Kind of makes sense now, how a critic described the sound of a theremin as a cello lost in a dense fog, crying because it doesn't know how to get home.
Wow, this is such a perfect description. The sound of a theremin is something between a string instrument and a human voice, it's pretty disconcerting and very powerful. Both very human and alien
Another story of an accident yielding wonderful results. Leon Theremin, who discovered the instrument that came to carry his name, was a Russian physicist attempting to create a proximity sensor, with its obvious military uses, but ended up creating a musical instrument which is played without touching it. It ended up being used for making eerie music, or futurist sounds. It was actually the inspiration for the original Star Trek theme music. Now it is respected for its sound, and unique playing method,
You can definitely hear a Theremin in Good Vibrations, apparently it was an electro-theremin...different to the one here. You can buy them online....all kinds.
Yes, and these cheesy films ruined the possibility of people realizing the immense serious musical abilities of the instrument. In sense, they killed the Theremin.
Please note: The Theremin video has an explanation (in Russian) for the 1st 14 seconds, followed by playing for the rest of the video. I think Leo Theremin, in his explanation, is saying the following: The electro-musical Theremin is the 1st of its kind. It’s a song-melody instrument. The melody is achieved by magnetic field changes near the instrument.
It's even better when you remember that he invented it. This man built his technique, his musical style, and his instrument all toward a common goal - so they're more in sync than almost any other musician in history. Very few other humans have invented an instrument, the technique for playing that instrument, and the music which will be played upon it. But the result is something wholly unique.
He has to get a feeling for it in order to play it. After all, the woman who invented the method for getting somewhat reliable notes out of the theremin did so relatively recently.
Imagine having a family member owning a Theremin and plays it everyday to practice.. *You're either in a 1900s Disney Princess movie or a psychological horror movie*
@@gweltazlemartret6760 No. They were usually love stories, coming of age stories, or mythical stories that all involved some sort of fun adventure. They were also mostly adaptations from older classic stories. They had nothing to do with the psychological horror genre of film. If you don't mind me asking, how could you come to such a conclusion?
@@cerebrummaximus3762 It's a really hard instrument that has to compete with too popular instruments. It's niche is taken by vocals and strings. You won't find it in an orchestral setting as it has strings and you won't find in more modern bands as they have vocalists.
@@cerebrummaximus3762 I love Theremins. I'm kind of obsessed with them actually. But truthfully the theremin is basically just a synthesizer that is awkward to control and lacks all of the other functionalities that come with modern synthesizers.
This particular footage is from 1954, in Leon's 58th year, 34 years after the invention of the theremin. He went on to live another 39 years. The theremin, along with the musical saw, blaster beam & portative organ are 4 of the most interesting musical instruments.
I know its been awhile since you posted this but if you are still interested in sound making equipment, my uncle just wrote a book called The Sound of Things to Come. Reading his introduction brought me here after he mentioned the Theremin Electrical Symphony Orchestra. I had no clue what an etherphone looked or sounded like. Such a far out instrument.
The musical saw? Come on. the hydraulophone is cooler than that. Practically any instruments built by Author & Punisher is cooler than a saw. Waterphone. Wheel harp. Marble machine. The Funfair Organ Sound Effects Instrument!!!!!
He is REALLY good at this. I can just imagine hundreds of hours playing to test it, and hundreds more for fun, fueled by the pride and novelty of inventing a completely new instrument.
Most people don't even know how hard this is. Playing mary had little lamb in a theremin is about as hard as playing Für Elise with your feet (on a piano)
My girlfriend woke me up at 4 in the morning to watch this video several years ago she's passed away now I still go back and watch this video and think of her astonishing
make sure you download it, the video that got me through some tough days while managing my grandmother's end of life care got deleted and to this day i regret not having it saved somewhere
This makes me feel joy that this dude was able to use the technology at his time to make this instrument instead of conceptualizing it and never seeing it be made
Carolina Eyck invented a new system that is the new standard, which is a lot easier to teach than Theremin's technique which was "I did it for 30 years and figured it out".
for all of its faults, TH-cam is such a world-changing tool. without it, I don't think me, or you, or anyone would have ever seen this footage in their lives, much less had it randomly recommended to them 15 years after someone decided to show it to the world, and 65 years after it was first recorded. oh and Leon's ability is great too!
