2 10 31 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/d0bbad8941e328a403196b9d30051783.jpeg baf1ab31cc4637f79200b27960530319 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/33d11d9ab822726cc1a19df0ab14b0f8.jpeg f1c60a88eb2468a267993d9948e04ed7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Golden Age (1928-1955) Subject The topic of the resource Leon Theremin; Clara Rockmore; RCA Theremin; Analog; Golden Years; Classical Era; Recitals; Classy; Description An account of the resource This is an era when the theremin might have been considered in it's prime. Material that really shines the theremin's classical and more traditional classy side. Or what I also like to call; The Rockmore Era. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leon Theremin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928-1955 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Text Any textual data included in the document ADVERTISEMENT A1 5.5 x 4 inches - Paper Clipping - Lucie Bigelow ROSEN "High priestess of the theremin." NEW YORK TIMES "The Theremin has neither keys, nor strings, nor sounding pedals, nor any other existing parts, that can recall a modern musical instrument. The infinite variety of sounds, is produced through oscillations of inaudible frequency between two electric magnetic fields of high frequency. When the hands, or any other foreign body, enter the magnetic fields, or approach the antennae, the inaudible waves become audible through the coupling of the two oscillations." From "Misteri e Prodigi delle Radio Onde" - Season 1952-1953 TOUR of GEORGIA, FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA 15 engagements booked already ADVERTISEMENT B1 4.5 x 4 inches - Paper Clipping - Lucie Bigelow ROSEN "High priestess of the theremin." NEW YORK TIMES "The Theremin has neither keys, nor strings, nor sounding pedals, nor any other existing parts, that can recall a modern musical instrument. The infinite variety of sounds, is produced through oscillations of inaudible frequency between two electric magnetic fields of high frequency. When the hands, or any other foreign body, enter the magnetic fields, or approach the antennae, the inaudible waves become audible through the coupling of the two oscillations." From "Misteri e Prodigi delle Radio Onde" - MUNICIPAL CONCERTS SERIES, FEB. 1953 10 APPEARANCES Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper clippings Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Double Feature: x2 1940s Lucie Bigelow Rosen - Paper Clipping Ads Subject The topic of the resource theremin; advertising; marketing; Lucie Bigelow Rosen; paper clippings; Description An account of the resource "High priestess of the theremin." — These are two advertisements clipped from newspapers/flyers that advertise Lucie Bigelow Rosen's performances specifically from 1952-1953. Both cut-out ads feature the same photo of Rosen very majestically playing her theremin with the exact same quote from "Misteri e Prodigi delle Radio Onde" which basically translates to the fascinating phenomena of radio waves. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lucie Bigelow Rosen Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lucie Bigelow Rosen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1953 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG; 4.5 x 4 inches & 5.5 x 4 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Paper clippings https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/84a9b2eec925959570b501a9ca284592.jpeg ed4319b5d45d42b861370b32c19977c0 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/77a620192a6ca3f03a93d063f87ede32.jpeg 4df0446e858d704a41709b8287525cb8 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/6ab3bf1322e2069672bc12073bd45904.jpeg bc65e811c614293e1b9668edcf8bb368 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Golden Age (1928-1955) Subject The topic of the resource Leon Theremin; Clara Rockmore; RCA Theremin; Analog; Golden Years; Classical Era; Recitals; Classy; Description An account of the resource This is an era when the theremin might have been considered in it's prime. Material that really shines the theremin's classical and more traditional classy side. Or what I also like to call; The Rockmore Era. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leon Theremin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928-1955 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8x10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Man Teaches Woman Theremin — 8x10 Photographs Subject The topic of the resource theremin; RCA theremin; early electronic music; Description An account of the resource These are original 8x10 prints of a woman + a man playing an RCA theremin. The thereminist in these photographs (his name is Charles D. Stein) seem to use two different wooden RCA theremin bases or two different theremins entirely. Very small handwritten notes mention "806 PP36". Notice the RCA Loudspeaker 106 featured. The theremin performer shown here seems to have a nice hat. Cowboy hats are cool! Subjects; Charles D. Stein (theremin) & Unknown Woman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unknown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG; photographs ea. 8x10 inches