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Léon Thérémin

Lev Sergeyevich Termen (Russian: Лев Сергеевич Термен, IPA: [ˈlʲef sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ tʲɪrˈmʲen]; 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. His secret listening device, "The Thing", hung for seven years in plain view in the United States Ambassador's Moscow office and enabled Soviet agents to eavesdrop on secret conversations.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 27, 1896 (Saint Petersburg), Died November 3, 1993 (Moscow)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: theremin

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-56181 10-in. 10/4/1929 Etude, op. 10, no. 3 Léon Thérémin Theremin solo, with piano instrumentalist, theremin  
Victor BVE-56182 10-in. 10/4/1929 Deep night Léon Thérémin Theremin solo, with piano instrumentalist, theremin  
Victor [Unnumbered 1929-10-04-01] Not documented 10/4/1929 Romance Léon Thérémin Theremin solo, with piano instrumentalist, theremin  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thérémin, Léon," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107679.

Thérémin, Léon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107679.

"Thérémin, Léon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107679

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