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Part 20b: Taking a Break: A Brooklyn Day: Rob Schwimmer in Concert — 7 Comments

    • The theremin was invented in the 1920’s by a Russian, Leon Theremin and it has been incorporated int music from Hitchcock to the Beach Boys and beyond. It is the music of sci-fi. He doesn’t hum along but he subvocalizes, a term used in silent reading.
      If you think about a song or words enough and internalize it, the body/larynx silently goes through the motions. I pointed this out to him long ago, he had no idea. It is the only instrument you don’t touch and it can be difficult to tune (actually radio waves, one side of volume the other pitch)so that he is in a way mouthing what he wants to hear.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin

  1. I knew it was The Beatles but couldn’t name it, thanks!! The continuum and theremin are both amazing instruments.
    He is an amazing musician.

  2. The first song is called, “Because” by The Beatles. It’s from the Abbey Road album. The theme he did from “Vertigo” is awesome!

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