He was also probably the best player on its own instrument. Most of modern players can't get most from theremin: they do very low dynamic expansion. In his own hands It heards like a violin. And its own creator called it as Thermenvox, not theremin.
There are some prominent players, as for instance _Lydia Kavina_ or *_Grégoire Blanc_* : th-cam.com/users/tvoxmania th-cam.com/users/Gr%C3%A9goireBlancTh%C3%A9r%C3%A9min
it kind of makes me wonder about instruments that were invented before we had actual recordings of their very inventors playing them for the first time
I was greatly pleased to see him actually touch the volume loop, making sure his instrument won't embark on its own personal solo performance. I do the same thing myself, as a sensible precaution! Thanks for posting!
truley amazing how even in the 1920's they were capable of making such an electrical instrument that has still to this day has the same built and shape, also played the exact same way.. lots of nock offs but this guy is the shit!!!!! amen to Leon. Starting the movement of electronical instruments which rule the world today.
I am saying hi from 2020! I really did not expect that there was an absolute amazing instrument invented back then. Now, I consider my self lucky to discover this. Theremin captured my soul. Idk why. Wish I could play it some time.
The theremin is the most bizarre musical instrument I've ever heard. Played to perfection in such sci-fi classics as "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) & "It Came from Outer Space" (1953), as well as the modern masterpieces "Ed Wood" (1994) & "Mars Attacks!" (1996). I just love watching an expert theremin player at work
It's normal for inventions and new things to be called after their inventor or named after someone Bluetooth - named after a Swedish viking by the name "Blåtann" (meaning Bluetooth) Mendelevium - a chemical element named after the creator of the modern periodic table, the Russian Chemist Dmitriy Mendelev Theremin as you know and more
To make it even more trippy for you: Louis Pasteur - founder of Pasteurization, or how milk is safe to drink Robert Moog - creator of the Moog synthesizer Ned Flanders - where the term "Flanderization" comes from, when a characters traits are more and more pronounced to the point where they are just their traits and nothing else
It's a common misconception that the Beach Boys used a theremin on "Good Vibrations". They used a different instrument called the Electro-Theremin, or Tannerin, which is more like a synthesizer ribbon controller with a fake keyboard superimposed over the ribbon. It was also used on the theme for the "My Favorite Martian" TV show. I collaborated with Tom Polk to produce a Tannerin sound for Arturia MMV (as well as Theremin and Ondes Martenot sounds).
No, it was a normal theremin, the newer recordings had an electro theremin which was a modernized version of it, like an acoustic guitar, put some pickups and such in it and you have a steel guitar.
Fabulous I love this instrument, so ethereal and played without touching it, magic! Clara rockmore was a fine exponent of the device, this has been a treat to so the creator and his machine together!
Masterfully played, the voice of the Theremin takes on an operatic human character. I have achieved similar effects on pedal steel guitar using an electromagnetic string exciter called the E-Bow. A neat effect when used tastefully. The opera singer's part on Ennio Morricone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" I feel would make an excellent arrangement for the Theremin.
I've played around with a theremin before but never understood how you're supposed to go between notes and not sound choppy. Now I get it, the chop is hidden in the vibrato. Really really good stuff
There is some seriously admirable finesse in his technique here and I find it cool just how much the sound of the theremin is affected by such fine movements
The piece is called "Do not scold me, dear". A transcription of this music, for solo and piano, could be found here: th-cam.com/video/3_79heDF04w/w-d-xo.html
Hi Kristine, the title of the documentary is Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (produced in 1994), and it is worth seeing. Here is an excerpt from the film; Clara Rockmore is reminiscing about how Leon Theremin courted her 60 years earlier (hopefully before he was married to the ballerina you mentioned, rather than during).
The technique he's using (holding his forefinger and thumb together for a clearer, more precise pitch) was discovered by Clara Rockmore. She was a true innovator in electronic music of her time :)
I watched this video for the first time many years ago and I was amazed. The creator plays music on the musical instrument created by himself...Amazing! Note: I was here once....
