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Originally posted by raisedbypoodles:
The magical theremin

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In this orchestra, a woman plays an instrument called the theremin: it is a quantum instrument that is played only with the energy of the hands, an instrument that forms a magnetic field and is played untouched.
Only three countries in the world have music schools that teach theremin playing: Russia, Japan and Ireland. The theremin was invented by Leon Theremin, a Russian who introduced it to Lenin in 1920, who was impressed by its sound.

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From Solari Report: "The theremin is a fascinating instrument that is played without physical contact. One of the very first electronic musical instruments, it was invented in 1920 by Russian electrical engineering genius Leon Theremin, whose life and inventions, it turns out, have eye-opening relevance to many electronic military applications, from eavesdropping to mind control. For example, Theremin worked with neurologist Ivan Pavlov on hypnosis and invented gas-filled lamps as measuring devices, as well as the first motion detector. His listening device, “The Thing,” hung for seven years undetected in the American Embassy in Moscow, feeding sound and conversations to the Russian listeners.

The musical instrument named after Theremin was a byproduct of Russian research into electronic proximity sensors. Its two antennas act as capacity sensors, translating hand movements over each antenna into pitch and volume, respectively. The sounds produced are certainly electronic but still have an eerie “organic” beauty that surpasses much of the music generated by modern synthesizers."