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Theremins

Scope note

Electronic instruments played by the performer's hand moving back and forth at different distances from an antenna rising vertically from the instrument; the pitch of the single tone produced varies with the distance of the hand from the antenna.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042580

Broader Terms used

electronic instruments

Equivalent Terms used

theremin

Created

13yrs ago

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