I used to have a similar "effect" when i solded a part on my first pc soundcard, long time ago... later a friend told me i accidently built a "Theremin".... he had such a device back then ;)
This guy lived until 1993 and would’ve probably seen the rise of popular rock bands like Queen, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, AC/DC, and many others I wonder what he thought of them
He's probably a classic/traditional music enjoyer. I don't believe the older generations of the USSR cared much for western music, it would have been so different from the standard culture of those times.
Kind of makes sense now, how a critic described the sound of a theremin as a cello lost in a dense fog, crying because it doesn't know how to get home.
+Spirarc Here we have a description almost as beautiful as the instrument itself. Thanks for sharing :)
Aww, now that I'm picturing it that does sound quite sad. =(
i thought you said "a cello crying out in a dense frog"
Wow, this is such a perfect description. The sound of a theremin is something between a string instrument and a human voice, it's pretty disconcerting and very powerful. Both very human and alien
pretentious
Another story of an accident yielding wonderful results. Leon Theremin, who discovered the instrument that came to carry his name, was a Russian physicist attempting to create a proximity sensor, with its obvious military uses, but ended up creating a musical instrument which is played without touching it. It ended up being used for making eerie music, or futurist sounds. It was actually the inspiration for the original Star Trek theme music. Now it is respected for its sound, and unique playing method,
Oh my gosh the TOS Star Trek theme would fit this so well! I see why it was inspired by this!
I was assigned by our chief engineer to explore high gain capacitive sensors using a Theramin in my cubicle working with Honeywell Security.
Imagine my shock
I'd say he succeeded on both accounts.
That's so lovely :]
Kind of sounds like an old recording of an opera singer singing.
They all do.
Then again, an old opera recording also sounds like an old recording of a theremin.
I'd argue the audio here is much better than usual, for example, you can clearly understand what he says in the beginning.
@@Trixex As a Russian native speaker, can confirm.
Sounds like a sad Jerry Mouse to me
Most definitely does! As for former opera singer, I 100% concur.
This man is STILL ahead of THIS time.
Read his biography and prepare to be AMAZED.
ikr, this has too be one of the coolest instruments
True!
Even now i think it might be from 2035 or so
@@CyanicCore *to**
And on that day, cheesy sci-fi horror was changed forever.
Jonathan Hughes Indeed.
.....and sowed the seeds of one of the biggest hits of the 1960's.
terrythekittie did the BB’s actually use one in GV? The googl says otherwise. Please tell me they did tho !
You can definitely hear a Theremin in Good Vibrations, apparently it was an electro-theremin...different to the one here. You can buy them online....all kinds.
Yes, and these cheesy films ruined the possibility of people realizing the immense serious musical abilities of the instrument. In sense, they killed the Theremin.
Please note: The Theremin video has an explanation (in Russian) for the 1st 14 seconds, followed by playing for the rest of the video. I think Leo Theremin, in his explanation, is saying the following:
The electro-musical Theremin is the 1st of its kind. It’s a song-melody instrument. The melody is achieved by magnetic field changes near the instrument.
You're right. I'm speaking russian and can confirm that
@@norretgantier :-)
You're right. I'm speaking russian and can confirm that
I'm learning Russian and I'm glad you confirmed I understood most of it.
Glad you all confirmed it :-)
this man literally connected to this instrument like wtf he looks like he feels the notes
I like the way you described that
It's even better when you remember that he invented it. This man built his technique, his musical style, and his instrument all toward a common goal - so they're more in sync than almost any other musician in history. Very few other humans have invented an instrument, the technique for playing that instrument, and the music which will be played upon it. But the result is something wholly unique.
He has to get a feeling for it in order to play it. After all, the woman who invented the method for getting somewhat reliable notes out of the theremin did so relatively recently.
You have to, because there aren’t any strings to feel!
Are you acoustic?
Imagine having a family member owning a Theremin and plays it everyday to practice.. *You're either in a 1900s Disney Princess movie or a psychological horror movie*
legendary
lol read my mind, I think about them old 1930s golden era Disney movies. What treasures very very scenic
Or in a 50s Sci-fi
Both.
Weren’t Disney Princess movies psychological horror movies?
@@gweltazlemartret6760 No. They were usually love stories, coming of age stories, or mythical stories that all involved some sort of fun adventure. They were also mostly adaptations from older classic stories. They had nothing to do with the psychological horror genre of film. If you don't mind me asking, how could you come to such a conclusion?
