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Theremin Physics

Jason Buchanan November 7, 2012. Theremin Physics. Outline. Call of the wild theremin (or. termenvox) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o Beast of the machine Stalking the beast Taming the beast Symbiosis. How'd he do that?. Lev Termen 1896-1920-1928-1938-1993

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Theremin Physics

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  1. Jason Buchanan November 7, 2012 Theremin Physics

  2. Outline • Call of the wild theremin (or. termenvox) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o • Beast of the machine • Stalking the beast • Taming the beast • Symbiosis

  3. How'd he do that? • Lev Termen 1896-1920-1928-1938-1993 • Beat Frequencies (heterodynes) • Oscillators • Inductance, capacitance, resistance C=eA/d + f=1/(2pi)/sqrt(LC) f=1/(2pi)/sqrt(LeA/d) cos(w1t)+cos(w2t)=2cos[(w1-w2)/2]t

  4. Instrument Elements • Monophonic electrophone • Null Point • Lowest Pitch • Musical Linearity<www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQChI7Yq-I&feature=related>

  5. Where you may've heard it • www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nsKnKcwkyE • Big Bang Theory (Sheldon) ('11) • The Machinist ('04) • ExistenZ ('99), • Tim Burton's Mars Attacks ('96) & Ed Wood ('94) • Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” ('79) • The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51) • The Ghost Goes West ('46) • Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound ('45) • <www.theremin.info/-/viewpub/tid/13/pid/3>

  6. Clara Rockmore • First Theremin virtuoso • Complete musical artistry • 1911-1998 • www.youtube.com/watch?v=g663B3pqYdo • Lydia Kavina (45y/o)

  7. Deep Space? • PolyTheremin (Moog) • Robin Fox: Giant Theremin <www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FS7Hb-4AkY> • Flavio Sosa's Guitheremiphone (guithesizeremin?) • Theremin puppets!

  8. What remains to be seen in the future of theremins?!

  9. Works Cited • Christopher. “Lev's Antenna: Theremin Linearity is Lev's Gift” 7/28/12<http://www.oldtemecula.com/theremin/index.htm> • Cortez, Joe. “From Elfman to Theremin: The Sonic World of Tim Burton.” Tim Burton Collective, The 2004. Mike Jackson. <www.timburtoncollective.com/sonic.html> • DemidMS. “Ave Maria - BWV 846 (Bach-Gounod) played on the thereminvox & some other sounds” 2007/12/17 • “Electrophone.” Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc. 2012 • <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{Ed_Wood_(film); Léon_Theremin; The_Big_Bang_Theory_(season_4) }> • Erland, Jennifer. "Physics of the Theremin Musical Instrument." 2000. 123HelpMe.com. 06 Nov 2012 <http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=153567>. • Frenkel, Thierry. “Welcome.” 2009/8/30 Top Notch. <theremin.tfrenkel.com/en/welcome> • Grossman, Carl. “Physics 22 - The Physics of Musical Sound Theremin Lab NotesI” • Kraftmakher, Yaakov. “Metal detection and the Theremin in the classroom” 2004. <www.iop.org/journals/physed> • “Lydia Kavina: Musik aus dem Äther” Kammermusikkammer. Montag, 19. January 2009 <kammermusikkammer.blogspot.com/2009/01/lydia-kavina-musik-aus-dem-ther.html> • Pringle, Peter. Several articles and pictures from his website. <www.peterpringle.com/pg1.html> • Schmidt, Ron. “Understanding electromagnetic fields and antenna radiation takes (almost) no math.” EDN Magazine. Mar. 2, 2000. • Slonikyouth. “Leon Theremin playing his own instrument.” 1928 Upl: Jan 14, 2008 <ww.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o> • Thierry, Jason, and John. Theremin World. 2011-2012 <ww.thereminworld.com> • Z, Tom. “The Theremin: From a Physics Perspective.” Best Answer. 2007 Yahoo. <http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071202200459AAu1Tz5>

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