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Lev Sergeyevich Termen [a] (27 August [O.S. 15 August] 1896 – 3 November 1993), better known as Leon Theremin was a Russian inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass-produced. He also worked on early television research.
Invented in 1919 in Russia by Lev Sergeivitch Termen, the Theremin was not only the first electronic musical instrument, but also the first (and still the only) instrument played without touching it by moving the hands in the space between two antennas, one of which controls intonation and the other the volume.
[9] [10] [11] Schillinger had known Theremin since the early 1920s and had a lifelong interest in technology and music. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The radically new instrument attracted considerable attention, and Cowell wrote a number of compositions for it, including Rhythmicana , 1931 (later renamed 'Concerto for Rhythmicon and Orchestra'), and Music for ...
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The instrument was invented in October 1920 by the Russian physicist Lev Sergeyevich Termen, known in the West as Leon Theremin. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After a lengthy tour of Europe, during which time he demonstrated his invention to packed houses, Theremin moved to the United States, where he patented his invention in 1928. [ 6 ]
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