Special Section of Leonardo Journal Vol. 6, 1996, pp. 45-84, the MIT Press: Leon Theremin, Pioneer of Electronic Art, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the inventor. When reading articles written thirty years ago, it is fascinating to compare the state of the theremin in the mid-1990s with its situation today, and to observe the rapid evolution of the instrument—its design and production, its performance practice, its expanding range of uses, and the remarkable increase in access to information over the past three decades. See below the link to all articles of the journal, and some PDF files.
The introduction to the Special Section, by Bulat Galeyev, philosopher, director of Prometheus Institute for Music and Light research, author of Soviet Faust, the first biography-book of Leon Theremin.
Skip to PDF contentLeon Theremin. The Design of a Musical Instrument Based on Cathode Relays. Text of the public lecture in 1921.
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