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The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). It is one of the most intriguing inventions ever and revolutionised music
According to BBC, The instrument was invented in 1920. It is named after its inventor, Leon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928.
Theremin was born in 1896 in St Petersburg. In 1920, he invented a machine that aimed to use the new-fangled technology of radio waves to measure some properties of gas. But he found his apparatus emitted a strange warbling tone, which he could shape by moving his hands around the equipment. A trained cellist, Theremin recognised the potential of his discovery, and intended to create an entirely new instrument.
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Theremins involve the manipulation of electromagnetic fields around two antennae that make the instrument look rather like a weird lectern. Players control sounds by moving hands and fingers around a vertical antenna to raise or lower the tone, and up or down over a looped antenna to control volume.
However, only a small group of musicians across the world knows of the Theremin and even fewer plays it.