Léon Thérémin

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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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
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 November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107679.

Thérémin, Léon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107679.

"Thérémin, Léon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.