*when a 100 year old invention is ahead of your time*
Ikr, I've always wondered why Theremins aren't more widespread
@@cerebrummaximus3762 people usually only use theremins for spooky ghost noises instead of as an instrument
USSR technology still amazes me in 2023 !!!!!!!!
@@cerebrummaximus3762 It's a really hard instrument that has to compete with too popular instruments. It's niche is taken by vocals and strings. You won't find it in an orchestral setting as it has strings and you won't find in more modern bands as they have vocalists.
@@cerebrummaximus3762 I love Theremins. I'm kind of obsessed with them actually. But truthfully the theremin is basically just a synthesizer that is awkward to control and lacks all of the other functionalities that come with modern synthesizers.
This particular footage is from 1954, in Leon's 58th year, 34 years after the invention of the theremin. He went on to live another 39 years. The theremin, along with the musical saw, blaster beam & portative organ are 4 of the most interesting musical instruments.
Merci beaucoup.... précieux commentaire.
I know its been awhile since you posted this but if you are still interested in sound making equipment, my uncle just wrote a book called The Sound of Things to Come. Reading his introduction brought me here after he mentioned the Theremin Electrical Symphony Orchestra. I had no clue what an etherphone looked or sounded like. Such a far out instrument.
The musical saw? Come on. the hydraulophone is cooler than that.
Practically any instruments built by Author & Punisher is cooler than a saw.
Waterphone.
Wheel harp.
Marble machine.
The Funfair Organ Sound Effects Instrument!!!!!
Jeremy Wissel thanks for the context
@@Humanitywaswarned an Etherphone was the Theremin, Leon called it the Etherphone but people attributed it to him and called it the theremin instead.
Amazing to see rare stuff like this. He made history.
And sounds actually beautiful!
Like a violin.
It sounds to me more like an opera singer with that amount of vibrato, and that comes from a violinist
@@itamarbar9580 it"s interesting, becouse he was a violinist and physicist
@@itamarbar9580 I definitely heard violin and a soprano, a very strange and wonderful instrument indeed.
@@BrArshavsky the vocal sound is probably caused from his use of what I think to be a Sine wave.
actually its an simulation of the saw being played. Yes, that construction tool
He is REALLY good at this. I can just imagine hundreds of hours playing to test it, and hundreds more for fun, fueled by the pride and novelty of inventing a completely new instrument.
Most people don't even know how hard this is. Playing mary had little lamb in a theremin is about as hard as playing Für Elise with your feet (on a piano)
More like playing Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu with your face on the piano..
+RazzerRaw More like playing Stairway to Heaven without Jimmy Paige...
+RazzerRaw More like playing Detroit rock City without Paul Stanley...
+grumpy150 lol
+RazzerRaw More like making Young Frankenstein without Mel Brooks...
I was there, this concert was wild...
+Michael Lewandoski lit
Wooowww your over a hundred years old?? Damn man
+Geg Dim Can't you see the date? It was just 8 years ago!
+PerunaVallankumous
:'D
Wow. I'm sure it was just brilliant. I hate this generation. Wish I was in that era. I'm a sperm and love this music...
My girlfriend woke me up at 4 in the morning to watch this video several years ago she's passed away now I still go back and watch this video and think of her astonishing
She's probably jamming the theremin in heaven with Leon rn 🔥
i’m so sorry for your loss! that’s very sad, i hope everything is alright with you!
make sure you download it, the video that got me through some tough days while managing my grandmother's end of life care got deleted and to this day i regret not having it saved somewhere
@@freakyskull516What was the video?
what an amazing gf
Impressive. Such a clean pitch, he really did hit every note 😮
Wow, what control & musicality! Theremin was a triple threat: musician, inventor, electrical engineer.
This makes me feel joy that this dude was able to use the technology at his time to make this instrument instead of conceptualizing it and never seeing it be made
It's amazing that 100 years later, the technique in playing this is exactly the same. Nobody ever figured out a better way of playing it.
I’m thinking of selling my theremin. Barely touched it since I got it.
Carolina Eyck invented a new system that is the new standard, which is a lot easier to teach than Theremin's technique which was "I did it for 30 years and figured it out".
@@kylestubbs8867 fuck this took me too long to get
@@kylestubbs8867Ha ha ha! That is pun-tastic! I love it!!
