Theremin

2007-09-22

Here's something new: a musical instrument which requires no physical contact at all.

The Theremin is actually an old instrument, invented in the 1910s. Wikipedia will tell you all about it. I just stumbled upon (haha) it while reading from gizmodo, where a motor was used to control the instrument.

Here are some great videos of the Theremin

The original Gizmodo video
An introduction to the Theremin
Lydia Kavina
Clara Rockmore - One of the best videos I found. Her Wikipedia page gives more information.