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Clara owned an RCA theremin given to her and substantially modified by Theremin. Through his modifications, the instrument's normal 5 to 5.5 octave playable range was expanded by 1.5 octaves. Theremin made several other customizations including improvements to tonal quality and its responsiveness to hand movements.
The Art of the Theremin is the first official album by theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore, and the only one released in her lifetime. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was produced by Robert Moog and his first wife, Shirleigh Moog, and was released as an LP in 1977 by Delos International Records.
Clara Rockmore, a well-known thereminist, toured to wide acclaim, performing a classical repertoire in concert halls around the United States, often sharing the bill with Paul Robeson. Joseph Whiteley (1894–1984) performed under the stage name Musaire and his 1930 RCA Theremin can be seen, played and heard at the Musical Museum , Brentford ...
Analog music instruments were rendered largely outdated by the 1960s, anachronistic just as the advent of electronics fundamentally changed what music could be virtually overnight. With the ...
Clara Rockmore on her 18th birthday and Leon Theremin, 1929 After being sent on a lengthy tour of Europe starting 1927–including London, Paris, and towns in Germany [ 14 ] [ 20 ] – during which he demonstrated his invention to full audiences, Theremin went to the United States arriving on 30 December 1927 with his first wife Katia. [ 21 ]
Nadia Reisenberg was born in Vilnius to a Jewish family. [1] [2] Her parents were Aaron and Rachel Reisenberg. [3]Her sister Anna (Newta) was born two years later, and Clara in 1911 who later took the married name of Clara Rockmore and became renowned for her virtuosity on the theremin.
Us Conductors is a debut novel by Canadian writer Sean Michaels.Published in 2014 by Random House in Canada and Tin House in the United States, the novel is a fictionalized account of the relationship between Léon Theremin (also known as Lev Termen), the inventor of the theremin, and Clara Rockmore, the musician regarded as the instrument's first virtuoso player.
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