@@kylestubbs8867man
For those wondering what the song is, it's Не брани меня, родная (Don't scold me, dear). Used to play it on the piano in my music school.
for all of its faults, TH-cam is such a world-changing tool. without it, I don't think me, or you, or anyone would have ever seen this footage in their lives, much less had it randomly recommended to them 15 years after someone decided to show it to the world, and 65 years after it was first recorded. oh and Leon's ability is great too!
I completely agree. TH-cam has certainly changed for the worse, but there's still so much to be thankful for
This man is so far beyond most of us that he's playing "air" and making sound amazing. I used to own a Theremin but it was ruined by moisture 😭
Aye im Riding with someone who constantly sound like they are taking a dump on themselves is there anything you can do to help me!!!!!???
Aye can you make them stop the driver's license photo reviews on GrubHub
If you were in an apartment, and someone decides to practice this at 3 am...it wouldve been a real scary time
Honestly, if you are a horror fan that would be the dream.
Being an electronic instrument, you could easily practice it with headphones.
He was also probably the best player on its own instrument. Most of modern players can't get most from theremin: they do very low dynamic expansion. In his own hands It heards like a violin.
And its own creator called it as Thermenvox, not theremin.
/watch?v=LYSGTkNtazo She is quite impressive
Честно говоря, не ожидал, что он по русски заговорит, т. к. у меня название видео на английском!
There are some prominent players, as for instance _Lydia Kavina_ or *_Grégoire Blanc_* :
th-cam.com/users/tvoxmania
th-cam.com/users/Gr%C3%A9goireBlancTh%C3%A9r%C3%A9min
You don't know much-ever hear of his protege Clara Rockmore ?
it kind of makes me wonder about instruments that were invented before we had actual recordings of their very inventors playing them for the first time
A beautiful sounding instrument and a beautiful mind. Thanks Leon. Rest in peace. x
Twice condemened to the soviets siberians camps and still making inventions and music....He had such an incredible life!!
No one:
The random mosquito in my room:
This man was literally ahead of his time. In fact, he's still ahead of time till this very day lmao
I own a theremin, but I haven't touched it in years.... XD
you dont get it or do you :D
I don't get it...
λ-Φ Rypht Φ-λ Its a theremin so you dont have to touch it to play it
*facepalm*
It figures.
I am one of those people that finally comprehend jokes the day after it was told.
I will never be able to hear this and *NOT* think of an alien invasion!
Mars Attacks! LMAO!!!
Haha
nerd. it sounds like a sad black and white cartoon
th-cam.com/video/lY7sXKGZl2w/w-d-xo.html
This song sounds like something aliens would play on their funerals.
It’s such a beautifully haunting sound, and from such a difficult instrument to learn.
I was greatly pleased to see him actually touch the volume loop, making sure his instrument won't embark on its own personal solo performance. I do the same thing myself, as a sensible precaution! Thanks for posting!
he DID invent it after all.
I played this song for the funeral of my goldfish.
I know. I was there, watching from a distance with a pair of binoculars, crying.
I know i was there too i was the binoculars
RIP goldfish
F
fun if it will play on yours
It sound so Eerie and creeppy but at the same time it sounds so Amazing and Melancolical
Nothing else like it. Beautiful and haunting all at once.
that one fly when you're trying to sleep
this is the most hauntingly beautiful thing I've ever witnessed
Можно только гордиться такими соотечественниками! Спасибо за то, что вы были!
Да были. Но к сожалению были преследуемыми и по этому все они вынуждены были мигрировать или в Израиль . или в США.
Russians put him to prison camp ofcourse.
@@eduardmishiyev5223 Термен дожил до 1993 года, в Москве. Так что, мимо, говномуха
@@KA-jm2czNo they didn't, he worked in a secret lab.
@@ComradeKoopawhich was essentially no different from the prison camp
Thank you so much for posting this. This needs to be archived for history's sake. I never thought I would see Lev Theremin play his own instrument.
This looks easy to the eye but this is actually insanity. I salute to this guy with the most respect.
A truly spectacular instrument.
Thank you, Leon Theremin, wherever you may be.
truley amazing how even in the 1920's they were capable of making such an electrical instrument that has still to this day has the same built and shape, also played the exact same way.. lots of nock offs but this guy is the shit!!!!! amen to Leon. Starting the movement of electronical instruments which rule the world today.
