccato, lowering the profile of the instrument so the performer is more visible, increasing the sensitivity of the pitch antenna, and increasing range from three octaves to five.

интересно !

Did anyone chuckle when he showed you how to use vibrato... lol

jimmy page of Led Zeppelin used it on whole of lotta love 1969 on Led Zeppelin two

Why didn't he just turn off the background track and demonstrate it as he explained it? Also it would have made more sense had there been some sound bytes or film clips of pros using it in a professional setting as in movie & film effects and popular music applications demonstrated by those who made memorable sounds with it in hot recordings such as The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations' and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin using it on tunes like 'Whole Lotta Love' etc.

@MikeSmith-tx2lp

3 жыл бұрын

Good vibrations used an instrument called a Tannerlin, not the Theremin.. I only learned this having seen a Beach Boys tribute band where the keyboard guy was a nerd on this subject!

A sharp attack is evidently impossible. That's a strong limitation.

@markharwood7573

3 жыл бұрын

Every instrument has its limitations. The piano cannot bend notes. Neither can it make a note start soft and swell. The violin cannot play six note chords. The French horn cannot imitate the snare drum. The harpsichord cannot do many things. So the Theremin cannot make a sharp attack. Such is life.

Literally sounds like a human's hums to me...😄

Also you can see Jimmy page play the theremin on whole lotta love in the film of the concert the song remain the same 1973

Beach Boys... Good Vibrations