Comments on: The Haunting Tones of the Open Source Theremin http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: » More Theremin Stuff than You Could Possibly Comprehend « Sam’s Blog-My 1983 http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/#comment-88206 » More Theremin Stuff than You Could Possibly Comprehend « Sam’s Blog-My 1983 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:43:51 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1041#comment-88206 [...] an You Could Possibly Comprehend « Sam’s Blog A recording of me playing the theremin. An interview with a dude who [...] [...] an You Could Possibly Comprehend « Sam’s Blog

A recording of me playing the theremin. An interview with a dude who [...]

]]> By: dangr http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/#comment-88205 dangr Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:48:43 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1041#comment-88205 You should be proud of your skills. You should be proud of your skills.

]]> By: bft http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/#comment-88204 bft Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:24:33 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1041#comment-88204 As for the sound I remember, I don't know---I may have gotten the serpent mixed up with the krummhorn! As for the sound I remember, I don’t know—I may have gotten the serpent mixed up with the krummhorn!

]]> By: bft http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/#comment-88203 bft Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:29:25 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1041#comment-88203 It's a wind instrument with a tube curved back and forth several times. I've seen one being played in a period-instrument ensemble, and heard it, sort of a raspy low-pitched tone. I couldn't have told you from memory what kind of mouthpiece it had, reed or otherwise, but I looked it up: Wikipedia has an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_%28instrument%29" rel="nofollow">article</a> with a picture and description. It seems to be a sort of wooden tuba. It’s a wind instrument with a tube curved back and forth several times. I’ve seen one being played in a period-instrument ensemble, and heard it, sort of a raspy low-pitched tone. I couldn’t have told you from memory what kind of mouthpiece it had, reed or otherwise, but I looked it up: Wikipedia has an article with a picture and description. It seems to be a sort of wooden tuba.

]]> By: Marsall Root http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/#comment-88202 Marsall Root Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:46:28 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1041#comment-88202 I was facinated by your show introducing the theremin. Being a musician myself, I never heard of a theremin before. Coincidentally, I had just picked up an LP record at a local record shop called, The Fantasy Film World Of Bernard Herrmann, on the London label issued in 1974. (it was a favorite of mine years ago). Bernard Herrmann incorporated two theremins in the soundtrack he did for the movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still. From the liner notes he comments: "My goal here was to charactorize a man from another world, and the music had to reflect an unearthly feeling of outer space without relying on gimmicks." On his soundtract, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, he used an "obsolete" medeival instrument called a serpent, which he says has been dropped from contemporary orchestras. does anyone know what a serpent instrument is? I was facinated by your show introducing the theremin. Being a musician myself, I never heard of a theremin before. Coincidentally, I had just picked up an LP record at a local record shop called, The Fantasy Film World Of Bernard Herrmann, on the London label issued in 1974. (it was a favorite of mine years ago). Bernard Herrmann incorporated two theremins in the soundtrack he did for the movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still. From the liner notes he comments: “My goal here was to charactorize a man from another world, and the music had to reflect an unearthly feeling of outer space without relying on gimmicks.” On his soundtract, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, he used an “obsolete” medeival instrument called a serpent, which he says has been dropped from contemporary orchestras. does anyone know what a serpent instrument is?

]]> By: VeritasRox http://www.radioopensource.org/the-haunting-tones-of-the-open-source-theremin/#comment-88201 VeritasRox Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:13:46 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1041#comment-88201 That. Was. Awesome. The theremin rules! That. Was. Awesome. The theremin rules!

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