Soviet Inventor Léon Theremin Reveals Off the Theremin, the Early Digital Instrument That Might Be Performed With out Being Touched (1954)

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You recognize the sound of the theremin, that bizarre, conflict­bly whine that sig­nals mys­tery, dan­ger, and oth­er­world­ly por­tent in lots of clas­sic sci-fi movies. It has the dis­tinc­tion of being not solely the very first elec­tron­ic instru­ment but in addition the one instru­ment in his­to­ry one performs with­out ever contact­ing any a part of it. As…

The World’s First Medieval Digital Instrument: The EP-1320 Lets You Play the Sounds of Hurdy-Gurdies, Lutes, Gregorian Chants & Extra

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Right now of the 12 months, the Swedish island of Received­land places on Medeltidsveck­an, or “Medieval Week,” the coun­strive’s largest his­tor­i­cal fes­ti­val. Accord­ing to its offi­cial About web page, it provides its vis­i­tors the prospect to “watch knights on horse­again, drink some­factor chilly, take a craft­ing course, prac­tice archery, lis­ten to a con­cert or pic­nic…

Nick Cave Narrates an Animated Movie in regards to the Cat Piano, the Twisted 18th Century Musical Instrument Designed to Deal with Psychological Sickness

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What do you imag­ine if you hear the phrase “cat piano”? Some sort of whim­si­cal fur­ry beast with black and white keys for enamel, perhaps? A rel­a­tive of My Neigh­bor Totoro’s cat bus? Or perhaps you pic­ture a piano that con­tains sev­er­al caged cats who shriek alongside a whole scale when keys are pressed that slam sharp­ened…