I am saying hi from 2020! I really did not expect that there was an absolute amazing instrument invented back then. Now, I consider my self lucky to discover this. Theremin captured my soul. Idk why. Wish I could play it some time.
This is amazing... A uniquely gorgeous sounding instrument. Very cool to watch him play.
Nice vintage filter. Hipster!
+Austin Flores Good one. +1
lol
Dimitris Moutsos yeah it's a joke
@@unflores bruh you commented on your comment and complemented yourself *loneliness 100*
@@alegriacarlos864 That was made on purpose, aka humor
THIS SHIT STILL SLAPS IN 2021
The theremin is the most bizarre musical instrument I've ever heard. Played to perfection in such sci-fi classics as "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) & "It Came from Outer Space" (1953), as well as the modern masterpieces "Ed Wood" (1994) & "Mars Attacks!" (1996). I just love watching an expert theremin player at work
Thank you Russia! :D
Seen that many of you were wondering the source of this melody, song is "Ne brani menya rodnaya" by Alexander Dubuque ;>
Thanks
THANK YOU!
This film was made in 1954 and the song is the Russian romance era song called "Ne Brani Menya Rodnaya" or "Don't Scold Me Dear"
th-cam.com/video/hREtqyt0lPs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Sj9fv6_HwOAXZz1m
What's the piece is he playing at 0:15 up till the end?
russian romance song "shine, shine my star"
@@conflictpurple9994it's not
Don't Scold Me, My Dear (?
Which one is it then?
@ ne brani menya moya rodnaya
i really hope this becomes more popular. it is a very underrated instrument
Can't believe his name is actually Theremin. It's like those memes, John Bread - the inventor of bread, Peter Minecraft - the creator of Minecraft.
He had such a surname because he's a descendant of French protestant immigrants in Russian Empire
yeah it's so weird, hearing the name on its own so often and now hearing it attached to someones name almost makes me not believe its true 😭
It's normal for inventions and new things to be called after their inventor or named after someone
Bluetooth - named after a Swedish viking by the name "Blåtann" (meaning Bluetooth)
Mendelevium - a chemical element named after the creator of the modern periodic table, the Russian Chemist Dmitriy Mendelev
Theremin as you know and more
John Walmart: the inventor of walmart.
To make it even more trippy for you:
Louis Pasteur - founder of Pasteurization, or how milk is safe to drink
Robert Moog - creator of the Moog synthesizer
Ned Flanders - where the term "Flanderization" comes from, when a characters traits are more and more pronounced to the point where they are just their traits and nothing else
This is really cool to see inventors demonstrate their own inversions.
It's a common misconception that the Beach Boys used a theremin on "Good Vibrations". They used a different instrument called the Electro-Theremin, or Tannerin, which is more like a synthesizer ribbon controller with a fake keyboard superimposed over the ribbon. It was also used on the theme for the "My Favorite Martian" TV show. I collaborated with Tom Polk to produce a Tannerin sound for Arturia MMV (as well as Theremin and Ondes Martenot sounds).
Ondes Martenot are really cool
No, it was a normal theremin, the newer recordings had an electro theremin which was a modernized version of it, like an acoustic guitar, put some pickups and such in it and you have a steel guitar.
I'm diggin' those good vibrations....
I see you~ lil bro
"Leon Theremin playing his own instrument" - i'm not sure what I was expecting.
Fabulous I love this instrument, so ethereal and played without touching it, magic! Clara rockmore was a fine exponent of the device, this has been a treat to so the creator and his machine together!
Wooow!!! It is incredible! This man is really still ahead of our time!…
Wow, what fantastic footage! I didn't realize he was such a good player. Beautiful tone and pitch and his movements are a dance unto themselves!
Masterfully played, the voice of the Theremin takes on an operatic human character.
I have achieved similar effects on pedal steel guitar using an electromagnetic string exciter called the E-Bow. A neat effect when used tastefully.
The opera singer's part on Ennio Morricone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" I feel would make an excellent arrangement for the Theremin.
