![]() Here is a short piece written in 1928 by Joseph Schillenger for theremin and piano. Many people will associate it with spooky music from movies and maybe with some music made by popular musical groups of the 20th century, but serious composers have written music for it ever since it was invented. Performers use their hands and move them in the electromagnetic fields created by the instrument in order to control the pitch and the volume of the music it produces. Invented in 1928, the theremin is an early electronic instrument that is played without even touching it. The passes admit up to four people free of charge. There are some passes available for this concert and the other concerts in this orchestra's season through our Museum Passes program. They've called this concert "The Roaring Twenties" because not only does it feature works written for the theremin (invented in the 1920s), but it features three other works from the late 1920s that really capture the mood of that time. The Boston Public Library invites you to hear this instrument live at the Friday, Octoconcert by BMOP. ![]() What in the world is it? It's the theremin, of course! ![]() You think you may have heard it before, because it reminds you of the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations". How to describe it? Eerie, ethereal, down right spooky. You're watching an old scary movie late at night and your hear a strange sound in the movie's soundtrack.
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