theremin

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The Ondes Martenot is a close relation of the theremin, and like the theremin was frequently used (and abused) on sci-fi film and tv soundtracks throughout the 40's, 50's and 60's, but also gained a foothold in many

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  1. noun An electronic instrument played by moving the hands near its two antennas, often used for high tremolo effects.

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  • A flying saucer theremin-buzz hovers like a mechanical dream. —  Omni: April 1995
  • RMI is fully the equal of these progenitors, creating moody, shimmering soundscapes with moog, theremin, and more conventional instruments. —  Asimov's SF, September 2006
  • If you've got youtube videos of an acoustic theremin, you'd better share! —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • The theremin, according to Wikipedia, is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments.
  • Note the theremin-like controller, that reacts on available light. —  Processing Blogs
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  1. After Leo Theremin (1896-1993), Russian engineer and inventor.
 

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