Thought you'd like to see/hear this (just in case you haven't yet) Maverick 😉👇🏻👇🏻
th-cam.com/video/lY7sXKGZl2w/w-d-xo.html
tfw it's 3 am and you're a musician trying to listen to theremin music but the comments under every video are wildin' and youre distracted
What a historic document! Many thanks for posting this.
I've played around with a theremin before but never understood how you're supposed to go between notes and not sound choppy. Now I get it, the chop is hidden in the vibrato. Really really good stuff
There is some seriously admirable finesse in his technique here and I find it cool just how much the sound of the theremin is affected by such fine movements
What an incredible discovery, thanks google. Majestic.
i just got recommended this. get ready for a january 2021 wave of views.
why? how does this algorithm work?
How wonderful it is to watch Leon Theremin play the instrument that was named after him. And what truly wonderful instrument the Leon is.
His actual name is Lev. And he named the instruments after himself - in the video he calls it 'Termenvox'
This, a carnyx, and wash tub drum, and we've got ourselves a real winner.
*Somebody please do this*
the most haunting group of instruments!
*sad waterphone noises*
The sour screeches of the dead, imbedded with the careful tact, and precision of symphonic beauty.
So beautiful was his performance. I have been listening quite much of Theremin music but this was the most touching.
Now this really IS history. the father of the synth- thank you so much for this.
He's a great musician!
This sounds so beautiful.
The piece is called "Do not scold me, dear". A transcription of this music, for solo and piano, could be found here: th-cam.com/video/3_79heDF04w/w-d-xo.html
Impressionante .Principalmente quando se vê ao vivo, como já vi em Lisboa!
Wow this is such a beautiful playing of the theremin
Ничего себе. Я и не думала, что этот инструмент может петь, как человек!
You are a musical genius sir 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
It sounds like a very well produced operatic soprano or mezzo!
Esse cara era um gênio, sua criação é um instrumento fantástico.
Pse
What a wonderful sense of pitch he had.
Man, the song is still good to this day. Thank you for the upload
This piece is so sad :( My soul cries when it hears this melody.
Russian romanz! Sad music! Especially popular in tzarist Times 1900/17
@@iliyajavadian a comment later down says the song is called "'Ne brani menya rodnaya' a Russian folk song"
Thx Scishow. I'm learning every day.
+vjm3 there is going to be another 500 people watching this because of scishow
The way he plays it makes my whole body to shiver! It's a veyr beautiful instrument and song :)
Hi Kristine, the title of the documentary is Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (produced in 1994), and it is worth seeing. Here is an excerpt from the film; Clara Rockmore is reminiscing about how Leon Theremin courted her 60 years earlier (hopefully before he was married to the ballerina you mentioned, rather than during).
The technique he's using (holding his forefinger and thumb together for a clearer, more precise pitch) was discovered by Clara Rockmore. She was a true innovator in electronic music of her time :)
Cry about it lol
What a beautiful instrument.
0:48 mosquito in your room at night.
Yeap, get em, zap
bro😂😂😂😂😂
The lonely mosquito
Chase away those pesky mosquitos with that bizarre high pitch vibrant sound, and put them off from wanting to bite you.
О да..
It is so cool. So I guess it was the soviets that are the fathers of EDM movement
The music is so beautiful, the background white noise only makes it better
I watched this video for the first time many years ago and I was amazed. The creator plays music on the musical instrument created by himself...Amazing!
Note: I was here once....
Kind of sounds like an opera singer in dense fog
I wish more musical pieces used these kind of special instruments more, it sounds unique and fresh
The mosquito in my bedroom be like
I used to have a similar "effect" when i solded a part on my first pc soundcard, long time ago... later a friend told me i accidently built a "Theremin".... he had such a device back then ;)
Resist the urge to make a mosquito joke
Resist the urge to make a mosquito joke
Resist the urge to make a mosquito joke
This guy lived until 1993 and would’ve probably seen the rise of popular rock bands like Queen, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, AC/DC, and many others
I wonder what he thought of them
He's probably a classic/traditional music enjoyer. I don't believe the older generations of the USSR cared much for western music, it would have been so different from the standard culture of those times.
@@andreivaughn1468 I see, I guess I never thought about from a socio-cultural lens but it makes sense
The instrument you play by NOT touching it!
Absolutely beautiful
2020 год... Терменовокс жив, как метод игры на инструменте, а миди семплер может прикрутить любой звук какой нужно