Language A language of the resource English (in regards to the small handwritten "806 PP36" note) Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image; Photo paper https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/ac87d47728a7b24b865ed6a25c87facc.jpeg bcd3627a1918e280b4f9454385faa92a https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/608733d48d371ffc8f0d66a049fecb10.jpeg 1002060bbaf56ec1a677227df15165d0 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/a39009d42fe7100865c255a1cc9f9ba7.jpeg b6393a81a24f5730e3f2322e4284a6be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures Subject The topic of the resource Claravox; Theremin; Moog; Description An account of the resource A collection of artifacts & documents that were included with the Moog Claravox theremin. From honorable photographs to uniquely designed cardboard boxes; the Claravox had some sweet treasure during it's release. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cassette tape; Plastic case; Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures: "A Theremin Story" Cassette Tape Subject The topic of the resource Leon Theremin; Clara Rockmore; Bob Moog; Theremin; Description An account of the resource This is unopened Moog audio swag. Moog Music Inc. sent out these cassette tapes to Claravox owners who'm had registered their Claravox theremin. It is said you can listen to the recordings via Moog Music's Soundcloud. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/moogmusicinc/a-theremin-story Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 2020s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG; 4.25 x 2.75 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object; cassette tape recording https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/56838a9191a2513b616c2817d0616ec9.jpeg d681812584225de54e1480eff25cf982 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/738a407f1c589037bcc8d98afadf68b8.jpeg 192733c45bb148d28fc0ce3a1f0c5f63 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures Subject The topic of the resource Claravox; Theremin; Moog; Description An account of the resource A collection of artifacts & documents that were included with the Moog Claravox theremin. From honorable photographs to uniquely designed cardboard boxes; the Claravox had some sweet treasure during it's release. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures: Brown Envelope w/ Graphic Subject The topic of the resource Moog; Theremin; Bob Moog; Claravox; Clara Rockmore; Description An account of the resource This brown "Claravox" printed envelope came included with my Moog Claravox. It held the Claravox manual and other useful credentials. The paper is a little rough on the texture. The item features the black printed title "Claravox Centennial" inside it seems; a diamond shape. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 2020s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object; Paper https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/b3e418b01f457964a55ce0f643db06a3.png e06397ae5ea173ce896a501f2f7623fc https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/5818e94c786e8b498cfc413840d1cd86.png e881763a47275a98f04e7dd969e8157e https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/391ef3f76edbb22a6cf3f8e3af033721.png fa63b293452692c684990b5f20bf044e https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/485c1bc66fa198e220fa8e3180de1ca7.png f9302850efdb761ead830fb3e619931b https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/6ccb36ca5c81ffa2ed5e2452ad7c781a.png 838eb22f92c6058789c01b511e841003 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/48ad8937c7c81ef1fd0ebf387da5228e.png 006c5f14c1ec9ca7214cca74f56c54b7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures Subject The topic of the resource Claravox; Theremin; Moog; Description An account of the resource A collection of artifacts & documents that were included with the Moog Claravox theremin. From honorable photographs to uniquely designed cardboard boxes; the Claravox had some sweet treasure during it's release. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Software A computer program in source or compiled form. Examples include a C source file, MS-Windows .exe executable, or Perl script. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures: Claravox Software (Mac OS/PC) Subject The topic of the resource Theremin; Claravox; Moog; Software Description An account of the resource Shown here is the Moog Claravox software on Mac created by Moog Music, Inc. to allow user to control the digital mode of the Claravox. You can save and recall presets; adding advanced synthesis like wave table and dynamic white noise. There two versions of this software. The Windows app is a little more buggy than the Mac version. It is rumored that the Claravox software may be discontinued by speculation of community members. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/772cf6bd8f30a829a4ee5e5b85344d83.JPG 1ef20df413644fba86aea06efa32f488 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures Subject The topic of the resource Claravox; Theremin; Moog; Description An account of the resource A collection of artifacts & documents that were included with the Moog Claravox theremin. From honorable photographs to uniquely designed cardboard boxes; the Claravox had some sweet treasure during it's release. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures: Legendary Wooden Stand (Box) Subject The topic of the resource Moog; Theremin; Wooden Stand; Claravox Description An account of the resource This is the cardboard shipping box for Moog's wooden stand. The stand was an optional additional to order when the Moog Claravox theremin was first released. Boxes from Moog Music, Inc. have many fascinating graphic designed art featured on them. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 2020s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object; Cardboard box https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/0596d3c8093b225156ecbd70b91bd367.jpg aeb489d66d94917d77d40b2fbaa58fd3 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/509f755e5d31edd8c6ca374adf12c8c7.jpg eee5cd40396ad666906159e3f494a544 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures Subject The topic of the resource Claravox; Theremin; Moog; Description An account of the resource A collection of artifacts & documents that were included with the Moog Claravox theremin. From honorable photographs to uniquely designed cardboard boxes; the Claravox had some sweet treasure during it's release. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog's Claravox Treasures: Original Claravox Box Subject The topic of the resource Theremin; Moog; Claravox; Description An account of the resource This is the cardboard box that came shipped with my Moog Claravox Centennial. The print is quite a beauty; that's why I decided to keep the box. On the outside there are some graphics of the theremin and "Claravox Centennial" in large font. Above is the Moog Music, Inc. logo. Inside features words from Clara Rockmore; celebrating a century of the theremin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Early 2020s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Moog Music, Inc. Used for educational/reference purposes. https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/eaee05474ba4c549010d05634baa9b1a.jpeg bc05b1235c31fd83e8aac84b1421cca1 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/cf960ef33a6020ecfe7c7bf44e430f6e.jpeg ea9c8bf7017f307c605197fe3087c1f5 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/bf4a1057128118627cbad40d69adfe19.jpeg e13768849eb9a312c5e9674b258f1f7e https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/e2c64e373fe8febe1d2e409fd42ef0f7.jpeg db34ca9bd3a8bb8e0f9c0d6a070c1c1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Film & TV Memorabilia Subject The topic of the resource Horror; Spooky; Film; Movies; Hollywood; Soundtrack; Scores; Description An account of the resource Browse my collection of rare movie memorabilia related to the theremin. This collection is for artifacts and documents where the theremin is featured in film & TV. The theremin used in many sci-fi/horror films during the mid-century. Notable films include Spellbound (1945) & The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20th & 21st-Century Film & TV Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movie Newspaper — The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Subject The topic of the resource The Day The Earth Stood Still; 1951; Newspaper; Prop; Herald; Description An account of the resource The theremin was played by Dr. Samuel Hoffman and Paul Shure in The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951). This is a unique promotional movie newspaper from the early 1950s. These specific alarming sci-fi newspapers were distributed on a massive scale at places like movie theaters to promote the film. It's heading says "WORLD THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION BY DISTANT PLANET". A chilling eerie tone from classic sci-fi movie memorabilia! Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © 20th-Century Fox — The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © 20th-Century Fox — The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1951 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; newspaper https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/55e5e5e493fc243a0a9ab4f35122c3e3.png 14a6b2e8e58a6cf03971d3edfc041774 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/a3ee0543a95f42f5f2d11afb5a479dd9.png a2452d8e346a43c46c0b8aa38a32f8ea https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/bbc5243afbe6b8209b65c82718783059.png b10ffe084aaf21b774900b6556c64b36 https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/8b85f91b67caa6a65594f296b9d259cc.png 62ff2690f25af93db1f36dae3003b132 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RCA's Legacy Collection Subject The topic of the resource RCA; Description An account of the resource A collection of RCA memorabilia before the 1960s. From originally used tube caddies to advertisement posters; enjoy pieces of pioneered radio & TV history! Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © RCA Corporation Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © RCA Corporation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-1968 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE FRONT - FROM LEFT TO RIGHT - PAGE 1: Everyone Will Play the RCA Theremin — Beautifully! There are few of us, very few indeed, who do not crave musical expression of some kind. Some of us sing in the morning bath... we whistle or hum at our work... unconsciously we give expression to that most universal of all loves, the love of music. But most of us have been denied, for one reason or another, the time and opportunity to study a musical instrument. Yet WE ALL... YOU... can now play, and play beautifully, a wonderfully expressive, marvelously simple, absolutely unmechanical musical instrument! Scientists and musicians of note and of standing have gone on record with their opinions that the Theremin may likely revolutionize the whole world of music. But now... today... this amazing instrument can give you music; music of your own making. It gives you the means of expressing yourself musically... it obliterates any feeling of regret you may have that you did not take up, or keep up, the study of music. You need not be able to read a single note to play the RCA Theremin magnificently! You need only your hands, and the ability to “carry a tune.” The Universal Musical Instrument The most familiar instruments are popular because of pleasing tone and relative ease of playing. But the Theremin can rival the tones of any of them... and can do what many instruments cannot do—produce a singing melody! And it is easiest of all instruments to play! A child... an elderly lady... a skilled musician... a blind man... all can learn to play this incredible instrument with exactly the same facility! It is destined to be the universal musical instrument; people will play it as easily, and naturally, as they now write or walk. The Age of Mechanical Marvels Has Produced the First Non-Mechanical Musical Instrument It has been the fashion to say that everything is done by machinery nowadays... that musical marvels such as the modern radio and the marvelous electrical phonographs have reacted against the development of “home-made” music. RCA’s answer to that line of thought is the RCA Theremin... the first musical instrument in the history of the world that is not a machine! For the piano needs keys, springs, and strings; the violin, a bow and stretched strings... and so through all the conventional instruments, which interpose some sort of mechanism between the music and the player. But the Theremin answers with music to the movement of your hand... you are dependent upon nothing material for the production— PAGE 2: Simple and graceful movements of the hands produce and control the tone of the RCA Theremin. The young lady is playing a note of rather high pitch (note position of right hand) and powerful volume (controlled with left hand). Of the tone and the melody which you conceive in your head and heart! For the music leaps into being from the ends of your fingers... it is, as it were, an extension of yourself. It is vitally and literally your music, brought into being by your body itself. It may be music in its ultimate and greatest form... it certainly is music that will thrill you beyond words with its beauty, its power, its endless variety, its expressiveness—and most of all with the consciousness that you yourself have created it! Those who master and play the RCA THEREMIN know the keenest— RADIOLA DIVISION RADIO-VICTOR CORPORATION OF AMERICA 233 Broadway • New York PAGE 3 - COVER: THE RCA THEREMIN AN ABSOLUTELY NEW UNIQUE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ANYONE CAN PLAY NOT A RADIO NOT A PHONOGRAPH Not like anything you've ever heard or seen THE BACK - FROM LEFT TO RIGHT - PAGE 4: The RCA THEREMIN Then Aladdin rubbed the lamp. The slave of the lamp appeared, and Aladdin commanded, “Let there be music.” When—oh!—musicians appeared, and discoursed most exquisite music until Aladdin slept. Even Aladdin had to rub the lamp... and even he could not make music for himself! Now, with an unbelievable, almost magic instrument which you need not even touch, you can make, with a gesture of your hands, whatever melody you wish to hear! NEW... UNIQUE... ASTOUNDING! The development of which RCA has played so vital and so large a part knows no limitations of space... of repertoire; and radio reaches everyone. Now: A Further Tremendous Step! Having made the enjoyment of music universally possible, RCA takes another tremendous step—making possible not merely the enjoyment of other people's music, but the actual creation and performance of one's own music! Now, for the first time in the history of music, anyone, without musical knowledge or training of any sort; anyone, without even the ability to read notes; without tiresome or extended “practice”; without keys, or bow, or reed, or string, or wind—without material media of any kind—anyone can make exquisitely beautiful music with nothing but his own two hands! Move Your Hands in the Air — and You Make Music! This sounds impossible... but it is a very real, a thrilling, amazing, gloriously delightful reality. To Professor Leon Theremin, distin— PAGE 5: RCA Theremin -guished young Russian scientist, the world owes a debt for his conception of the idea which has been developed into this unbelievable instrument, the RCA Theremin. What is the RCA Theremin? The Theremin is an instrument which produces musical sound by exclusively