Showing posts with label Wierd instruments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wierd instruments. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Just to complete my thoughts on the Theremin
Here is a link to my previous Theremin video posts.The theremin (originally pronounced [teremiːn] but often anglicized as [ˈθɛɹəmɪn] [1]), or thereminvox, is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. It was invented by Russian inventor Léon Theremin in 1919, and it is unique in that it was the first musical instrument designed to be played without being touched. It consists of two radio frequency oscillators and two metal antennae. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.
To play the theremin, the player moves his or her hands around the two metal antennae, which control the instrument's frequency (pitch) and amplitude (volume). The theremin is widely associated with "alien", surreal, and eerie-sounding portamento, glissando, tremolo, and vibrato sounds, due to its use in film soundtracks such as Spellbound, The Lost Weekend, and The Day the Earth Stood Still. The theremin is also used in art music (especially avant-garde and 20th-century "new music") and in popular music genres such as rock and pop.
Similar electronic instruments, such as the Ondes-Martenot also use the principle of two heterodyning oscillators, but the Ondes-Martenot is touched while it is played.
Here is a link to my previous Theremin video posts.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nintendo Wiimote Theremin "Star Trek"
Ok that is pretty cool I must admit. Bahh lets see what Wikipedia says.
The Legend of Zelda Theme on theremin
What in the hell??? I so have to find out more about this thing.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Chapman Stick scene in Dune
Ok last one but I had to post the scene from Dune..lol Check the guy out that was sleep lol. Sorry my favorite movie of all time so I had to post it.
Chapman Stick video - One Cloud
This guy is a master. I only posted the other vid because of the history and the fact that he showed different styles.
Darrell Havard Chapman Stick Demo
I can't believe I never heard of this instrument. The fact that Patrick Stewart used it in the original Dune as a prop just adds to its lure. I so have to learn how to play this. One guy said that it is more like playing a piano. The lure of being able to play the rhythm along with the lead is wild. I know the vid has a bit of a bio but it is truly a unique instrument.
~J
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