Comments on: Passion: The Theremin http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: News » Homophily, anti-recommendation, and Driveway Moments http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85728 News » Homophily, anti-recommendation, and Driveway Moments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:03:57 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85728 [...] about birdwatching, the pursuit of truth, poker, the potato, cursive handwriting, and the theremin, an early electronic instrument recently notable in the repertoire of the indie ban [...] [...] about birdwatching, the pursuit of truth, poker, the potato, cursive handwriting, and the theremin, an early electronic instrument recently notable in the repertoire of the indie ban [...]

]]> By: The Joy of Theremin « fresh sides http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85727 The Joy of Theremin « fresh sides Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:46:59 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85727 [...] damonjay @ 8:46 pm I have been putting off investigating the theremin, despite all the attention they have been getting, I can’t get the Star Trek theme out of my head when [...] [...] damonjay @ 8:46 pm I have been putting off investigating the theremin, despite all the attention they have been getting, I can’t get the Star Trek theme out of my head when [...]

]]> By: Jack Vaughan http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85726 Jack Vaughan Wed, 30 May 2007 01:29:22 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85726 Discussed was the quality of the sound of the theremin .. noir, surreal narrative, vibrato, space exploration, drugged up, outside of time, high smaltz; portamento, little glissandos. The theremoan .. all offered up. I guess I'd say it is like a violin on electricity. The picture I get when listening: electrical light on filament in vaccuum tubes in analog radio. <a href="http://moontravellerherald.blogspot.com/2007/05/theremin-music-of-ether.htm" rel="nofollow">Write up on Moon Traveller Herald Blog</a> Discussed was the quality of the sound of the theremin .. noir, surreal narrative, vibrato, space exploration, drugged up, outside of time, high smaltz; portamento, little glissandos. The theremoan .. all offered up.

I guess I’d say it is like a violin on electricity. The picture I get when listening: electrical light on filament in vaccuum tubes in analog radio.

Write up on Moon Traveller Herald Blog

]]> By: Wobbly Music → Blog Archive » Open Sourced http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85725 Wobbly Music → Blog Archive » Open Sourced Fri, 04 May 2007 16:11:13 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85725 [...] pen, but it doesn’t mean we were totally shut out. During the program, which you can download here, I was quoted (really they quoted me quoting Herb Deutsch) and [...] [...] pen, but it doesn’t mean we were totally shut out. During the program, which you can download here, I was quoted (really they quoted me quoting Herb Deutsch) and [...]

]]> By: Lettre 13 » Blog Archive » The Theremin http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85724 Lettre 13 » Blog Archive » The Theremin Fri, 04 May 2007 09:35:04 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85724 [...] touch to play it. Leon Theremin [Vincinnati / Flickr] Open Source with Christopher Lydon, Passion: The Theremin (mp3) [...] [...] touch to play it. Leon Theremin [Vincinnati / Flickr] Open Source with Christopher Lydon, Passion: The Theremin (mp3) [...]

]]> By: demarconia http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85723 demarconia Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:42:05 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85723 The music was sublime. The only thing I wish you had provided was some information for the theremin upstarts among us. Since a good theremin instructor is not as readily available as a tuba coach, where should we begin? The music was sublime. The only thing I wish you had provided was some information for the theremin upstarts among us. Since a good theremin instructor is not as readily available as a tuba coach, where should we begin?

]]> By: fintushel http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85722 fintushel Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:15:06 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85722 Great show! Many thanks. About the use of theremin in education, check out this little demo. (I'm a performance artist who works with children in the schools. Took a lesson with Pamelia, and have been playing for a couple of years. http://tinyurl.com/2jad9n (For the adult stuff, see http://tinyurl.com/2m5nny) Great show! Many thanks.

About the use of theremin in education, check out this little demo. (I’m a performance artist who works with children in the schools. Took a lesson with Pamelia, and have been playing for a couple of years.

http://tinyurl.com/2jad9n

(For the adult stuff, see http://tinyurl.com/2m5nny)

]]> By: Paul Massari http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85721 Paul Massari Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:10:33 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85721 You know I love you guys, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... This show idea was a snoozer. You know I love you guys, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…. This show idea was a snoozer.

]]> By: andycarvin http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85720 andycarvin Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:54:28 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85720 And let's not forget the <i>ondes Martenot</i>. When it was first created in the 1920s, it worked and sounded a lot like a Theremin. Then the inventor decided to attach a keyboard to it. This made it easier to control, and composers began to embrace it. One of my favorite symphonies of all time, Olivier Messiaen's <I>Turangalila Symponie</i>, relies heavily on the ondes, and other composers, including Milhaud, Honegger, Varese and Boulez incorporated it into their works. And let’s not forget the ondes Martenot. When it was first created in the 1920s, it worked and sounded a lot like a Theremin. Then the inventor decided to attach a keyboard to it. This made it easier to control, and composers began to embrace it. One of my favorite symphonies of all time, Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalila Symponie, relies heavily on the ondes, and other composers, including Milhaud, Honegger, Varese and Boulez incorporated it into their works.

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/passion-the-theremin/#comment-85719 Potter Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:56:33 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=959#comment-85719 Now I know I have heard this before and wondered what it was, sort of like voices but not, sort of like whistling but not. That was beautiful! I loved the classical pieces-Debussy especially. I love the Pamelia Kurstin's personality! What a sweetheart! Now I know I have heard this before and wondered what it was, sort of like voices but not, sort of like whistling but not. That was beautiful! I loved the classical pieces-Debussy especially.

I love the Pamelia Kurstin’s personality! What a sweetheart!

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