March 2009
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Velimir Khlebnikov: “The Radio of the...
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WatchAncestor of the Drum Machine: Leon Theremin’s Rhythmicon
The Russian inventor Leon Theremin is best known for the eponymous instrument he created around 1919. But another invention of Theremin’s is perhaps even more prophetic of later developments in electronic music: the Rhythmicon, produced in 1931 at the behest of the American composer Henry Cowell. This device allowed for the...
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Vladimir Ussachevsky and Otto Luening:...
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David Bowie: “All Saints”
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Harry Partch: “A Son in Search of His...
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Christian Marclay: “Phonodrum”
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