Watch the video of the online seminar on YouTube. Albert Glinsky is the author of the most comprehensive biography of Theremin Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage. He began researching Theremin’s life in 1987 while working on his doctoral dissertation. At the time, Theremin’s biography had rarely received any scholarly attention. At the same time, it was...Read More

Celebrating 130th anniversary of Lev Theremin’s, Lydia Kavina publishes a conversation with Lev’s daughter, Elena Theremin, in which she talks about Lev Sergeyevich, his personality, habits, and family life. Елена Термен/ Elena Theremin - memories on Leon Theremin. Subtitles available.Watch this video on YouTubeRead More

Read the special section of Leonardo Music Journal 1996. Leon Theremin, Pioneer of Electronic Art. It is fascinating to compare the state of the theremin 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...Read More

In the 1960s, Leon Theremin worked at the Laboratory of Music Acoustic at Moscow Conservatory. He made a very interesting and helpful Music theory tool. The slide rule helped with the study of music theory, the fundamental parameters of music, and the characteristics of musical instruments. It presents the relationships between notes, scales, intervals, harmonies,...Read More

Joseph Schillinger, a composer and member of Theremin’s studio, initiated the writing of a manuscript titled “Theremin School”, though it remained unfinished. It is in Russian. The draft is stored in Lucy Rosen’s archive of Caramoor Centre, Katonah, New York. Here you can see the full sketch. See PDFRead More

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...Read More

The Theremin playing technique is unique, having developed in its own distinctive way. A pivotal moment in its history occurred when the inventor, Lev Theremin, himself a classically educated cellist, sought new ways of making music. We owe gratitude to Lev Theremin for pioneering the freedom of hand movements in the air, coupled with sensitive,...Read More