electrical means. It has no keyboard, strings, reeds, or other mechanical aids or sources of sound. It employs RCA Radiotrons, two metal bars as antennae, and a loud-speaker. One antenna—a straight, perpendicular bar—controls tone, or pitch—or, if you like, the “voice” of the Theremin. The other antenna, a looped horizontal bar, controls volume, or intensity of sound. When any object, such as the human hand, is brought into the sensitive electric field surrounding the vertical antenna, the field is so affected that audio frequencies (sounds) are produced. These are amplified through the loud-speaker. As the hand approaches the antenna, the pitch of the sounds becomes higher; as the hand is withdrawn, the pitch becomes lower. PAGE 6: The other antenna is also affected by the proximity of the hand. As the hand approaches it, the power of the Theremin’s voice is lessened, in minute gradations down to the faintest whisper; as the hand is moved away from the antenna, power is increased, by the same delicate gradations, to an intensity exceeding that of the most powerful stringed instrument. Thus, playing this almost incredible instrument resolves itself into nothing more complicated than waving one’s hands in the air! The Theremin is the only musical instrument ever conceived which anyone may play without touching! It is the most intimate and personal of musical instruments, for it employs nothing mechanical, nothing indeed but the player’s own mental conception of music, expressed in a few simple gestures of his hands. And it is the simplest and most universal of musical instruments, because no technical knowledge of music, no tedious practice, no long period of study is necessary in order to play it. Anyone who can hum or whistle a tune can play the Theremin... and, as far as technique is concerned, anyone can begin to play it on the same footing with the finest ’cellist, or pianist, or other instrumentalist in the world! Of course, with really serious study, it is possible to become a genuine virtuoso of the Theremin... to produce music as beautiful and as expressive as that of any other instrument. Tone Colors — New to Human Ears But the Theremin does not aim to imitate any other instrument. It is a new instrument, in every sense, and in its own right possesses a voice of thrilling beauty. Vibrato, glissando, and other musical effects are accomplished with utmost ease in playing the Theremin. And, like no other existing musical instrument, it can produce not merely quarter tones, but the most infinitesimal divisions of tone, with no difficulty whatever! The Tone of the RCA Theremin The RCA Theremin is capable of the most exquisite beauty of tone... and of tonal variety, as well. Its range is about three octaves, but it may be adjusted practically for any three consecutive octaves in the scale. In the lower range its tone partakes of the quality of the bassoon, string bass, and other low-pitched instruments; further up the scale the tone is extraordinarily like that of the ’cello; still further, the quality of viola, violin, and flute are closely approximated. Toward the upper end of the scale, the Theremin can, with an amazing verisimilitude, represent the soprano human voice humming; and it can suggest powerfully the ethereal tones of the violin’s harmonics. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper; Photocopy; Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RCA Theremin Booklet (Vintage Photocopy) Subject The topic of the resource RCA; Theremin; Program; Description An account of the resource This is a unique piece of theremin history and surviving vintage photocopy of a booklet describing the RCA theremin. It's a piece of very thin fragile of paper. Read more on what the brochure mentions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © RCA Corporation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920s/30s Language A language of the resource English; Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain https://www.thetheremin.org/archive/files/original/c37796d555711a36a706a9812a5c9c75.jpg 0e86ac46b46eff046565a58fbadccf18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RCA's Legacy Collection Subject The topic of the resource RCA; Description An account of the resource A collection of RCA memorabilia before the 1960s. From originally used tube caddies to advertisement posters; enjoy pieces of pioneered radio & TV history! Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © RCA Corporation Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available © RCA Corporation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-1968 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RCA Theremin: Radiotron UX171-A Vacuum Tube Subject The topic of the resource RCA Theremin; Vacuum Tube; RCA; Description An account of the resource This is an original RCA Radiotron 171-A vacuum tube that famously used in RCA manufactured theremins during the late 1920s/1930s. The 171-A was used for overall volume oscillator control. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource © Radio Corporation of America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920s/1930s Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Vacuum Tube; Language A language of the resource English;